Sermon Notes

The Divided Kingdom - Part Two of Three
“Greatness in Leadership - Finding Good Counsel and Following it!”

2 Kings 18-19, 2 Chronicles 29-32
October 14, 2007 – Pastor Dave Scherrer

2 Kings 18:1-7

In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. He removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan.)

Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. He held fast to the LORD and did not cease to follow him; he kept the commands the LORD had given Moses. And the LORD was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

NOTES:

Who is this King Hezekiah, King of Judah?

Getting good counsel is critical

Courage to follow the good counsel is even more crucial

• Celebrating God (2 Chronicles 30)
• Tested against his pride (2 Chronicles 32:24-26)
• Pulling down high places (2 Kings 18:4-5)

Revival is all about the heart!