Truth to Live By

In this chapter we see Elijah is raptured, and Elisha takes his place as the Prophet of Israel.

2 Kings begins where 1 Kings ends. King Ahab is dead, and the nation of Israel and its king continues to not seek after the LORD God of Israel.  Once again God sends Elijah the prophet and we will see who is the true God.

We come to the end of the book in this chapter by chapter study of 1 Kings.   We also see in this chapter the end of King Ahab. His end would come as God had said.

In this chapter we will see the theft and murder of Naboth and his vineyard. God will not allow these evil deeds to go unpunished.

In this chapter we see King Benhadad of Syria threatening King Ahab and Israel. We also see how Ahab responds to this confrontation.  

In this chapter we see that the Prophet Elijah is discouraged and depressed. He feels like he is alone, and he wants God to kill him. We will see that he is not alone, and God is not finished with him. We will see how God answers and deals with this depressed Prophet.

Pastor Kevin Akana continues this chapter by chapter study in 1 Kings 18. The Prophet Elijah will show to all the people that the LORD he is God!

In this chapter we first learn of the prophet Elijah as he declares to the evil King Ahab the Word of the LORD.

In this chapter we will see some bad kings.  We will also see the consequences and the consequences that will come because of these bad kings. 

In this chapter we see the rebellion of kings continues in the northern kingdom.  Later in this chapter we will see the reign of a good king in Judah, yet we will see how he falters as king. 

In this chapter we see two bad kings. Jeroboam is king of the northern kingdom of Israel, and Rehoboam is king of the southern kingdom of Judah.

In chapter 12 we saw the kingdom was divided. In chapter 13 we will see how Jeroboam caused Israel to sin.

During the Reign of Rehoboam the Son of Solomon we will see the Kingdom of Israel is divided.

In Pastor Kevin Akana's study of I Kings 11 we will see the downfall of Solomon's kingdom.

In chapter 10 Solomon is visited by the Queen of Sheba. Her response to what she sees and hears is "the half has not been told."

In this chapter the LORD appears to Solomon a second time.  The LORD tells King Solomon that he heard his prayer.  If he follows Him as did David his father follow the LORD, then his kingdom will be established.  If he forsakes the LORD by following and worshipping false gods, then his kingdom will be cut off.  This is God's warning to King Solomon.

Pastor Kevin Akana continues this chapter by chapter study of 1 Kings. In chapter 8 we see Solomon leading the nation in dedicating the Temple to the LORD.

First Solomon built the Temple which took him seven years to construct. In chapter 7 Pastor Kevin Akana will look at Solomon's construction of his own house.  

In this chapter we see a detailed description of the temple.  The nation worshipped at the Tabernacle for 400 years, but now they something more permanent.

In this chapter we see the beginning of the building of the Temple.  This was the most magnificent structure ever built. It was estimated that today it would cost a trillion dollars to be built.  

On January 1, 2023 Pastor Kevin Akana brought this message to the church.  As we celebrated the new year and looked forward to the new year it was important for us to be "All for Christ!"

What happened after Jesus was born in a manger?  What happened after the angel announced the birth of the Saviour to the shepherds and after they went with haste to see this thing that was made known to them?  In this passage we will Jesus at 8 days old and at 12 years old.

Was Jesus born on December 25th?  If He was not born on that date, when was Jesus born?  Pastor Kevin looks at some verses in Scripture that gives us hints to when our LORD was born.  Hint:  It has something to do with a feast day.

In this message Pastor Kevin Akana shares with us how the virgin birth of Jesus removed the curse.  

In chapter 4 we see the golden age of Israel. King David set things up in order for the blessings to fall upon the nation during the reign of Solomon.  Here we see the height of the nation, yet they still only occupied a fraction of the land that God had for them.