Israel's Departure From God | September 13, 2026

In week eleven of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain delivers a piercing and prophetic message on one of the most overlooked and urgent themes in all of Scripture — syncretism — revealing that Israel never stopped believing in God, but rather began adding God to everything else, and that the same divided heart that split the kingdom of Israel is alive and well in the church today. Drawing from Deuteronomy 17, 1 Kings 11-12, 2 Kings 21, and the stories of Solomon, Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Ahab, and Manasseh; Pastor Kevin traces the slow & catastrophic drift of a people called to be a light to the nations who ended up with high places for false gods — a sobering mirror for any believer living in compromised devotion. With unflinching clarity, he confronts one of the defining questions of the series: "Is it Jesus and everything else, or is it just Jesus?" — reminding us that a divided heart produces a divided kingdom, and that theological division always precedes societal division. The message closes with a communion call and a three-point charge: come out, be one, and shine — because the cloak is torn and the world is waiting for a people who will hold the light undivided.   For more information, visit our website: www.kingdomemc.com.   #BiblicalLiteracy #Syncretism #WordOfGod #BibleStudy #Idolatry #NewCovenant #SpiritualGrowth #BiblicalWorldview #GreatCommission #KingdomChurch #BodyOfChrist #HolyCommunion #Christian #Jesus #Faith #Church #Bible #Gospel #Sermon #SundaySermon #ChurchOnline #Christianity