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Some people become unfaithful after they lose their mentor’s influence. They can’t keep up their faithfulness on their own

One of the reasons why faithful, obedient, God-fearing people sometimes become unfaithful, and let God down in later life, is that they began with the influence and guidance of a godly mentor, but then could not keep up that faithfulness on their own, without that …

The faithfulness and unfaithfulness of King Jehu

Next we can look at the life of King Jehu of Israel (i.e. the Northern Kingdom). He had the chance to become the one and only good King that the Northern Kingdom ever had. He began well and showed remarkable zeal and enthusiasm to obey …

Before we criticise King Asa, we need to ask whether we are any more faithful than he was

It is easy to be critical of King Asa, but actually the tests of his faith that he faced in the later years of his long reign were very difficult. It is surprisingly hard to remain faithful for long periods of time and to keep …

Consider also the life of King Asa of Judah. He began well but in his later years he did not maintain the faithfulness with which he began.

One reads of very many bad kings of Judah, and even more so in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. But it is perhaps even sadder to read of kings who began well but who did not keep it up. They failed or let themselves down …

Examples of biblical characters who were faithful to begin with, but then compromised and became unfaithful later in life

We have already seen, in earlier chapters, some examples of characters in the Bible who began well but then let God down and became unfaithful later in life. These accounts are in the Bible to bring home to us the danger that we ourselves are …

The fear of the LORD helps you to remain faithful

The Bible regularly tells us to “fear the Lord”. It is a major theme and a very important issue. Here is an example. Joshua is speaking to the Israelites as they were about to enter the Promised Land: 14“Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve …

Further advice on how we can become more faithful

If you will fear the Lord and serve him and hearken to his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God, it will be well; 1 …

Proclamation audio series

In this series of four talks, Sean Kehoe explains what proclamation is and why it is so important for Christians to practise it as part of their daily life. Please be patient as sometimes talks can take up to a minute before the sound starts. …

Thankfulness audio series

This series of three talks reminds us of the crucial need to give thanks to God, no matter what our circumstances. Developing a thankful heart is an important aspect of discipleship. There will always be something that we can give thanks for. Please be patient …

Galatians and the Law of Moses audio series

This 12 part series of talks comprises both a detailed verse by verse commentary on Paul’s letter to the Galatians It also addresses the whole question of whether Christians today need to follow the Law of Moses. In the later talks in the series, Sean …