Sermons from August 2017
Ministering like the Master – 2 Kings 2:1-14
Ministering like the Master – 2 Kings 2:1-14
Beware how you walk (2Chronicles 21)
Sermon Outline 2 Ways of Walking (2Chr 21:12b-15, Ps 1) Jehoram walked in the ways of evil (2Chr 21:6, 12b-13) Murder of his siblings (2Chr 21:4, 1Jn 2:11, 3:15, Matt 15:19) Married an idolater (2Chr 21:6) Practiced and promoted Idolatry (2Chr 21:11) Idolatry is anything that is set up in place of God. Results of walking in ways of evil Lost his ability to rule outside the kingdom (1Chr 21:8-10, 16) Lost his family (2Chr 21:17) Lost his…
To whom will you turn? (2Kings 1)
Sermon Outline We all face unpredictable futures and times of crisis. To who will you turn in the struggles of life? Ahaziah’s injury (2Ki 1:2) Who was Ahaziah? What happened to him? A Snapshot of his heart Ahaziah’s sin Rejected the God of Israel (2Ki 1:7-8, 1:3, 6, 16) Inquiring of a false god Ekron was a Philistine city on the southern shore of Israel and the Med. Sea. Baalzebub means “lord of flies” All false gods = Satan…
Repentance stays the judgment of God 1Kings 21
Sermon Outline Choosing between God and man (1Ki 21:3) Family Land as an Inheritance from the Lord (Dt 19:14, Num 36:7, Lev 25:13-28) Business or Worship? (1Kin 21:3) Ahab’s Sin begins A Faulty Worldview Covetousness (1Ki 21:2, 4) What is covetousness? (Exo 20:17, HC 113, WLC 147-148) Abdication of his rule to Jezebel (1Kin 21:8) Jezebel’s Sin Usurping authority (1Kin 21:7) Religious Hypocrisy (1Ki 21:9) Misuse of the Law of God (Dt 19:15) Condemnation of the Innocent (2Kings 9:26) Immorality…