Sermons from May 2018
Ezekiel 24-27 – Time’s Up
Ezekiel is called to give a parable of a cooking pot with meat in it over an open fire. This all symbolized the Babylonian siege against Jerusalem. God had given His people time to repent but they were unwilling. It was now time to show them that the heat was getting turned up. And not only for Judah, but for the surrounding nations that laughed at Jerusalem’s demise.
2 Chronicles 20:13-37 – Let The Lord Fight Your Battles
As Judah sees the enemy approaching, God has an amazing word for them: “Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.” We often forget that God is for us, and if God is for us who can be against us. Do we rest in that truth or do we frantically try to fight opposition on our own?
2 Chronicles 18:18-20:12 – God Is In Control
Often times when we experience battles and problems, we can tend to freak out a little over it. We get fixated on the difficulties and fear sets in. What we need to realize is that God is in control. We need to get our eyes on Him and trust Him in each situation. We see the example of that so clearly in this study of 2 Chronicles.
Ezekiel 20:45-23:49 – Silver Or Dross?
Judah is being exposed once more to their great sins and the reason why God would bring the Babylonians against them as judgment. One picture God gives is that of a furnace that would melt all the metal ore where the dross would come to the top. And the Lord would have to scrape away all those impurities. Judah was to be like precious silver, but instead they had become like the impure dross.
2 Chronicles 17:1-18:17 – Jehoshaphat’s Juxtaposition
Jehoshaphat comes onto the scene as Judah’s next king. He too is a Godly king who brings great reforms. But he ends up entering into an alliance with evil king Ahab of Israel. The two are like oil and water, they don’t mix. We’ll look at a number of lessons to be learned from their lives.
2 Chronicles 15-16 – Stay Strong In The Lord
Asa is given a great exhortation: “be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!” That’s hard to do, but it simply requires living dependent lives in Jesus. We learn the importance of staying dependent on the Lord and remaining strong in Him.
Ezekiel 18:1-20:44 – No Excuses
There had been many excuses that the Israelites had been hanging on to regarding their situation and circumstances. But the Lord lays it all out for them that they’ve got nobody to blame but themselves. Sin has corrupted them. But God shows us His grace and mercy because He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. He gives opportunity after opportunity for people to get right with Him.