توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

A. Flurry of Israelite kings fall (2 Kgs. 16 & 17)B. Assyrian power rises (2 Kgs. 17:5ff)C. God explains the cause of His judgments by listing Israel's faults 1. Theological (7) 2. Ethical (8) 3. Individual/private (9) 4. Multi-cultural/global (11) 5. Refusal to heed prophets (13), subjectively (14), objectively (15) 6. Worshipful (16, 17) 7. Summa…

A. His Victories (14:1) 1. Securing his throne (14:3, 5) 2. Ethical virtue/mercy (14:6) 3. Military victories (14:7)B. His Errors 1. In judgment (14:8) 2. In perception (14:9ff) 3. In warfareC. His Defeats 1. By Jehoash/Israel (14:11) 2. By conspiracy (14:19)D. Compared to Christتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

A. Fear is a sign for which God looks (3:16a)B. It's related to fear and meditation (3:16b)C. God makes promises to such people (3:17)D. He uses this as a key to either pass or fail (3:18)E. He even ties it to Judgment Day (4:1)F. And man's last chance (Messiah) (4:5)توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

A. The Case for Justice (Psa. 94:1-3)B. The Causes for Justice (Psa. 94:4-15)C. The Confession for Justice (Psa. 94:16-23)توسط Steven Work

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A. Worldly confusion and the sad death of Elisha (14)B. Yet this is the occasion for a most amazing miracle (21)C. A forlorn hopeless Joah visits Elisha (14)D. Joash's interchange with Elisha (16-19)E. The weird case of the revival of a dead man (21)F. The obvious interpretation of this? Ever present power/mercy of God…

توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

A. Chaos results after Israel's civil war (1)B. The rise of Athaliah over Judah (1)C. The rise of Jehosheba/Jehoida priestly insurrection (2, 4)D. Consequences 1. Execution of Athaliah influence (13) 2. Renewal of national covenant (17) 3. Destruction of Judah's Baal temple (18) 4. Civil happiness and prosperity (20)…

توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

A. Israel's crazy politics: from wicked to wackyB. America's crazy politicsC. Jesus' completely sane/blessed politicsتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

A. The LORD rules His world (Psa. 93:1-2)B. The LORD rules His opponents (Psa. 93:3-4)C. The LORD rules His people (Psa. 93:5)توسط Steven Work

A. A post-vacation "fun" sermonB. Genesis 1 is an apologetical argument for ChristianityC. Subjects covered: theology-word/logos-space & time, etc.D. Without Genesis 1 mankind has no foundation for itselfتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

A. He Knows WHO I Am (vs. 1-6)B. He Knows WHERE I Am (vs. 7=12)C. He Knows WHAT I Am (vs. 13-18)D. He Knows HOW I Am (vs. 19-24)توسط Steven Work

A. Lamentation of the King (Psa. 109:1-5)B. Imprecation of the King (Psa. 109:6-19)C. Invocation of the King (Psa. 109:20-31)توسط Steven Work

توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

A. Personal Response of Praise (vs. 1-5)B. Divine Attributes for Praise (vs. 6-19)C. Universal Response of Praise (vs. 20-22)توسط Steven Work

1. Israel deserved to die (6:24ff)2. God intro special circumstances to illustrate Israel's corruption (6:28ff)3. People have no conception of their sin against God (6:33ff)4. Elisha's proclaims God's special word of grace (7:1ff)5. God's use of four leprous men to show grace (7:3ff)6. How this reveals God's grace in the gospel (7:1; 7:6, 7, 16)…

1. Attestation of the messenger/message (6:1-7)2. When surrounded, 'Open your eyes' (6:15-17)3. Man's inferior power quickly discovered (6:18ff)4. Elisha's humble scheme (6:19-23)5. The power of the church: ministerial & declarativeتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. The ironies of this doctrine and Nicodemus2. The 'bad-news' entailed in this doctrine3. The implicit 'good-news' of this doctrine4. Jesus' use of the doctrine in his preaching and counseling5. God's use of this doctrine in church historyتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

A. The Guilt of Sin (Psa. 51:1-6)B. The Grace of Salvation (Psa. 51:7-12)C. The Gratitude of Service (Psa. 51:13-19)توسط Steven Work

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1. Naaman's Israelite slave-girl (2)2. Syrian king uses diplomacy (5)3. Elisha's strange indirect communication (10)4. Naaman's later testimony (15)توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. Poor prophet's wives & God's mercy (vs 1-7) a. Decrepit estates b. God's dynamism2. Elisha's motel turns into a family miracle (vs 8-37) a. A simple Shunamite's piety & love b. The love of God, doubly conceived c. Elisha prefigures Christ & his love for usتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

A. Exuberant Worship (Psa. 96:1-3B. Exclusive Worship (Psa. 96:4-6)C. Expressive Worship (Psa. 96:7-10)D. Ecstatic Worship (Psa. 96:11-13)توسط Steven Work

1. A story of a confusing alliance2. A story of a confusing blessing3. A story of Jehoshaphat's good testimony in the confusion4. A story of Elisha's pure witness to Jehoram amidst confusion5. How this illustrates being in the world but not of itتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. To get humanity's attention2. To point to Christ Jesus, our heavenly transport3. To display his bald sovereign power in the sinful world4. To show He had everything in control5. To encourage us, His people, to hope in Himتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

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توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. Elect prayer and not losing heart. Vs. 12. Secular judges and pathetic widows. Vs. 2-33. A secular judge compared to the holy God. Vs. 6-74. Election, faith and the Son of God. Vs. 8b5. Do we believe this, or not?توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. 1 & 2 Kings details God's contest between good & evil2. Ahaziah's dubious fall3. Angels & prophets & God4. The power contest begins5. God's power brings Ahaziah's captain to his knees6. God's Word reaches Ahaziah & he's slainتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. 1 Kings 16:34 historical reference to Jericho2. Joshua 6:26's unexplained prophecy regarding Jericho3. Joshua 1-6 and the symbolic role of Jericho4. Ahab's corrupt madness in ruining Israel5. Hiel of Bethel & his sons collision with Jehovah6. Application: the KOG, people today & Jesus/Jerichoتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. Ahab's ancestors & antecedents2. His degrees of evil3. Jeroboam's line hardened & apostatized through Ahabتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. Crisis/coincidence of text & time (22:39-51)2. Crisis/coincidence of two kids and two theological systems3. Crisis/coincidence of two consequences: clarity or obscurityتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. Confronted in the midst of his evil (21:17ff)2. Confronted by God's clear condemnation (21:19)3. Confronted by a most authoritative emissary (21:20)4. Confronted by unqualified condemnation (21:21, 25)5. Yet wins respite by his sincere repentance (21:29)توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. God detains a story where none of the parties are elect2. Yet God uses both Ben Hadad and Ahab for His purposes3. God gives Ben Hadad over to creed, then 'blesses' Ahab temporarily - despite their common wickedness4. In the midst of this confusion, God speaks His Word 'clearly' to witness to Ahab - who He will not save5. God commands us to walk …

1. Rebuilding the ruined altar (18:30)2. Counter-intuitive measures/effective sacrifice (18:32)3. Prayer for divine display of clarity/identity (18:36)4. The altar consumed (18:38)5. Prophetic application: Baal prophets slaughtered (18:40)6. Window into the wrath poured out on Calvaryتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. An old prophet abiding in a wicked culture2. The old prophet's infidelity3. Confusing an old prophet with the Word of God4. The old prophet's repentance & Jeroboam's ruin5. Comparison to Rome's errors & Jesus' temptationتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. God's Word is always sovereign and powerful2. Such power is always available, but not usually displayed3. The wicked are effectively ignorant of this power4.God sometimes delights in tying His power to His Word so that mankind will be better forewarned about itتوسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. Chaos has ambition (11:26)2. Chaos has worldly gifts (11:28)3. Chaos lacks discernment/discretion (11:38)4. So it is with all humanistic/autonomous men5. Solo (11:9ff)توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

1. Foreign/alien women (11:1)2. Intermarriage, infidelity, interdependency3. Love after a fashion (11:2)4. Solomon apostatized (11:4, 5, 6, 7, 8)5. Solomon confronted (11:9ff)توسط Rev. Richard Knodel

A. Call to Rejoice (Psa. 95:1-5)B. Call to Reverence (Psa. 95:6-7a)C. Call to Respond (Psa. 95:7b-11)توسط Steven Work

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A. The Temple = Means of Grace. Not Grace itself! (8:21-23)B. Solomon's Eg. (Prayer) = Eg. 4us of another MOG (8:31, 33, 35, 37, 38)C. The Triune God is the POWER, not the temple of the church! (8:27-30, 32, 34, 36, 39, 40)D. The Purpose of the Temple was to (1) Raise up the Name of the LORD, and (2) Redeem the CREATION/ELECT (8:41, 43)…

A. The glory of the first temple was the Spirit of God (8:10)B. The ark's entrance keyed the Spirit's entrance (8:1, 6)C. Applications for life/theology 1. God's Spirit basic for the Christian life 2. Awareness of the Spirit follows grasping the Son 3. Holiness not primarily visible but spiritual 4. All things spiritual are purely at God's discreti…