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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…

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,…

Inform Yourself In order to discern God’s leading we should seek to gain as much information as possible about the situation. The Bible is full of examples and principles that merge God’s will with adequately-informed judgment. Examples? A person who makes a pronouncement without listening to the facts…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 4 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct. 2022. Summary and Goal The death of Solomon marked the end of Israel’s Golden Age, the United Kingdom…

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…

1 Kings 12:1-24 Both kingdoms began in 931 B.C. The Northern nation of Israel, which consisted of 10 tribes, lasted 210 years and the Southern kingdom, Judah, made up of two tribes – Judah, Benjamin and remnants of the Levites, it lasted 326 years. There were 19 kings in northern kingdom and 20 in the…

This year one of the things that I am most excited about is to help our church grow in our love for God. I want to help men and women and our students and children know what deep discipleship is all about. We want to have a passion for God and His Word because without it we won’t know how to function…

INTRODUCTION: Merriam-Webster defines folly as this: lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight Criminally or tragically foolish actions or conduct a foolish act or idea an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking an often extravagant picturesque building erected to suit a fanciful taste…

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

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…

I know I said we were going to be doing a biographical study on David, but I have really been struggling with that, and I truly fell God pointing me in another direction, and because of that I have to change my direction. I do apologize for the inconsistency of the last few messages, I believe I was…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 6 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., March 2023. Summary and Goal As the nation of Israel lay in ruins, its homeland plundered and many people…

How many of us like change? Especially when we have gotten into a routine, or have settled and comfortable? But that is exactly what God called Abraham to do. Leave everything behind, and follow God. We can look at Abraham, and see many parallels to our journey of faith today. Victories, failures, successes,…

Exodus 21:2-22:16 Review In our last Torah Portions We have talked about different topics The Torah is the manual how to serve God- gives a sense of direction, like a compass W/o direction you do not know where you are going or what you are doing. We talked about Yitro This is the name of Moses’ father…

Toil and Joy This morning we are going to talk about something that everyone just loves to talk about. Work. It’s a natural thing in our world. We have to work. And sometimes we love our work. Sometimes we hate our work. Often we can’t wait for our work week to end so that we can take a break from work.…

This Torah Portion: Gen 47:28 - 50:26 Introduction In a previous Torah portion we discussed how this was a picture/ type of the End Times, with Joseph in power In our last Torah Portion, we talked about what it means to draw near to God - walk in His ways We also talked about: The story of Jacob coming…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 4 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct. 2022. Summary and Goal The death of Solomon marked the end of Israel’s Golden Age, the United Kingdom…

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…

Daily Discipleship Guide ESV, Unit 11, 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., Aug. 2022. There are six main covenants in the Bible: ++Noahic ++Abrahamic ++Mosaic ++Palestinian…

Intro; When a man has a dream born in his heart, and he continues to think upon that dream, that dream becomes a driving force in his life to see that dream come to fruition. The Bible gives a few scriptures concerning the heart of man and his dreams. 23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of…

1 Kings 3 There are things that happen to us in life that are beyond our control that are good and bad. The God of heaven who loves us does everything with the intent to bring us closer to himself - to draw us if you will. The three reactions to God’s dealings with us is that we remain unaffected, we…

Every Fourth of July, many American Christians are troubled by the question, “Was the American Revolution justified and lawful in God’s eyes?” On the surface, Romans 13:1-2 seems to prohibit any rebellion against civil authority. It reads: Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For…

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

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…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 7, Session 3 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., April 10 2022. Summary and Goal In the last session we looked at the deadly effects of sin with its ultimate…