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  • 1 Peter 1 "Our Living Hope"
    "We all remember Peter, that disciple that opened his mouth too much with Jesus. Peter later, however, because one of the chief pillars of the early church. Peter and Paul were the two major apostles in bringing the gospel to the Jews (Peter) and Gentiles (Paul). The themes are hope, holiness, and suffering. This letter was mainly to bring encouragement and renewed motivation to live in Godliness no matter what the circumstances"
  • Nehemiah 13 "Cleaning House"
    "When you clean your house do you only have to do it once and then it remains clean? No. There is dirt around here and messy people. It takes a continual maintenance and cleaning. When you take a bath do you only have to do it the first time and then you don't have to bathe anymore? No, we get dirty living in this world. We need to keep on cleaning or we stink and become grotesque. The people had made many promises in chapter 10 of what they were going to do for God and how they were going to live. Unfortunately, when Nehemiah went back to report to the King the people had turned quickly back to the sin and impurity that they had said they would not do. Through God's Word, and spiritual leadership, God's people were going to clean house again. This chapter is about cleaning that which was rebuilt. It is a maintenance process to examine your life, family, church, and leadership to make sure they are according to the standard of purity that God has shown us in His Word. "
  • Nehemiah 11-12 "Rebuilding Together"
    "The work of rebuilding is not something we can do alone. We need God obviously, but we also need one another. There are a few lasting lessons that we can take with us about rebuilding our lives. We are given a reminder of those lessons in these final chapters. The people were now right with God, and together they continued in the day-to-day decisions that made this rebuilding last. Let us be reminded that: Rebuilding Together Needs People. Rebuilding Together Needs Praise. Rebuilding Together Needs Provisions."
II Kings 13-16

2 Kings Chapters 13-16 “When Will We Learn?”

 

  1. I. Jehoahaz – Following God When It’s Convenient (13:1-9)
    1. He lived in sin until he was in trouble, then he called on the Lord
      1. The Lord answered him and delivered Israel. See how merciful the Lord is.
    2. When the problem was gone, so was his obedience to the Lord.

 

  1. II. Joash – Faithless Indifference (13:10-25)
    1. He wasn’t serious about the Word of God, so he only struck the arrows three times
      1. When we see God’s word as important we will follow it with all of our heart and strength
      2. Faith leads us to strike the arrows more than three times.
      3. He should have known that when God speaks miracles happen (20-21)
    2. We will not have the same results if we only follow God half-heartedly or with indifference.

 

  1. III. Amaziah – Failure in a Good Man (14:1-22)
    1. He obeyed God…most of the time (1-7)
      1. But there was compromise
    2. He didn’t see the danger of his own self confidence
      1. Rather than thanking God for the victory, he began to go beyond the work that God wanted him to do. This comes from pride and self confidence.
      2. He suffered the consequence. Make sure that you are going where God wants you to, or you might find yourself defeated.
    3. We had better take a good look in the mirror – we aren’t as good as we think.

 

  1. IV. Jereboam – Finishing the Lord’s Work (14:23-29)
    1. God will even use wicked people to accomplish His work.
      1. Sometimes God has no other options.

 

V. Azariah – Afflicted and Isolated (15:1-7)

  1. He did what what right in the site of the Lord
  2. Once he became high and powerful he tried to enter where God had not allowed him to go
  • 2 chronicles 26:16-21

 

  1. VI. Zecheriah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah – Five Evil Kings (15:8-31)
    1. These kings had short, unstable reigns.
      1. 8, 13, 17, 23, 27

 

  1. VII. Jotham – Faithful to God’s House (15:32-38)
    1. It’s always a good sign when the leader is concerned about the house of the Lord

 

  1. VIII. Ahaz – Faith in Man and False Worship (16:1-20)
    1. He put his faith in Assyria instead of God (1-9)
    2. He brought back the pagan altar to worship on. (10-20)
      1. When we make friendships with the world soon we will be worshipping on their altars to gain approval.