You might be asking, who was or is Jezebel? You might recall her name from a previous sermon in 1 Kings. Besides being a pretty princess and seductive sultan, Jezebel was the wife of King Ahab (1 Kings 16:31). She was not the kind of woman you would want your daughters to follow, or your…
A Prophet’s Legacy (2 Kings 1-2)
MOTIVATE Questions. Many have a love/hate relationship with questions. We need questions to help us gain understanding and motivate us to action. Questions help us gain what we want and need. Yet, questions caution, confront, rebuke, and convict us. Ultimately, life is filled with questions so we can discover and develop into who we are…
The Last Christian (T.L.)
This article was powerful. A few paragraphs from Timothy Larsen. But please click the link for the whole article. It is happening now, all around you. The half-life of faith is getting shorter and shorter. The tipping point is upon us and, when it comes, the end game will play out with astonishing rapidity. Here…
Valleys After Victory (1 Kings 19)
MOTIVATE 1987 was the first time a familiar and famous phrase was coined. Indeed, the phrase was repeated by private individuals and families before this date. But 1987 began the public utterance of this phrase on a series of television commercials, and has since been repeated year after year. This phrase has answered the question:…