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The whole case of the Bible is that the trouble with man is not intellectual (in the mind) but moral (in the heart). David Martyn Lloyd-Jones Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord , when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants…

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…

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…

Sacrificial Children #sermon #fathersday Some Back Story So Israel had some kings… Saul > David > Solomon [Solomon Turns from the Lord] ( 1 Kings 11:1-8 ) King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women 2 from the nations…

We are reminded that God graciously forgives the repentant heart. We are encouraged to approach life with penitence.

Our world is broken. I know this seems to be a no brainer. But I think sometimes we need to realize and make the obvious known. We cannot deny this fact. I recently read a quote from the LOTR triology where Frodo states, “I wish I did not have to see this.” To which Gandalf replies, “So too all who live…

This morning I want to preach to you about revival. Personal revival, church wide revival, a revival of God working in a generation that has gone far from God. What is meant when I use the word “revival”? A current definition of revival is the act or instance of reviving. Revival is to rekindle a flame…

Introduction The Writing of the Scrolls: Jeremiah 36:1-8 Let us read the first eight verses found in today’s chapter 1 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord : 2 “Take a scroll and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you…

Pastor Steve reads through 2 Chronicles and 2 Kings as we look at a few kings “moments in time”

Fifty-seven years of Serving Self The word of God is lost. The word of God is not applied. 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the…

Change is hard, and often we don't want to change. Josiah had huge changes that he needed to implement for God's people. He did so, only after focusing on God's will. When we do that, we can handle any change.

John Macarthur and further back the SBC have made Women’s roles in the life of the church a front and center issue. The SBC had knuckle heads making statements like… a women in my pulpit… never . Then a couple of weeks ago, John MacArthur made the satement about Beth Moore… stay home. Unfortunately today…

Welcome back to part 15 of our Story Series - this chronological look at the Bible. Up to this point, the Creator God, whose creation chose to rebel and sin in the Garden, has graciously chosen a group of people to represent him. They have proven over and over again that they can’t live up to God’s standard,…

Question In what circumstances an women teach? 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. This verse says “man” - not boys, girls, or other women. Titus 2:3–4 (ESV) 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves…

Background Hang with me through the end of the book. Date: 609-605 BC Author: Habakkuk Location: Judah - pre exile Northern kingdom is in exile Form: Wisdom, Lament, Poetic/Hymn Let’s review some history 931 BC - Kingdom is Divided ( 2 Kings 12:16-17 ) 722 BC - Northern Kingdom goes into Assyrian Exile…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

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…

ANNA: THE FAITHFUL WITNESS It is truly remarkable that when Jesus was born, so few people in Israel recognized their Messiah. It was not as if no one was watching for Him. Messianic expectation in the early first century was running at an all-time high. How did Daniel figure in to the prophesy of Messiah?…

God’s will is identical with his being, his wisdom, his goodness, and with all his attributes. And it is for this reason that man’s heart and mind can rest in that will, for it is the will not of blind fate, incalculable fortune, or dark energy of nature, but of an omnipotent God and merciful Father”…

Introduction As we have been going through the book of Judges, we have been witnessing the rise, fall & rising up again of the COI. We have witnessed: How God brought them out of Egypt - where they’d been for over 400 years. Through the Judgments Through the Bondage Then finally, through the Red Sea…

Joshua had strongly and forthrightly declared to the nation of Israel… Joshua 24:14-15 “So fear the Lord and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord alone. But if you refuse to serve the Lord…

Stir up the gift of God Our theme verse today is 2 Timothy 1:6-7 6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. What Paul said to Timothy…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Introduction Today’s talk is about a king and idolatry. This seems totally removed from our modern Australian life where if you talk about idolatry, people would look at you as if you came from Mars. We are secular, we are not religious as the ABC reminded us this week from the census. Now that Labour…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 9, Session 2 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. Summary and Goal The era of the judges began with God providing Othniel to deliver Israel and…