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All throughout history - we’ve seen war become an alto familiar posture for mankind. And TODAY - war can take on various forms... And can be fought on a variety of different types of battlefields. War has been a part of human history for as long as we’ve been around... And it’s really because of what…

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…

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,…

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…

Introduction: To some it seams foolish to believe that one day Christ will call his Children home and Millions of people will disappear from the face of the planet earth. However, a few years ago, most of us would have thought it foolish to think the world could be placed on lock-down overnight. Fifty…

We continue studying Habakkuk's interaction with God this week with an investingation into Habakkuk's Description of How the Babylonians Treat Other Nations (1:14–17)

Intro: Today we continue on our journey as we look at the seven cities and the seven churches that all received letters from Christ. Background The city’s name means “continual sacrifice” South East of Pergamum Founded as a military buffer city or watch tower on the road from the east heading towards…

How am I responding to the work of God in my life now? Revelation 8:13 . 13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, “Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!” What kind…

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,…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 13, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Nov. 2022. Summary and Goal After his initial meeting with King Ahab, in which he declared a drought over…

Story of man who died and his brother pays off the pastor to say something good about his brother. Jezebel Baal Worshipper Kills the prophets of Yahweh Threatened Elijah Stole Naboth’s vineyard and had Naboth killed. Wife of King Ahab of Israel 25 (There was none who sold himself to do what was evil…

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…

(S1) — Wedding Ceremony Joyous celebration…Vow/promise of love...Holy mystery…Sacred union...ordained by God…God’s desired relationship with people — A Covenant of love (S2) — Broken love caused by unfaithfulness Story of two marriages — Both take risky love Hosea who risk the consequences of being wed…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

We are looking at the book of Hosea today as we begin a journey through a few of what are known as the Minor Prophets. The Minor Prophets are called such not because of their perceived importance or significance, but because of their length compared to those like Isaiah, Ezekiel, or Jeremiah. Hosea is…

Confederate - A person, group, nation, or state united with another or others for a common purpose; ally; associate an associate in a unlawful act or plot; accomplice Hebrews 11:30-40 (LSB) 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the…

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

You ever wondered if the Spirit of God is in you? Or how you can know? Have you ever wanted to experience the power of God in your life? Well, our text 2 Kings 2-3 , is going to show us a man who did a few things to show not only himself, but the kingdom of Israel, that the Spirit of God was with him...…

God’s Providence Thomas Watson said of God’s providence There is no such thing as blind fate, but there is a Providence that guides and governs the world. Providence is God’s ordering all issues and events of things, after the counsel of His will, to His own glory. The wheels of the clock seem to move…

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…

Pastor Rich Miller preaches on healings as described in 2 Kings 5:1-19