Sermons from May 2017

Two women and three men. The five major characters of Esther, the story of God’s deliverance in Persia, and the providential care of God for His people.

Reading for today’s lesson: Nehemiah 4:1-15 Ezra and Nehemiah are some of the latest Old Testament history accounts in the Bible. The end of Chronicles, which records events decades earlier, tells us of the terrible times of extreme crisis that have brought ruin and collapse of the Davidic dynasty. Israel as a nation has been threatened with near extinction through the…

Every child in our world needs a godly mother very badly. As we look at some of the kings of Judah and their mothers today, notice the difference a mother makes! Happy Mother’s Day!

We started our reading this week in 1 Chronicles 17, where David tells Nathan the prophet that he wants to build a house for God. God tells David that he is not the one to build God’s house, but that a son after him will be the one to build a house for God. Then God says to David, “I’m going to build you a house, a lasting kingdom.” At the end, as we finished this week’s…

God’s word takes us through human history and reveals how God works and how we resist His work, but sometimes respond in repentance and receive His will and blessings. God wants us to hear Him. God also wants us to heed His voice. He will use painful things to accomplish His will.