From Sabbath to new Beginnings

Today in Worship We wrap up our time in 2 Kings…by looking at 2 Chronicles 36:15-23. These two accounts give the final days of the kingdom of Judah, our passage offers us more background as to God’s work with his people, which includes not only his anger toward their sin, but the hope of his mercy as their exile will last but 70 years and their return to Jerusalem shall come. This end will usher in a new beginning.

Read Online: 2 Chronicles 36: 15-23

Pursuing Peace And...

In this message, reverend Paul Cornwell will be preaching on Hebrews 12:12-17 and looking at what it means to pursue peace in accord with the Gospel. How might pursuing peace lead us further into sanctification, the grace of God, and other aspects of the Christian life?

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"In this message King Josiah continues his reforms. In 2 Kings 23, despite the certainty of Jerusalem’s impending destruction and the promise of his peaceful death, Josiah reads Moses’ Law to the people and cleanses the land of idolatry. National repentance demanded not only the removal of that which was false, but re-instating the true, namely the Passover."



Read Online: 2 Kings 23:1-15, 21-25

Watch Online: 2 Kings23:1-15,21-25

2 Kings 22 Finding The Word of God

In this message we meet the last good king in Judah, Josiah in 2 Kings 22. While repairing the Temple, the Book of the Law is discovered, having been neglected for some time. Josiah’s remorse and repentance opens the doors for more reforms, which we will see next week. Here we see the foundation of God’s Word as our only hope upon which we can build our lives.



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2 Kings 19:14-37 Sovereignty on Display

Today in Worship we continue looking at the Old Testament narratives in the book of 2 Kings. Following from last week, we are looking at the account of King Hezekiah’s reign in Judah during an impending Assyrian invasion. We see God’s sovereign, preserving grace at work in the lives of Hezekiah and the remnant of Judah. A key question for us all to consider in light of this passage is this: who or what in our lives do we seek to give us a sense of security or control?

Read Online: 2 Kings 19:14-37

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What Keeps A King Up At Night 2 Kings 18

Today in Worship we welcome Reverand Mike Wenzler, campus minister with RUF at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. "Life is often filled with joys and sorrows; 2 Kings 18 is no different. King Hezekiah was a great king yet still he faced challenges that would give many of us nightmares for years. His faith was challenged and yet God was still at work. We should all be encouraged to see God's faithfulness despite the many fears that challenge our faith. Pay attention to two key ideas: "trust" and "deliverance." 

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Fear and Following the Lord (2 Kings 17: 34-41)

Today in Worship…we are reminded of the necessity to not only worship the right God, but to worship God rightly. In 2 Kings 16-17 we see the northern kingdom, Israel, exiled into Assyria due to their idolatry. In Judah to the south, there is a form of worshipping the God of Abraham, but they do not fear the Lord and do not follow his statues. In 17:34-41 we have a summation that could apply to today, how generation after generation worship is corrupt.

Read Online: 2 Kings 17: 34-41

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2 Kings 12:1-16 Repairing God's Temple

In this message...while king after king in the north fails to honor God, there is a king in Judah, who “did what was right in the eyes of the Lord.” Jehoash, under the tutelage of Jehoiada the priest, engages in a Temple restoration project in 2 Kings 12:1-16. After years of the false worship of Baal, the nation of Judah joins together to focus on true worship. However, the writer of 2 Kings notes that all is not perfect, the people still went to the high places to make sacrifices. Godly influences are vital, but a personal commitment to right worship if vital.



Read Online: 2 Kings 12:1-16

Today in Worship…we see God’s protective power for His people as He reveals what is not seen. In 2 Kings 6 gives back a lost axe head, saving his prophet from financial ruin and gives sight to see God’s spiritual defense of His people. All the while, those arrayed against God and His people are blind and confused.

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Today in Worship…we see God’s great restorative power at work in the unlikely candidate of Namaan. In 2 Kings 5, Namaan, a Syrian general, stood in great regard among God’s enemies to the north, for the Lord gave the Syrians victory on the battlefield. Yet Namaan was struck with a debilitating skin disease. Word came to the mighty general from a young servant girl, an Israelite that Elisha could cure him. Through this chapter we read of the gracious humiliation of the mighty general, who then worships the God of Israel…and the arrogance of Elisha’s servant, Gehazi, who seeks to profit as a prophet.  

Read Online: 2nd Kings 5

Today in Worship…we continue with the life of Elisha, as he continues in the line of the Prophet, of whom Moses spoke, pointing to the prophet who was to come…Jesus Christ. In 2 Kings 4, the land has the stench of death. Famine reduces a widow to sell her sons into slavery, another boy goes to help his father with the harvest, but dies, and when the sons of the prophets gather to eat during the famine, their meal has the stench of death. Into this morbidity, comes Elisha, a forerunner of Jesus, bringing freedom to the captive, life out of death and satisfies our deepest hunger.

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Read Online: 2 Kings 4:8-37

A New Leader...The Same God

[In this message we return to the time of the Kings in Judah and Israel, a time of turmoil as the nation is divided both politically and in religious affection. 2 Kings opens with the conclusion of the Elijah’s story. The day has come for his disciple, Elisha, to take on his mantle. As Elijah is taken up in the whirlwind and seen no more, the spirit of Elijah now rests on Elisha. In the midst of social chaos, God’s sustaining power is seen working through His prophet bringing healing to the land.]



Read Online: 2 Kings 2:1-25

Video: 2 Kings 2:1-25