Ahaziah and Elijah Date: 13 May 2020 Text: 2 Kings 1:1-17 Key Lesson: Our sovereign God sees and judges sin. King Ahaziah is Sick Ahaziah was the son of Ahab and Jezebel. He was a wicked king and only reigned 2 years in Israel (1Ki 22:51-53). He fell from an upper chamber and seriously […]
Delivered from Despair (Pt.1-2) Date: 1 & 8 April 2020 Text: 1 Kings 19:5-18 Key Lesson: God does not give up on His children After Elijah’s great victory day, he plunged from the mountain peak to the valley deep the moment he read Jezebel’s threat. In fear for his life, he fled south all the […]
Key Lesson: Beware! The Devil often attacks after a victory. The Evening of Victory Day That afternoon, Elijah had won the victory, or rather God had. God had sent fire from heaven that devoured Elijah’s sacrifice, the wood, the altar and the water. The people returned their loyalty to Jehovah. They killed the 450 prophets […]
Last week, we learned that Solomon probably wrote the book of Ecclesiastes to a young philosopher. In it, he gives frustrating examples of how life under the sun (earthly life) does not make sense. It is vanity or empty. These frustrating examples or disturbing reflections act as goads that poke us to get us to […]
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So far in this series on Our Spirit, we have learned that our spirit is our disposition. That is part of our emotions. We have studied the angry spirit, the haughty spirit and the humble spirit. This morning, I want us to look at our spirit from a slightly different perspective as we examine the […]
A small girl had been promised the privilege of climbing to a nearby hilltop where her brother enjoyed playing. But when she came within sight of the steep, rough path, she drew back in dismay. “Why, there isn’t a smooth spot anywhere. It’s all bumpy and stony!” she exclaimed. “Yes,” said her more experienced older […]
The story of Esther took place in the heathen land of Persia. Everything in the story of Esther is true, but it is not all good. Divorce is wrong. Polygamy is wrong. Murder is wrong. The Jews killed their enemies. Today, we are to leave revenge to God (Romans 12:19). This evening we are going […]
When things happen that don’t make sense to us; our natural response is to ask WHY? No doubt people in Jesus’ day must have asked similar questions, even the disciples. Our text presents several situations that may not at first make sense to us. We may ask why Jesus sent the disciples across Galilee? Why […]