The story of the healing of Naaman is very rich, so rich that we will spend two weeks on it. Each week we will see some crucial contrasts in the…
God provides for his prophets (and people) through mistaken errors and faithful believers. They do not always get their daily bread in the way they might have thought, but God…
This passage tells of two stories that mirror stories of Elijah’s actions in 1 Kings 17:8-24. We see that God has blessed Elisha as he did Elijah, and thus, we…
We see two kings both seeking success but neither seeking it from God. Tragically, both serve as negative examples of how far we can fall when we define success outside…
[This sermon was originally preached October 31st in continuation of Pastor Mollenkopf's series through First and Second Kings] One of the great Old Testament leaders and prophets, Elijah, is about…
Ahaziah tragically follows the “like father, like son” adage. Yet, his continuing in sin and seeking after other gods leads to God’s merciful judgment. But since Ahaziah won’t learn and…
When should the believer separate himself from the world? Should a believer ever separate from other Christians? When does tolerance become sin? These and other questions come to light in…
Life is full of challenging and difficult realities. One of them is the existence of suffering and evil. Where did it come from? Is there any hope to overcome it?…
Ahab should turn to God in his sorrow, but instead he continues to seek pleasure in this life, even if that means having to kill, steal, and destroy. Nothing escapes…
There is a battle against the enemy that Israel and we must undertake. For Israel this was against real flesh and blood enemies, but as Paul says, “For we do not…