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The Monarchy – June 22, 2025

Read the passage: 2 Kings 23:24-27

Today’s Bible story helps equip us for those moments when God doesn’t make sense. Our passage today comes from 2 Kings 23: 24-27; it’s the story of one of Israel’s greatest kings, King Josiah.

Our Bible story equips us for those times when God doesn’t make sense. We won’t always get answers, but we must remember that God honors the people who love and stay faithful to him. We must remember that it’s always worth it to become more like Jesus.
This doesn’t mean that we ignore our questions or doubts. There will be times when we are genuinely confused with God. BUT this is a reminder that God has a different sense of timing than we do. We won’t always be rewarded right away for our godliness.

  1. God honours those who love Him
  2. Sometimes God has a different sense of timing than we do

So, we hold onto his promise that God will someday make all things right again. And in the end, we’ll see that God’s plan was better than ours.

The Monarchy – June 15, 2025

Read the Passage: 2 Kings 6:8-23

I think most of life’s regrets, mistakes and even stress comes down to this: What we see and what we fail to see.

In Proverbs 14:12, it claims that “There is a way that seems right to a man (they see it as good), but its end is the way to death.”

This passage is talking about a spiritual blindness that keeps us from living well. Living right with God and others.

So how do we avoid the way of regret, destruction and emotional chaos?In other words, how do we live right?

Answer: We must see right, because…

  1. Spiritual blindness leads to; Stupidity.
  2. Spiritual nearsightedness leads to; Anxiety
  3. Spiritual sight leads to; Serenity.

The Monarchy – June 8, 2025

Read the Passage: 1 Kings 12:26-13:34

Today I want to tell the story of King Jeroboam. Last week we learned about a different king named Rehoboam and he was not a good king.

He was so hostile to his own people that it split the kingdom. There are 12 tribes in Israel- two tribes stayed with King Rehoboam, but the other 10 chose Jeroboam to be their king. So, this was good for Jeroboam! Most of the Israelites chose him to be their king. God even promised Jeroboam that he would have a dynasty as great as King David’s, but only if Jeroboam would follow God (that’s the caveat again) So, Jeroboam should feel secure! He has most of the Israelites but most of all he has a promise from God.

But his trust in God is about to be tested. Jeroboam encounters a problem, and it has to do with the location of worship. The law of Moses said that the worship of Yahweh was to be centered on Jerusalem. All the Israelites were required to go to Jerusalem every year to offer sacrifices and celebrate the goodness of God together.

But Jerusalem was the capital city of the other king! That’s where Rehoboam lived! And that made Jeroboam feel insecure. He thought, what if, when the Israelites go back to Jerusalem, they defect back to Rehoboam?! OR! What if, Rehoboam convinces the Israelites to secretly plot against me?! Not on my watch! You can feel his anxiety! So, Jeroboam comes up with a plan and it’s not very good.

The Monarchy – June 1, 2025

Read the Passage: 1 Kings 12:1-24

My question is: what makes a leader worth following?

Today I want to show you that great leaders have two commitments. They have a commitment to wisdom, and a commitment to service. And I believe all of us can make these two commitments, and we can become the kinds of leaders that God made us to be. ‘

That’s what our Bible story is about. Today I want to tell you the story of King Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the fourth king of Israel, after King Saul and King David and King Solomon. And Rehoboam is famous for doing everything wrong. He’s famous for failing in the most spectacular way. And his story was put in the Bible to teach us how NOT to lead.

The Monarchy – May 25, 2025

Read the Passage: 1 Kings 3:5-14

(The following summary was generated by AI, with edits and review performed by a human being)

In this sermon, Pastor David Cay takes us into a biblical exploration of Solomon’s prayer for wisdom in 1 Kings 3:5-14, highlighting two key principles that please God in prayer: remembering God’s past faithfulness and aligning oneself fully with God’s purposes.

Solomon’s prayer serves as a model for believers – to pray with genuine remembrance and dependence on God while seeking wisdom for godly leadership. Pastor David reflects on the importance of spiritual habits such as quiet time, corporate worship, and communion as tools for remembering God’s faithfulness amid life’s hardships. Solomon’s story also carries a cautionary note: despite his wise request, he failed to fully surrender to God, which eventually led to his downfall.

Pastor David challenges us to examine what areas of their lives we have not fully surrendered to God, urging full commitment rather than part-time faithfulness.