How to Say an Awesome Prayer
Do you ever struggle to pray? Or at least pray well? King Hezekiah’s story will inspire you with a new way to visualize your prayers!
Do you ever struggle to pray? Or at least pray well? King Hezekiah’s story will inspire you with a new way to visualize your prayers!
For all the bad kings that Israel and Judah had lead them, it’s so refreshing whenever you see a good one doing “that which was right in the sight of God”.
Okay, okay, you probably know that I love the scriptures by now. But the story of Hilkiah and Josiah illustrates one of the most important reasons I feel like I cling to the scriptures!
The Lord doesn’t forget His people, nor does He fully forsake them, even when they have forsaken Him. The many prophecies that Israel would be scattered were accompanied by many promises that God would one day gather them. If you’d like to view the video that goes with this podcast, click here
In this episode we'll talk about many of the kings of Judah, some of them wicked and some of them righteous. We'll specifically discuss King Josiah and how when restoring the temple, he found the "book of the law" that helped him reclaim aspects of his own and Israel's identity as the chosen people of God. We'll talk about the concept of identity, especially in relation to mental health issues, and how this can either hinder or help our progress. We will explore how focusing too much on mental health liabilities can limit progress, while viewing them as one piece of an overall portrait of our identity may make them easier to deal with.
“But he made me!” “I had no choice!” Today we’re learning how Hezekiah destroys all of our best “blaming” excuses through his amazing example!
Staying faithful to the things you know are true can be difficult, especially when the people around you aren't! So are there things you can do to make it easier on yourself? Today Hank and John look at examples from the bible we can learn from so it's a little easier to stay true when things get hard!
Listen to Big Picture to get the quick context for this week’s reading, 2 Kings 17-25!
Dr. Sears returns to discuss the righteous King Hezekiah and King Josiah and the impact of the Rabshakeh trying to tear down the faith of King Hezekiah and the remaining Israelites in the Southern Kingdom. We discuss what types of voices we choose to listen to in times of difficulty.
How is 2 Kings like the Book of Mormon? Dr. Joshua Sears explores how the Deuteronomistic History and the Book of Mormon are parallel in theme, language, and idea. We also discuss how the Ten Tribes became lost by forgetting they are covenant Israel.