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Torah Portion : Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah : Hosea 1:10-2:20 Road Map Review Map 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “Take a census of all…

So - Last week we finished up with the last chapter of 1 Kings… chapter 22 - And so - if you’ve been around here long enough you know that when we finish a book of the Bible... …I like to provide a RECAP of the book - in one concise - sermon. *Why? (I actually think it helps provide a necessary - OVERARCHING…

Three, Make that Four Amos 1:1–10 “The following is a record of what Amos prophesied. He was one of the herdsmen from Tekoa. These prophecies about Israel were revealed to him during the time of King Uzziah of Judah and King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake. Amos said:…

In his autobiography, William Allen White related the story of a boyhood playmate, Temple Friend, who was kidnapped by the Indians when he was quite young. Ironically, Temple’s grandfather was a missionary to the Indians. The Lord’s servant persisted in believing his grandson was alive. He continued…

I. The Breach of The Covenant, 4:1-3. The LORD stated His charges against Israel in 4:1–3 and then developed these charges in reverse order. Here are the serious charges God is bringing through His prophet, Hosea, against Israel. The first accusation is there is no faithfulness (truth, trustworthiness)…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Heavenly Father, As we gather today, we come before Your presence with humble hearts. We acknowledge Your sovereignty and grace, and we thank You for the privilege of worshiping You. Lord, as we prepare to hear Your word, open our hearts and minds. Help us to see the truth in Your message and the significance…

2 Kings 10:10 (ESV) 10 Know then that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the Lord.. .” The phrase ‘the word of the LORD’ occurs 51 x’s in Kings and the phrase ‘thus says the LORD’ 33 x’s. In contrast the same phrases in Chronicles, which is 14% longer and yet covers the same history,…

What is prayer? Communication with God, primarily offered in the second-person voice (addressing God directly). May include petition, entreaty, supplication, thanksgiving, praise, hymns, and lament. Prayer is not exclusive to Christianity, however, The biblical examples of prayer portray Yahweh as a…

Amos 7:9-17 Preachers are often not the most popular people in the world around them. They often have to preach to encourage people to practice holiness that doesn’t set well with the world around us. But there was probably not a preacher who was more unpopular than Amos. Amos a sheepherder from Tekoa…

1 Kings 12:15-16 , 25-33 ; 13:1-14:20 . Jeroboam ( 1 Ki. 11:26–14:20 ; 2 Chron. 9:29–13:22 We mentioned a few weeks ago some of these things but let’s start out with what we know about him. I. His qualifications - 11:28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man…

This Week’s Theme: Don’t Follow Your Heart Memory Verse: Proverbs 14:12 “12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” This Week’s Word is Rebellion : A state of revolt against established divine or human authority. Scripture condemns rebellion against God and indicates…

How serious is our call to holiness? How hard, or how strict should we maintain the line of obedience? Do certain situations demand obedience more than other situations? Do we think there are instances or moments when we can relax a bit and allow our sinful nature to do as it pleases? Do we believe as…

How Is Your Connection? Rev. Thomas A. West, Sr November 14, 2021 2 Timothy 3:16 How many of you love cell phones? How many of you hate them at the same time? Nothing is more frustrating than a dropped call—you keep talking and have no idea that someone else is no longer on the line. I have that problem…

Open up to our passage... 1 Kings 12:25-32 … In a “post-covid” world… there’s a lot of talk of what church should look like... Some call for a return to the essentials - in part due to too much innovation Others call for more innovation - more flexibility - more “options” Innovation can drive people…

There are some promise killers that are working in our world. If we are not aware these promise killers will take what God had planned to do and turn it into a curse.

26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David. 27 If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam…

1 And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar…

Pastor Mike reads verse by verse through 1 Kings 11-12

Introduction I began to name this the ‘Bible Person Study’, but chose to go with the ‘Bible Character Study’. I hesitated to name it that, as I don’t want to diminish the fact that these are real people we’ll be examining. But the reason that it’s named the Bible Character Study is because we’ll be focusing…

INTRO EXPLANATION : When we were last in Galatians, we saw as Paul was struggling with the direction of the new believers at Galatia. He asked them in v.9, “how could you turn back to your old ways after you came to Christ?” What is it about your old life that is worth going back into bondage for? ILLUSTRATION…

Torah Portion: Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftarah 1 Kings 5:12-6:13 Review Two Two Two Two Two Two Two -two exodus Hebrew = Bitterness Pride Shema - three divisions— 1. 2. 3. Korah Picture of Tannin the plagues (2) New Moon Picture of Hodesh as opposed to Full Moon Picture of Moed 4595 מוֹעֵד‎ Picture of Time…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

Elijah Review: Confronting Baal Worship : 1 Kings 17 : Ahab was a very evil king and did more to provoke YHWH than all the kings in Israel, the northern kingdom, before him. Baal worship was promoted by Ahab due to his marriage to Jezebel. Elijah confronted Ahab and proclaimed to him that there would…

As you can see - today we will be stepping outside of our trek through 2 Kings... And addressing what likes to consume our minds every 4 years. Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently - you know that our Presidential election is coming soon... And every 4 years - at least FOR NOW... We have the…