Click for PDF version Monday Read 2 Kings 22:1-10; Psalm 19:7-14 Josiah’s Dedication to God Josiah was king of after Israel was split into two kingdoms. His reign is noted for doing what was right in the eyes of God, following in the way of King David (2 Kings 22:2). Despite David’s sins, he...
Click for PDF version Monday Read 2 Kings 18:1-8; 20:1-6; 16:1-4 Hezekiah’s Context This week’s story about the healing of King Hezekiah requires familiarity with Hezekiah as a person. Hezekiah is introduced in the narrative of the kings of Judah as a 25-year-old new king who reigned in Jerusalem for 29 years. That places...
Click for PDF version Monday Read Jonah 1 At the time of Jonah, Assyria had not been a threat to Israel for a generation, and the reign of Jeroboam II (793-753 BC) had achieved prosperity and military success in the history of Israel’s divided monarchy. Nineveh (modern day Mosul, Iraq), at this time, was...
Click for PDF version Monday Read 2 Kings 13:14-19; 1 Kings 19:15-21; Matthew 4:18-22 This week we continue in the summer series, “Truth to Power,” through the books of 1 and 2 Kings, continuing to look at the life of Elisha to uncover a humble, totally sold-out-for-God prophet. In 1 Kings 19 we read...
Click for PDF version Monday Read Luke 5:1-11; Matthew 28:18-20 This week Glenkirk Church’s annual Vacation Bible School commences! We welcome about 350 kids to our campus to learn more about Jesus and God’s kingdom. Today’s emphasis is upon Jesus’ calling His first disciples, prospects many might find most unpromising: common fisherman, unlearned and...
Click for PDF version Monday Read 1 Kings 18:13; Ecclesiastes 3:14 Elijah’s legacy reveals a life of a servant who was dedicated to living and speaking God’s truth. Most of Elijah’s life was an uphill battle in which God’s people had given way to rampant sin and idolatry. He served through the reign of...
Click for PDF version Monday Read 1 Kings 22:1-4; Mark 14:53-72; 1 Corinthians 15:33-34 Jehosaphat was one of Judah’s generally godly kings, ruling five generations after David. “The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David … [He] sought … God … and walked in His commandments,...
Click for PDF version Monday Read 1 Kings 19 Never stop giving yourself to God. Elijah was hiding in a cave. Outside was a great and strong wind, an earthquake, and a fire (1 Kings 19: 11-12). So Elijah put on his robe and came to the cave’s entrance to see what all the...
Click for PDF version Monday Read 1 Kings 18:4-41 What is Truth? Who is the provider of Truth? The word “truth” takes on various meanings in the Bible: Truth is the opposite of lies or what is false (Ephesians 4:14). Truth is fidelity to God’s standard (Jeremiah 7:28). The teaching of Jesus is called...
Click for PDF version Monday Read 1 Kings 16:1-7; Exodus 34:5-9; 2 Peter 3:9 Have you ever heard of an atheistic college professor or militant unbeliever challenging, “If God is real, then why doesn’t He strike me (His enemy) dead right now?” Such people are fortunate that none of us is God, as we...
