A Nation’s Reckoning (2 Kings 17)

MOTIVATE Most everyone has a love/hate with alarm clocks.[1] For those of you who are retired, allow me to remind you that the function of an alarm clock is to awaken us to our purpose. They are preset at night to sound at a specific time with a loud ring or a melodic song. When…

Watchout for Jezebel

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…