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We have reached the final message in our series called “The King of Kings in the Books of Kings.” There is a broken record playing throughout the Books of Kings and the song is not, for the most part, a happy one. This book is, after all, a tragedy. Today, we’re going to read the…

This is our 29th message in this series tracking through the Books of the Kings of Israel and Judah and next week, Lord-willing, will be our 30th and last. We’ve been calling the series, “The King of Kings in the Books of Kings” because even as we’ve learned a lot about Old Testament history, we’ve…

As we continue our journey though he books of Kings, we once again turn to the Southern kingdom of Judah. THrough this story we learn that You Alone, O Lord, Are God: 1. Who Desires Our Faithfulness, 2. Who Brooks No Rivals, and 3. Who Rescues His People. Pastor Matt preaching on 2 Kings 18:1…

We continue our journey though he books of Kings. Chapter 17 contains one of the turning points of the whole Old Testament. It’s been coming for some time, and it’s finally here. It’s the story of the “The Last King of Israel.” And it’s the story of Israel’s exile to Assyria. 2 Kings 17 is…

Are you getting a little of tired of all the kings? It wouldn’t surprise me if you were,but I think we’re supposed to feel that way when we read it. Because it’s like a biblical broken record, right? And the song isn’t very happy. This week we cover 3 chapters of 2 Kings and learn…

In today’s chapter, our attention turns again to the northern kingdom of Israel. This kingdom has been ruled by King Jehu who was anointed by the prophet Elisha back in chapter 9 to kill and overthrow wicked King Joram and all of the house of wicked king Ahab including his wicked wife Jezebel to avenge…

Our ongoing series is called “The King of Kings in the Books of Kings,” and this is message number 24 in that series. It’s been over a month since our last message in this series and our focus is moving from the Northern Kingdom to the Southern Kingdom. When we left the north, the long…

Today’s scripture passages are probably the most exciting chapters (and most gruesome) in the whole second book of Kings. Action, adventure, blood, death, intrigue, suspense–these chapters have them all! What should we do in light of these chapters? Marvel at the patience of God. Tremble at the vengeance of God. Hope in the grace of…

Last week, the story ended with the Lord, through the prophet Elisha, providing a feast to the enemies of Israel whom He had captured through His supernatural power. We went into the Thanksgiving season reminded that God shows amazing grace even to His enemies. What should we do in return? Believe God’s (almost inconceivable) Good…

Our message for today is a good one for the Thanksgiving holiday. It is all about seeing things that are easily missed. Lord, Open our eyes to see that: you care about our (little) big deals, that you are up to so many things we are not aware of, and that you want us to…

Yahweh is the God of 1 Kings, and He is the same God in 2 Kings. He’s the same God forever. He’s a God of Wonders. He’s is compassionate and powerful and generous.Even though Israel’s kings have been dismal failures, two thumbs down, God has continued to graciously care for His people through His wonder-working…

You may have noticed that the amount of miracles in this book has been increasing. One reason may be to show that God is still powerfully and compassionately at work even when He is disciplining His people. Even when the current events of Kings is so bleak, God is still there. The God of Wonders…