Jehoash begins his reign well due to the godly influence of the priest, Jehoiada. Jehoash even begins to show some maturity perhaps even exceeding Jehoiada's. Tragically though, at Jehoiada’s death,…
Athaliah, Ahab’s daughter, sees an opportunity to seize the throne when the king is dead. Yet, though she thinks he eliminated all potential rivals, an aunt and nurse sneak Joash,…
God anoints Jehu to be king, and he follows God’s will in removing Ahab’s descendants and Queen Jezebel. Yet, while most of what Jehu does pleases God, there are times…
God promised in 1 Kings 19 that he would punish the house of Israel through Elisha, Hazael, and Jehu. We have not heard anything in 10 chapters about this, but…
This morning, Keith Pond begins a series of sermons that will air sporadically throughout the year on who Jesus Christ declared himself to be focusing particularly on his "I am"…
In Israel’s rebellion, God brings judgment upon them. Yet, even when they reach their nadir, they refuse to repent but instead, curse God. The King thinks his words will have…
In these two stories, Pastor Mollenkopf explains how God cares for the "smallest" or "least" of people, while at the same time holding sovereign and gracious control over the largest…
Who knew that a pagan general being cleansed of leprosy could yield such glories for the living God? Well, God knew. Pastor Mollenkopf examines four more powerful contrasts in this…
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…