Failed People, Faithful Word\r\n\r\n- A History of the world 1 Kings 15-16\r\n\r\nWhat’s happening in the world?\r\n\r\nDark Decline\r\n\r\n- Worthless idols\r\n- Futile legacy\r\n\r\nSovereign Lord\r\n\r\n- Ruling word\r\n\r\n‘At that time Joshua pronounced this solemn oath: ‘Cursed before the Lord is the one who undertakes to rebuild this city, Jericho: ‘At the cost of his firstborn son he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.’\r\n\r\nJoshua 6v26\r\n\r\n- Ruling history\r\n\r\n‘He (God) sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers.\r\n\r\nHe brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing. No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, then he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.’\r\n\r\nIsaiah 40v22, 23-24\r\n\r\nGreater Grace\r\n\r\n- Faithful God\r\n- Beautiful light\r\n- Glorious hope