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View Previous Weeks Welcome to the first week of our study of the Life of Peter. The Apostle Peter was one of Jesus’ closest friends (of all his disciples, Jesus was closest to Peter, James, and John). Peter is a regular guy, who will genuinely remind us of ourselves in many instances, that God was able to use in an extraordinary manner to lead the first church more than…

View Previous Weeks Welcome to Week 24 of Desiring the Kingdom and 2 Kings chapter 7. This will be our final week in this series, and what a journey it has been. Time after time, we’ve followed one human king after another down the path to failure. Despite seeing the power of God demonstrated plainly before them, these kings still chose to lead the people into wickedness.…

View Previous Weeks Your study notes this week were authored by Will Buschmann, Co-Director of Student Ministries. Congratulations for making it to week 23 of Desiring the Kingdom! This week we find ourselves in 2 Kings 6. This chapter tracks along with the rest of the book where we read some wild and outlandish stories, but each being purposeful and transformative in our…

View Previous Weeks Welcome to Week 22 of Desiring the Kingdom and 2 Kings chapter 5. This week’s chapter is just one miracle (as opposed to last week, which contained stories of FIVE miracles), but there are five principle characters who play a part in the story. We’re going to consider each one of them in this week’s personal worship. Index to Days 2 through 5 Day 2 Day…

View Previous Weeks Welcome to Week 21 of Desiring the Kingdom and 2 Kings 4, a chapter in which we read about five miracles performed by God through his prophet Elisha. (Five days, five miracles? It’s like this chapter was tailor-made for study notes!) The complete arc of the five miracles (Creation, Birth, Resurrection, Cleansing, and Provision) is a road map to God’s…

View Previous Weeks Welcome to Week 20 of Desiring the Kingdom and 2 Kings 3. This chapter covers another of Israel’s battles with a neighboring kingdom, last time it was Syria and this time it’s Moab. The cast of characters has changed a bit, too. Ahab and Ahaziah have both died and Ahab’s son Jehoram (Ahaziah’s younger brother) has taken over as king of Israel.…

View Previous Weeks Welcome to Week Nineteen of Desiring the Kingdom and 2 Kings chapter 2. This is the story of Elijah’s final day on the earth. Elijah was old by this time and it is plainly evident the Lord had told Elijah what was going to happen. In fact, it appears that everyone in this story knew what was about to happen. We’ve got plenty to think about, so…

View Previous Weeks Welcome to Week Eighteen of Desiring the Kingdom and to both the end of 1st Kings and the beginning of 2nd Kings. That’s a lot of Bible real estate, so we’re going to tackle things in a survey mode this week. If there are details in the story that you’re curious about, send an email to outofwater@riovistachurch.com and ask Pastor Sam to address your…

View Previous Weeks Welcome to Week Seventeen of Desiring the Kingdom, 1 Kings chapter 21, and the story of Naboth and his vineyard. This week’s chapter is bookended by elements that any reasonable observer would label unfair. What happens to Naboth certainly isn’t fair and you will likely find (spoiler alert!) the Lord’s decision to spare Ahab from immediate punishment…

View Previous Weeks Your study notes this week were written by Will Buschmann, Co-Director of Student Ministries. Week 16 has arrived and with that we meet Elisha! This week we will look at the calling of Elisha into the prophetic ministry alongside Elijah. As well as, Ahab and his battles with Syria. Index to Days 2 through 5 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 1 The Call…