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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…

Dealing With Hagar If we remember the story between Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar, whose idea was it to allow Hagar to be the mother to Abrahams son? Sarah! Her lack of faith, or “moment of the flesh” caused an outcome that she regretted. Maybe she was secretly hoping Abraham was the problem, that she could…

Introduction Review of key events in the life of Solomon thus far: Before Solomon was born, God promised David a house and a kingdom that would last forever. God said that when David’s son succeeded him, God would establish his kingdom but, if he committed iniquity, God would correct him with a rod of…

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…

13 And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, 14 therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom…

Prayer Welcome Good morning everyone, it is good to be here as we continue in our Gospel story sermon series. Last week we looked at Solomon and the temple that he built. Solomon offered this prayer that pointed out to the people that they should always turn to God when they sin. Even when they fall…

Sacrificial Children #sermon #fathersday Some Back Story So Israel had some kings… Saul > David > Solomon [Solomon Turns from the Lord] ( 1 Kings 11:1-8 ) King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women 2 from the nations…

Charles Spurgeon said: Perseverance is the badge of true saints. The Christian life is not a beginning only in the ways of God, but also a continuance in the same as long as life lasts. It is with a Christian as it was with the great Napoleon: he said, “Conquest has made me what I am, and conquest must…

If you were to reflect over the course of your life, how many meals really stick out to you as being just especially awesome meals? We all have eaten good food, but over time we forget about them, except for the exceptional ones, right? I can recall the first time I had gourmet duck. I can recall the…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 4 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct. 2022. Summary and Goal The death of Solomon marked the end of Israel’s Golden Age, the United Kingdom…

1 Kings 15:25-16:28 We have always said this statement around here and it is a biblical one: All Scripture is profitable but it is not all as profitable. John 3:16 is much more profitable than 1 Chronicles and the first nine chapters in the here and now or more profitable than the scripture on ceremonial…

We have been able to look into one of the great kings of Israel. I won’t say the greatest, because there were several others that were greater which we will look at later and of course David whom we have already studied. But Solomon was a great king because he was a wise king. He was blessed with wisdom…

Titus 2:1–15 1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 that the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;…

Idolatry I hope you are all interested in idolatry because that it what we are going to get – or at least a flavoring of it Here we get why Jerusalem is punished .. remember chap 1-24 are oracles of judgment against Judah.. this is the main focus of the exile .. so let’s read these few verses The word…

9 Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?” 10 It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. 11 And God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself…

Pastor Mike reads verse by verse through 1 Kings 11-12

Adam/Eve Fall Promise Egypt Wilderness Wandering Judges Rejection of God as King/ Saul 13 Samuel said to Saul, “You have been foolish. You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. It was at this time that the Lord would have permanently established your reign over Israel, 14 but now your…

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…

8 And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped. 9 And he said, “If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.” 10 And he said, “Behold,…

Vengeance, Revenge, Retribution, Retaliation. Fearful words that have brought immeasurable suffering to the world. Words which describe some of the thinking behind the endless cycles of violence which we see all around us. Thinking which we wish would go away when we see it applied on our TV screens…

In 1871 the New York Herald sent Henry Stanley to Africa in search of the missionary, David Livingstone, who was long overdue. After unbelievable hardships, the journalist found the explorer in central Africa, where he spent four months with him. Stanley went to Africa a conceited and confirmed atheist,…

Pre-Introduction Introduction [Story from camp counselor days] Take campers on an overnight. Get all our gear packed up and hike to our campsite and set up camp. What if my boss hands me a compass and a map and then tells me, “By the way, the compass doesn’t point north.” A tool is only as useful as…

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…

Ruth What nationality was Ruth? What nationality was her husband? Why was this a problem? Where did this problem originate? Putting all this into context, Ruth paints a story of true love and compassion…and tells it is 85 verses. It goes through every emotion known to man, loss, pain, grief, separation,…