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The Burden Removing King
When God came into this world, he came as a baby born to a poor carpenter in the line of David, the king. A stable was the place of His...
Joseph Durso
Jun 11, 20213 min read


A King Not of this World
In the Movie First Night, King Arthur tells Lancelot that the Knights of Camelot sit at a round table without head or foot. All are...
Joseph Durso
Jun 4, 20213 min read


Godly and Worldly Wisdom
Many pastors can preach a sermon by the rules of formal oratory and thereby keep their hearers interested. However, there are precious...
Joseph Durso
May 28, 20214 min read


The Kingdom of God is with Power
In the history of the world, many men have seized power not designated to them by God, which resulted in abuse of authority. Ruling in...
Joseph Durso
May 21, 20213 min read


Short-sighted Christians
Why all this talk about kings? My dear readers, inherent within all of us is the propensity to rule. Contained in Genesis 1:28, which...
Joseph Durso
May 14, 20214 min read


Christianity is Not Primarily a Creed
Today Churches that come under the umbrella of "Christianity" are primarily defined by the creed they espouse. For this reason, they...
Joseph Durso
May 7, 20214 min read


The Sacrifice of the God-King
Sometimes in this world, we all throw terms around that we would never use if we rightly understood our reasoning. "I will love you...
Joseph Durso
Apr 30, 20213 min read


A Humbling Letter
"A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother" (Proverbs 18:24). He is most blessed...
Joseph Durso
Apr 23, 20213 min read


The Entrance of God the King
Saul was chosen King as a man who couldn't find his father's mules. David enters the pages of the holy writ as a youth with a passion for...
Joseph Durso
Apr 16, 20214 min read


The Sovereignty of God The King
To fully appreciate why Jesus is the king of kings, a person must receive the whole truth regarding salvation. Why? Because a sinful...
Joseph Durso
Apr 9, 20214 min read


Solomon's Song
For my regular followers, I apologize for backtracking to Solomon. In God's sovereignty, I was not clear thinking last week regarding...
Joseph Durso
Apr 2, 20214 min read


Revival Through The King of Kings
Beginning with Samuel, God blessed Israel with truth-tellers; God calls them prophets. A true prophet tells the whole truth, and his...
Joseph Durso
Mar 26, 20214 min read


Solomon: Used by God
My dear readers, upon further consideration, I have decided to add one additional post about Solomon before concluding with Solomon's...
Joseph Durso
Mar 19, 20214 min read


Hard-Hearted Solomon Part 17 in The Tale of Four Kings
We are presently looking at the first three kings in Israel's history, Saul, David, and Solomon. We will eventually conclude this series,...
Joseph Durso
Mar 12, 20214 min read


Solomon Taught Better than He Lived Part 16 in the series The Tale of 4 Kings
Have you ever stepped back from the pages of Scripture to consider that maybe Solomon was not the man that most assume him to be?...
Joseph Durso
Mar 5, 20214 min read


King Solomon in Word and Deed
The Scriptural Analysis of Solomon's Actions The first lesson the student of scripture must learn is to not impose upon the text his own...
Joseph Durso
Feb 26, 20214 min read


Be Warned and Comforted
After speaking to a dear brother, I realized that some people reading about Solomon might not understand that God can use the unsaved as...
Joseph Durso
Feb 20, 20215 min read


David and Solomon
We began this series by understanding that it was a horrible sin committed by Israel asking for a king, by which they sought to replace...
Joseph Durso
Feb 6, 20213 min read


David's Repentant Heart, Part 8
Why do you think the scriptures say, "The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David?" (Matthew 1:1) True the...
Joseph Durso
Jan 31, 20214 min read


David: The Little Big Man, Part 7 in the David Series of The Account of 4 Kings
The reason given for the greatness of David's stature among the Old Testament saints was his humility. He was a man who thought better of...
Joseph Durso
Jan 23, 20213 min read
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