The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom
November 14, 2016
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We will learn valuable lessons from Israel's history that will give hope and encourage endurance, especially when encountering spiritual failures. In spite of the nation's idolatry, God was very patient with His people. Every time the work of God ran into an obstacle, God raised up a prophet. Being God's instrument to remove obstacles that blocked the work of God was a chief role or function of the prophets.
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The history books of Kings and Chronicles tell us about what resulted from Israel not wanting God to be their king. In these books, we will find awesome warnings in the lives of the wicked kings, and we find great examples in the lives of godly prophets like Elijah and Elisha. In 1 Kings, we learn about the division of that human kingdom. In 2 Kings, we learn the details of their sad captivities and God’'s grace and patience.
November 10, 2016
We learn much from the power of sin in King David’'s life. Like black velvet against which a jeweler displays his diamonds, sin’s dark penalty, power, and price make the three facts of salvation shine brighter. First, Jesus Christ has removed the penalty of sin. Second, the Holy Spirit is more powerful than the power of sin. The third fact of salvation is that in the sight of God the stains of sin are washed away by forgiveness.
November 7, 2016
God restored King David'’s soul and kingdom even though he had failed morally and spiritually. But the blessing of experiencing God’'s forgiveness and restoration only came after David walked in the paths of righteousness by confessing his sin, repenting of it, and committing himself to follow the Lord'’s way. Like David, we all have a guilt problem. God’'s solution to our guilt problem is His forgiveness.
November 3, 2016
Through the life of King David we can learn to succeed through failure. For much of his life, David was a shining example. But in one season of David'’s life, he committed the sins of adultery and murder; for a whole year, he tried to cover up his sin. His sins show us even godly people may give in to temptation if they are not careful. David'’s life teaches us the important thing is how we respond when we fail.
October 31, 2016
Saul, Israel'’s first king, was disobedient and caused the Lord to cast him away. The dominating characteristic of David'’s life was obedience —he would do all God'’s will. Real success is usually best discovered in the private places of our hearts. Israel’'s greatest king, David, was a shepherd, a musician, a warrior, a leader, and a friend. Most important of all, he is described as a man after God’'s own heart.
October 27, 2016
The books of Samuel communicate God’'s truth to us in the form of short biographies, focusing on three people in particular. According to the scriptures, Samuel, Saul and David and all the things that happened to them are for our warning and for our example. David is the best king Israel ever had, and judging from the amount of space the Holy Spirit gave to his story, he is one of the most important characters in the Bible.
October 24, 2016
What is the Kingdom of God? In the Old Testament, God'’s kingdom was a literal, historical and geographical realm over which God was sovereign, with God Himself wanting to be the only ruler. The people, however, rejected God as their king and asked for human kings, which they got. The result was often tragic. This gives us insight into the concept of the Kingdom of God and how it relates to the New Testament and our lives.
October 20, 2016
The book of Ruth is a profound allegory illustrating redemption. To redeem means “to buy back” and “to bring back.” Boaz redeemed Ruth; first he bought her back when he paid all her debts, then he established a relationship with her that brought her back into the family of God. Learn how in the same way we must decide we want Jesus to be our redeemer —to buy us back and to bring us back into the family of God.
October 17, 2016
The book of Ruth is a beautiful love story that mirrors salvation and our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Old and New Testament Scriptures tell us we are betrothed to Him as a bride to her bridegroom. In Ruth this relationship as a “Romance of Redemption” and the law of the “kinsman redeemer” echo the message of the grace God has for all mankind.
October 13, 2016
Even though Gideon was hiding and afraid, God demonstrated through Gideon He delights in taking the least, the weakest, and the most ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary supernatural miracles, when such people are available and committed to doing what God tells them to do. It is important when God calls you to do a work for Him that you go into that work knowing that God has sent you and that God is with you.
October 10, 2016
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Read how God gives hope in the face of persecution!
Read about courageous men and women whose faith is flourishing in the face of ISIS and other terrorists. You’ll weep at believers’ suffering and losses . . . and laugh at the creative audacity of indigenous church planters who just won’t take “no” for an answer, whether in the former Soviet Union, in corners of India where Hindu extremists are burning churches, in communist holdouts in other parts of Asia, or in challenging places in Africa and Latin America.