I Have Found the Book

Context

• King Solomon walked in the ways of the LORD until foreign women turned his heart after foreign gods.
• God punished the nation by dividing it into two sections: Israel and Judah.
• Prophets admonished the people to return to biblical obedience before God would bring about judgment.
• King Josiah was one king who brought about great reform.

Content

• When God’s Word becomes covered in dust, our lives become covered with sin.
• God’s revelation always leads to a response.
• When the biblical standard is apparent, our standing before God is obvious.
• Biblical information should lead us to biblical application.
• God’s Word should bring humility, repentance, and diligence to rid our lives of anything contrary to its teaching.
• Even if our lives are spared from God’s judgment, we should do everything in our power to spare others from it as well.

Concept

• At the end of this sermon, we let people come up and read the Word reminding us of how God calls us to live.  Here were the rules:
  • No words but God’s words
  • No more than two verses
  • No repeated readings