King Herod began arresting Christians to hurt them, because he saw that it pleased the Jews. He had James, the brother of John killed and then arrested Peter too. But God protects Peter through the prayers of the saints. What does God do when Herod enjoys people’s praises that should only go to God?
Jesus saves both Jews and Gentiles (Acts 10:1-11:18)
Jesus saves His enemy, Saul (Acts 9:1-31)
Be a Disciple of Jesus (Acts 8:26-40)
Have A Right Heart Before God (Acts 8:1-25)
Jesus follows God's plan (Matthew 26:1-56)
Be ready for Jesus' return (Matthew 25:14-30)
Don't Reject Jesus (Mark 12:1-12)
Jesus is the King (Luke 19:28-44)
God generously gives eternal life (Matthew 19:27-20:16)
John baptizes Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17)
John prepares the way for the Lord (Matthew 3:1-12)
John the Baptist came as a messenger to tell about the coming of the Lord. In those days, before a king came, roads would be fixed and cleaned and the people would be ready to welcome the king. John the Baptist would also prepare the way but he wouldn’t be fixing or cleaning cities or roads, he came to prepare hearts. We’ll see what this means.
Israelites have disobedient hearts (Nehemiah 7:73b-13:31)
God helps Nehemiah build Jerusalem’s wall (Nehemiah 1:1-7:73a)
God brings His wrath against Judah (2 Kings 21:1-21:18, 24:1-25:30)
God is glorified by protecting Judah (2 Kings 18:1–19:37)
We jump to another part of Israel’s history where Hezekiah becomes king over Judah. Hezekiah is a king like no other because he clung to the LORD. During his reign, a new king of Assyria rises with great power, blasphemes God, and threatens Judah. Will Hezekiah trust God against this powerful king with a mighty army or will he surrender?
Elijah and the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 16:29–17:1; 18:1–2, 17–46)
Jesus is Resurrected (Luke 23:50-24:53)
Saul disobeys God (1 Samuel 13:1 - 15:35)
Israel is given a king, Saul, like all the other nations, after rejecting God as their king. Saul was chosen by God to rule over and deliver His people from the Philistines. In today’s lesson, we will see that Saul was truly a king like the other nations in that while he won battles against his enemies, he did not love God and he did not obey Him. What will God do?
Israel rejects God as King (1 Samuel 8:1 - 12:25)
Samuel is now old and the people are in danger from the Ammonites. They don’t want God as their king and instead ask Samuel for a king to judge them and fight their battles so that they may be like the other nations. God chooses a king for them, Saul, who defeats the Ammonites. Afterwards, Samuel gives a warning for the people to fear and serve God.