The Lost Book
Prior to the reign of young King Josiah, the scriptures had been misplaced. They were lost. Can you imagine what that would be like today? What if all the Bibles in the world suddenly disapeared? The truth is, while we have billions of copies of Scripture in different languages and translations, the Gospel is becoming as lost now as it was then. How do we rediscover God's Word in the 21st Century? The answer is found in 2 Kings chapter 22.
The Boy Wonder
Have you ever had a 16 year-old for a child? They're tough to manage aren't they?! You don't want them wrecking the house but you also don't want them wrecking your car! It's a hard life. In 2 Chronicles 34 we come to an incredible story that is really very hard fo us to believe -- especially those of us with teenagers. A 16 year-old boy is on the throne in Jerusalem, and He is proving to be one of the godliest leaders Israel has ever seen. Let's join Stephen as he introduces us to this boy-wonder.
Question and Answer Program No. 60
Stephen and Scott discuss questions phoned in by listeners. Please note that there is NO transcript available for this program. Due to recording issues, this program is a repeat of QA14, which aired in December of 2014.
Nothing Like His Father!
There are many fascinating stories of prodigals in the Bible, but the story we find in 2 Chronicles is especially fascinating. Why? Because this prodigal is a King. What made him run away? Find out now.
Terminal!
In this message Hezekiah asks God to grant him a wish and God accepts. But what happens next in Hezekiah's life is a warning to all of us. If the moral of this story could be summed up in a single phrase, it would be this: be careful what you wish for!
Another Goliath
When you get saved it doesn't mean your troubles will be end. It most likely means your troubles will begin! That's not a great sales pitch for following God, but understanding that helps us to not harbor unreasonable expectations. God never promised to keep us away from the Goliaths in our lives . . . but He did promise to give us strength in our stand against them.
Surprised by Revival
A new king is seated on the throne in Judah. He comes from a line of men who gave no regard to God or His law. It looks to be the same old, same old. But is it possible for a man who grew up in a pagan home with unbelieving parents to love God? Is it possible that this King will finally turn the nation back to the Savior? It would be a surprising conversion, for sure . . . but God is full of surprises!
The God of Lost Causes
The most amazing thing about the Gospel isn't that God saves sinners . . . It's that He saves the worst sinners. Jesus came to seek and save those who are lost. Is that you today?
The Bridge Builder
If Barnabas had taken a personality test, he would probably have been tagged an ENFJ: Extroverted intuitive Feeling Judging. Stephen calls him a 'bridge builder.' He was there to give Saul the support he needed in his early Christian experience and helped set him on his way to spiritual greatness. In this message Stephen tells us that we can be a bridge builder, too.
A Street Less Traveled
God sent Ananias on a mission to find Saul -- the merciless persecutor of the Church. But Ananias didn't know that Saul was a changed man. He didn't know that instead of meeting a blood-thirsty, religious zealot he would meet a blind, humble, newborn Christian. Jesus had forgiven Saul for his crimes . . . would Ananias?