Josiah’s life and reign is guided, directed, and ruled by the word of God. He so faithfully adheres to it and leads reform because of it that the author says…
Josiah begins to reign at age 8 and his whole reign is known for spiritual reformation. He pursued what mattered to God, and when he heard God’s word, he wept.…
Where is God when his people act with contempt for his laws and his place in their lives? Pastor Mollenkopf examines the tragic life and reign of Manasseh, King of…
One of the most compelling metaphors that Jesus uses to describe himself is that of the Good Shepherd. Keith Pond examines that imagery in this mornings message from John 10.
Saint, are you in or are you out? In John 10:10, Jesus explains that he alone is the door into the sheepfold, the only entry into the Church and into…
Hezekiah (at age 39) cries out to God when Isaiah tells him that he will soon die. God graciously extends his life. Yet, rather than praising God, he then uses…
Hezekiah lives faithfully for God, but then Assyria still comes. What does trusting God mean if we still suffer trials? How do we respond to those challenging our trust in…
2 Kings 17:7 gives the foundational issue leading to Israel’s defeat and exile: they did not fear the LORD. Today, Pastor Mollenkopf examines verses 24-41 which, eleven times, mentions "fearing the…
Continuing his expositions of the "I am" declarations of Jesus Christ, Keith Pond begins by taking us into the ever-present darkness of the world, caused so by the work of…
The long forestalled punishment of God upon Israel now occurs. The author leaves no question as to why God’s judgment came though. He clearly lays out the reason, the punishment,…