Some Jewish believers in Galatia have found hope in the gospel, but they say that all Christians (even Gentiles) must follow the Mosaic law to be pleasing to God. Paul makes clear…
This well known story calls us to be faithful to God knowing that He will be victorious. We may appear to be on “the wrong side of history,” but that…
Ahab may have turned from God’s word, but God calls him back through the prophetElijah. Yet, while Elijah begins his ministry with a call of God’s judgment for Israel's sin,…
Pastor Mollenkopf notes that looking at six kings of Israel may seem tedious and boring, but those kings highlight important truths to us. First, God’s promised judgment will come. Second,…
The narrative in Kings--the actual historic narrative--now returns from following Jeroboam in the north (Israel) to discussing the next three kings of Judah in the south. Tragically, the first two…
The story took a slight deviation away from Jeroboam to tell of a prophet who, though faithful to rebuke Jeroboam for failing to obey God’s word, failed to obey God’s…
Is obedience to God's word an Old Testament thing or does God expect his saints in Christ to obey as well? Pastor Mollenkopf vaults into this topic from a challenging…
In John's second letter, immediately after exhorting the church to continue in the glorious graces of God-- life in the word, fellowship with one another, and obedience evidence by love--John…
Many are walking away from Christian churches today, and for the saint, that can wear you down and mire you in discouragement. John realized that some would walk away, but…
Last week we saw the sad division of the kingdom due to God’s sovereign control and Rehoboam’s foolish leadership. The question before us now is how will Jeroboam respond? Will he be…