A Man of Prayer and Purpose
I: He purposed in his heart. 1. Not to defile himself. 2. Prayed for wisdom. 3. Refused to worship strange Gods. 4. Unmoved by wealth or power. 5. The only fault his enemies found was that he found time for prayer. II: He was a man of prayer. 1. He prayed in his house. 2. He prayed in secret. 3. He knealed in prayer 3 times a day. 4. He prayed with his household. 5. He opened his windows toward Jeresulam. III: He found help in time of need. 1. He faced the issue unmoved. 2. He left the issue with God. 3. He won a king and pointed a kingdom to God.
A King Prepares for a Revival
Chronicles 2 29:1-8, 29:20, 29:25-29, and 29:31-36 I: The 1st thing he did was to open the doors of God’s house. 1. The doors were locked and in need of repair. 2. The lamps were out and needed to be lit 3. Incense was not burnt and there was a musty smell. 4. The priest and Levites were moved away and many had turned to farming. 5. All these Hezekiah determined to set in their proper place. II: Hezekiah prepares for a Revival. 1. The groves were cut down and idols in public places were destroyed. 2. The Priest and Levites were called to clean the House of God (16 days). 3. Those who ruled over the people were called to get right with God first. 29:20 4. The musicians and singers were sanctified and set in their place. 29:25-29 5. The congregation came to...
A Clean Heart
Mark 7:21-23 “Where your treasure is there will your heart be also.” Luke 12:34 “Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his statue; for the Lord seeth not as man seeth, for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” Sam. 1 16:7 I: The physical heart: 1. Beats from 60-80 times a minute, 4,320 times an hour, 100,000 times a day, 40 million times a year. Exerts enough energy every 24 hours to raise a 2 lb. weight 12 miles into the air. 2. The capillaries laid side by side would extend around the world 4 times. 3. Equivalent to 10 tons of blood forced thru the body every 24 hours. 4. 5,000,000 little boats called corpuscles loading and unloading, fighting, dividing, uniting, carrying on the war against...
