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…
God’s promise to Jeroboam to be given 10 tribes of Israel comes to fruition through the folly of Rehoboam. Yet, though Rehoboam rips the kingdom apart, all goes according to…
Following Solomon’s sin of clinging to his wives and not God, God told Solomon that he would tear the kingdom from him. Then we read of two adversaries (Literally “Satan(s)”…
Zephaniah warns Israel of the coming judgment of God, but also tells them of hope if they will seek the Lord.
Marriage. Is it about the husband finding himself? Is it about the wife finding fulfillment? Or is it something much, much bigger? Pastor Jeremy Mollenkopf walks the saints through the…