This message will examine a man who needed help.  He was over his head with troubles.  Part of the problem came from the poor choices his father and grandfather made. The other part of the problem came from his weak secular faith. His life was entangled with worldly pursuits.  He was nominally religious. He sometimes […]

There are three features we will discover in today’s message.  First, God is in control and is sovereign over all nations and governments.  Despite the evil we see unfolding in the world, God still has His hand on the steering wheel of history.  Second, God is faithful to His Word, even if a great deal […]

When you read 2 Kings 5 you instantly wonder why a story about a Syrian Captain is wedged between the accounts of Israel’s kings.  Is not Syria an enemy of Israel?  This message should remind us that despite man’s disobedience, God is still raising up unique witnesses to bring the gospel to the world.

Most of us know what it is like when we take matters into our own hands.  That’s what we will find in this message. People doing what seems to be right without seeking God first. Now what can be so wrong with this?  The steps taken made perfect sense.  How could something that seemed so […]

In hard times God does not forget his own and ministers to them. Even in times of apostasy and open rebellion, God is still reaching out to the lost and hurting. Such was the ministry of Elisha.