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False Worship can be characterized as any forms of worship that are not worthy of God, especially worship offered without sincerity and obedience or that is contrary to the commands of God. Contrary Worship Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense…

Today we are going to see the culmination of SIN within the nation of Israel.... And we’ll see God respond. Up to this point in these books of 1 and 2 Kings - we’ve seen COMPETENCE from Israel’s kings… in doing EVIL in the eyes of the Lord. Last week - we saw the INFLUENCE of the Enemy (SIN) - within…

Walking with God Do two walk together except they make an appointment and have agreed? We know that from the first verses of the book we are discussing a time in which the nation of Israel was at the zenith of its riches Under the reign of Jeroboam, the nation was les away rom the one who gave her such…

Micah Exordium: “Houston we have a Problem” Does anyone know where that quote comes from? The tom hanks movie is probably where most of us know it from, it was a quote by one of the astronauts on the appolo 13 mission in the 70’s During the flight there was a massive explosion on the aircraft. We’re…

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)…

Imagine: The Cleveland Browns have 2 offensive coordinators, EACH ONE calling plays into the huddle. And the Quarterback - deciding that they will run - BOTH plays at once. Would that work? NO - why? We’ll find out why - a bit later Imagine: You’re a member of an orchestra…playing the - FRENCH HORN…and…

So - today we come to our RECAP of 2 Kings…and to close we’ll see how this book finishes off. As I went back this week - and looked at the sermons that compiled this series (this book).... It was amazing to see the - PROGRESSION of GOD’S STORY FOR MAN - in what God was teaching man along the way - THRU…

Last week we discussed the power of - INFLUENCE. We look out into a world that is SATURATED with - EVIL.. As EVIL has influenced every corner of our world. We mentioned it briefly last week... Businesses Government Institutions Universities Schools Kindergarten classes Television Movies / Entertainment…

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…

Good morning, Today message title is “Worship the Omnipotent God” as we continue in our Worship Series called The Heart of Worship this is number 7 in our series together. If you missed any of the previous messages you can visit our churches website to be able to listen to those message if you like.…

Genesis 28:10-32:3 Hosea 12:12- 14:9 Review In our last Hafltarah We spoke of Jacob and Esau - and their purpose After speaking of Esau and Jacob, Summary of The Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3 10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. Vayetze Picture Jacob leaves his hometown of…

Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 REVIEW We started the book of Deuteronomy/ Devarim 3 weeks ago The Torah goes on to recount the 42 stations from the Exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land. We spoke of Devarim = Deuteronomy elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey An 11 day journey that lasted…

TEXT: MICAH | WHO IS LIKE THE LORD INTRO : Intro about the minor prophets There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. EXPLANATION : Micah…

Good Morning. If you have your Bibles turn with me to Psalm 25 . King David the author of Psalms 25 finds that he is in trouble and danger. His foes are many. He has no idea what to do about his situation or even where to go, but he knows to call out to His God. David realizes that he needs God’s deliverance,…

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Leader Guide ESV, Unit 14, Session 3 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Jan. 2023. Summary and Goal Israel was a nation that had received many beautiful promises from God, but…

Culture is an interesting word. Have you ever looked it up - the definition of it: The application of labor or other means to improve good qualities in, or growth; as the culture of the mind; the culture of virtue. What are some of the things that we as a church are working towards - what are some of…

Isaiah 7-9 1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to make war against it, but could not prevail against it. I know that you can tell already that tonight…

How many times have you heard or been told something to this effect, “you just need to trust the Lord”? How many times does God tell us to do this very thing in the Scriptures? It is one of the great themes of Scripture! 5 Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him, and he will act. 5 Trust in the Lord…

1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel; 2 then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto…

The 1st of the writing prophets. The first prophet to have his collection of prophecies written out on a book for the people of God to read throughout the centuries. For some context Amos prophesies less than 40 years after Elisha died. Amos would be on the scene during the time of 2 Kings 14-15 , as…

Introduction Acts 8 features snippets from the ministries of Peter and Philip. Against the backdrop of Jesus’ words that the disciples would take the gospel to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the “uttermost parts of the earth” ( Acts 1:8 ), as well as the messaging of the place names in Acts 2 , it is…

As you might expect when God’s people return to Him and begin doing as He says the enemy WILL come and try to distract or destroy the work. That is what we see take place throughout the rest of the timeline from now on till through the days of Nehemiah. Verses 1-2 If you remember from when the Assyrians…

How or why do we become fearful? We take your eyes off of the prize We focus on the giants We loose hope We stop trusting in the only one who can save us 25 When they returned from spying out the land, at the end of forty days, 26 they proceeded to come to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation…

1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel; 2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do ; and we do sacrifice unto…