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…
Western culture has rejected God's design for marriage and the relationship between a husband and his wife. Is Scripture out-dated? Did mean for his word to be adapted to new…
How much can be packed into one half of one verse? Plenty. Especially when it's the Gospel. And it's the morning we celebrate the Resurrection.
Pastor Jeremy Mollenkopf notes, "Though Solomon served and loved God for many years, his heart was turned from God by the many wives he loved. How could this happen? We…
Solomon’s middle years include some concerning actions. Yet, in this passage, the author gushes over how perfect Solomon’s kingdom is. The author wants to show us that his world was filled with…