When You Choose Godly Courage

Who Made You King?
Written By Tommy Smith

Sermon Notes

KEY PASSAGE

2 Kings 18:3-8 ESV… And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. 4 He removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it (it was called Nehushtan). 5 He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him. 6 For he held fast to the Lord. He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses. 7 And the Lord was with him; wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him. 8 He struck down the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.

HEZEKIAH… A KING WORTH NOTING

  • The northern kingdom was plagued with bad kings and was conquered… 2 Kings 20:31; 15-5-6

  • Hezekiah was king of Judah when the Assyrians besieged Jerusalem… 2 Kings 19:35

  • Hezekiah was the king who God gave an extra 15 years of life… Is. 38:7-8

  • Hezekiah was the king who built a tunnel under Jerusalem… 2 Kings. 20:20

HEZEKIAH’S COURAGE

  • He removed the high places & cut down Asherah…2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chron. 29:3-5

  • Jesus too showed amazing courage… Mark 3:1-6

  • Hezekiah broke the bronze serpent (a (sacred cow)… 2 Kings 18:4; Numbers 21:5-9

  • Jesus killed sacred cows as well… John 2:13-16

HEZEKIAH’S GODLINESS

  • Hezekiah trusted the Lord… 2 Kings 18:5

  • Hezekiah’s prayers demonstrate a man who trusted in God… 2 Kings 19:14-19

  • Hezekiah held fast to the Lord and didn’t not depart from following him but kept God’s commands… … 2 Kings 18:6

  • God blessed Hezekiah for his godliness… 2 Kings 18:7

SEEK TO BE COURAGEOUS AND GODLY

  • The Bible is full of bold and godly people… Hebrews 11:32-34

  • The boldness of the early disciples left people astonished….Acts 4:13

  • Let your prayers be filled with requests for godly-courage… Acts 4:29; Eph. 6:18-20

  • The world needs the Chrisitans to be like Hezekiah and Jesus in this way!

  • KEY QUESTIONS

  • Why is it important for Christians to be both bold and godly?

  • How might culture be affected if Christians displayed these two traits more often?

Tommy Smith
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