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So - Last week we finished up with the last chapter of 1 Kings… chapter 22 - And so - if you’ve been around here long enough you know that when we finish a book of the Bible... …I like to provide a RECAP of the book - in one concise - sermon. *Why? (I actually think it helps provide a necessary - OVERARCHING…

What Went Wrong? One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. So David sent someone to inquire about her, and he said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hethite?” David sent…

Staying Warm 1 Kings 1:1–4 “Now King David was old, advanced in years; and they put covers on him, but he could not get warm. Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young woman, a virgin, be sought for our lord the king, and let her stand before the king, and let her care for him; and let her lie…

Introduction OT character studies are valuable. They involve people who lived in a different time, but who are real people. They have ups and they have downs. As we can see with David and with Solomon, sometimes they walk as God would have them walk; yet, other times they sin and go their own path. What…

Solomon ruled faithfully over God’s kingdom. ( 1 Kings 3 , 6 ) At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask. What should I give you?” And Solomon replied, “You have shown great and faithful love to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness,…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

1 Kings 1 Introduction What is success? How can I be successful? Opening Illustration [Insert text] Bridge What is success? How can I be successful? In our passage today, we are going to see two different ways of answering these questions with completely different outcomes. My prayer is that by looking…

Tonight we are going to look at King Solomon. We are not going to do an all in look at Solomon and his writings, in this study we are looking at him from the Bible to see what it says about him historically. There is probably no greater man in Israel in his wisdom, power, and reach - but at the same…

These are the final days of the David and our last three lessons in the life of David. But they are very telling lessons as to how people of Character depart. In these three lessons we will see how that David did all that he could promote the Lord, promote the welfare of his people and promote the welfare…

Introduction We’ve been talking about “Who’s Your One?” Today I’d like to pivot with a look toward Easter morning. Since this is Palm Sunday, most churches will look at the Triumphal Entry. Of Jesus coming to Jerusalem to begin the last week of His life before He was crucified. However, did you know…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

Introduction I began to name this the ‘Bible Person Study’, but chose to go with the ‘Bible Character Study’. I hesitated to name it that, as I don’t want to diminish the fact that these are real people we’ll be examining. But the reason that it’s named the Bible Character Study is because we’ll be focusing…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

Sarah lives Chayei Sarah TORAH: Gen. 23:1–25:18 HAFTARAH: 1 Kgs. 1:1–31 GOSPEL: Jn. 4:3–14 INTRODUCTION: But God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Today we begin a new series on Prayer called Prayer that Works. For the next several weeks we are going to look at different people that prayed in the Bible and look at the results they had. I would guess that probably all of us have struggled with prayer at one time or another. I can see it now, you…

Introduction: If you have your bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark chapter 13. We turn to what is the largest block of Jesus teaching in the gospel of Mark. In each gospel, the author includes what is a kind of final discourse before the events of Jesus’ death, and resurrection.…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

Call to Worship:(inspired by Psalm 84 , 1 Kings 8:27 ) How beautiful are the places where You dwell, O Lord! This house cannot contain Your glory; even the heavens are bursting with the goodness of Your presence! Happy are those who find their strength in You. Hear our prayers this day, Holy God, as…

End of David’s Reign 1 Kings 1-2 Describes the end of David’s reign. David's sons watched his strength slip away, waiting for him to die. Abishag a concubine is brought to David and even she cannot stir him. She is sent to keep him warm, and his sons start to plot against him. After Absalom was killed,…

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God Guides Ordinary People into places of Joy. God uses everyday circumstances and unknowing people to accomplish His divine purposes. Caesar Augustus was born Gaius Octavian. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar. He defeated Antony and Cleopatra, in his raise to power. The Roman Republic, governed…