4th Sunday of Advent 2 Kings 23:21-25 & 2 Chronicles 34:1-7 We explore the lives of King David, King Solomon, King Amon, and King Josiah, and find out which one we would most like to be, and which one we are the most like. The answer may be surprising.
2 Kings 5:1-19a In the story of Naaman the leper and Elisha coming to heal him, Naaman’s expectations were not met by Elisha and as a result, he almost did not get healed. Sometimes our expectations of God are not met, and as a result, we can be disappointed. Yet, through it all, God deals […]
2 Kings 2:1-14, 23-25 God is a God who punishes sin, but He is also a God who makes the promise to save us from sin. The wages of our sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus. Whereas our but’s and promises are often conditional, God’s but’s and […]
1 Kings 17:8-24 God had worked many times in the history of Israel to lead them through the impossible. Sometimes we have this idea that if God brings us to… something, whatever it is, God will bring us through it. While that phrase is not found in the Bible, that doesn’t mean that it’s not […]
1 Kings 6:1-22, 38b; 7:1-12 King David wanted to build a temple for God. God said no. It is his son King Solomon that ends up building the temple of God. The place where God would make His dwelling place. Each part of the temple is important and many parts have meaning for us today, […]
1 Kings 3:3-28 Solomon is told by God that he can ask for anything and God will give it to him. Solomon being a young king, asks for wisdom and discernment so that he can better rule the kingdom. We too can use wisdom and discernment in our daily living.
2 Samuel 12:15b-25 Sin leads to death. Because of David’s sin, the child born to him and Bathsheba dies. Sometimes we don’t always understand God’s ways, especially when someone we love dies. On this All Saints’ Sunday as we remember those who have gone before us in the faith, we remember that where there is […]
1 Kings 19:1-18 Elijah flees for his life after God’s incredible display of power against those who followed false gods, like Baal. God comes and speaks His Word to Elijah not in the extraordinary, but in the ordinary, in a whisper. God uses us in our own lives, wherever we are, that we may speak […]
2 Samuel 11:1-17, 26-27; 12:1-14 David does great things for the Lord. But he is also a sinner like everyone else. And much like he made a giant fall, he also fell into sin in giant ways. And his sin had consequences. Our sin has consequences. Yet, where sin increases, so does God’s grace, and […]
Matthew 24:3-14 Broken People, Perfect God. The Theme of this years’ Kids Camp in Sachigo Lake. Hear the stories of a number of imperfect people who were a part of this trip that were blessed by a perfect God.