"And Asa cried unto the Lord his God." Before Asa looked to his army, his own strength, or his own wisdom, he cried unto the Lord. Asa acknowledged his weakness and sought God first. He showed that his dependence was on the Lord rather than on himself. In the same...

King Asa had an army of brave fighting men numbering well over half a million. He knew God was with him after his leadership brought widespread repentance from idolatry. Asa smashed the sacred stones, cut down the Asherah poles, and commanded the nation to seek the Lord and obey his...

Today’s passage records the sobering end of King Asa’s reign. In the thirty-ninth year, he was afflicted with a severe disease in his feet. Yet even in his illness, he did not seek the Lord, but turned only to the physicians. He died in the forty-first year of his reign....

Pastor Franklin spoke last week on Giants and Giant-Killers, and as he took us through several Giants in the Bible and the Giant-Killers who looked to and depended upon God for strength and wisdom. He concluded by saying there was One more giant killer shown to us in the book...

Can you imagine receiving multiple blessings that held the promise of a savior through restoration of family lineage that seemed impossible? Through Naomi’s commitment to her people and to return home after the loss of her husband and Ruth’s commitment to her mother-in-law and her God after the gut-wrenching loss...