This week we will see Hezekiah's heart for the Lord being tested when the King of Assyria moves against Judah both militarily and in the court of public opinion. We should not think that as our hearts turn toward the Lord it will get easier. There are other things that will challenge our trust in the Lord for all of our days. Read 2 Kings 18:14-19:34 and consider how Hezekiah's trust in God is being challenged and the steps he takes in response. 

This week we are looking at the most celebrated king in 2 Kings, King Hezekiah. Read 2 Kings 18:1-8 and identify the active things he did to honor God. Consider how these steps becoming habits would help to purify and correct our hearts. See also Matthew 5:8 and Jeremiah 17:5-10.

This week we continue our study of 2 Kings by again looking to text outside of 2 Kings. We are going to look at the great weakness of 5 out of the 7 good kings we find in 2 Kings. Read 2 Kings 12:3; 14:4; 15:4, 35; 17:29 - what do they all have in common? Then read 1 Kings 11:1-8. What do you think God is teaching you through these texts?

This week we start our final series of 2024! Can you believe it? We will be in 2 Kings studying various kings of Israel and Judah and how they either led their people to or away from the Lord. The study is about our wayward hearts and how they are so easily misled. Which is why we will spend the first Sunday of this study in Jeremiah 17:1-10. Read the text and consider what it tells us about our hearts and how we can submit them to the Lord. 

This week we conclude our study of Colossians with a look at Colossians 4:2-6 &12 and see what Paul teaches us about reaching those who are outside of the faith. Read the text and identify the 3 areas Paul addresses in which we can actively reach and move toward the "outsiders".

This Sunday we will be looking at Paul's teaching on Christian maturity within the family in Colossians 3:18-4:1. Read the text along with Ephesians 5:21-33 and consider how these lessons can help our families become more complete or mature in Christ.

This week we continue in Colossians with a look at Colossians 3:12-17 and how maturing in Christ displays itself in the ways we relate to each other. Read the text and consider what things Paul calls us to "put on" and what things Paul calls us to "let" dwell or rule in us. If we follow Paul's teaching how would that display itself in the way we treated other people?

This week we continue our study in Paul's letter to the Colossians Churches with a look at Colossians 3:1-11. Read the text and consider what these verses tell you about yourself as a Christian. Did you know these things? Why or why not? What do they mean?

Paul is pleased with the growth of the Colossians but has some concerns about some 'ideas' that are floating around that are impeding their path on the way to maturity.  We will explore how Christ works to help us to grow into maturity, what are the distractions that draw us away from Christ, and what the path is to walk into maturity in Christ.

This week in Colossians 1:15-2:5, Paul will show us just how big Jesus is. As we mature in our faith we will begin to see that Jesus and Jesus alone becomes our source for all things.