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June 19-20, 2021 Bloomingdale Church

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The Texts: 1 Kings 22 -18 Jesus on Leadership ▻ Be a “servant leader.” ● Mark 9:35 “Anyone who wants to be frst must be the very last, and the servant The Times: of all.” 872-796 BC ● Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man (Jesus) did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

The Leaders: Leaders in Israel Leaders in Judah ▻ Love God and love people. ● Mathew 22:37 “Love the bad good Lord your God with all your Ahaziah bad Jehoram bad heart. … 39 Love your Joram bad Ahaziah bad neighbor as yourself.” bad bad Jehoahaz bad Joash good

Jehoshaphat of Judah ● 1 Kings 22:42 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-fve years old when he became king, and he reigned in twenty-fve years. 43 In everything he followed the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord.

Jehoram of Judah ● :18 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter of Ahab.* He did evil in the eyes of the Lord. * This daughter of Ahab is Athaliah. She greatly infuenced Jehoram.

A Practcal Applicaton:

Each weekend’s message video & PDF outline are available at bloomingdalechurch.org/watch. Sermon slides are also available at bloomingdalechurch.org/digdeep. ● 2 Chronicles 21:13 But you have followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and you have led Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prosttute themselves, just as the house of Ahab did. … 15 You yourself will be very ill with a lingering disease of the bowels, untl the disease causes your bowels to come out. … 20 He passed away, to no one’s regret.

Ahaziah of Judah NOTE: and Ahaziah of Israel are two diferent kings. ● 2 Kings 8:26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of king of Israel. 27 He followed the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for he was related by marriage to Ahab’s family.

Athaliah (Ahaziah’s mother) ● 2 Kings 11:1 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family. What?

Joash of Judah ● 2 Kings 12:2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord.

What we learn from these leaders: 1 A.

B. Proverbs 18:12 Before his downfall a man’s heart is 2 proud, but humility comes before honor. 3 ● :6 In the ninth year of , the king of Assyria captured and deported the to Assyria. Why did this happen? ● 2 Kings 17:7 All this took place because the Israelites had sinned against the Lord their God. ● The Lord warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers: “Turn from your evil ways. …14 But they would not listen and were as stf-necked as their ancestors, who did not trust in the Lord their God. …15 They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. …17 They sacrifced their sons and daughters in the fre. They practced divinaton and sought omens and sold themselves to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger. A Sinner’s Prayer: Lord, I am a sinner who Practcal Applicatons has ofended you. Please forgive me. I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins and I place my trust in Christ’s sacrifce as the only way to be right with you. Thank you for loving me and coming into my heart. I want to follow You and do Your will in my life. In Jesus’ name, amen.