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Scripture Reading 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died,…

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…

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…

Staying Near To God's Heart 12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. 13 I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever.” 14 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.…

We saw in our last few studies that his kingdom was established and then we saw God bless him for his love and he was given wisdom, riches, and much more. Tonight, we get to see tonight the hay days of king Solomon. We get to see where the blessings of God would not only take the Solomon but would also…

Pastor Mike reads verse by verse through 1 Kings 8, The Dedication of the Temple

B.I.B.L.E. (insert slide with instruction label -already saved on computer) Instruction labels, do we always read them? God has given us instructions, not only that but promises when we follow the instructions (Jn14:15; Psm119:11; 2Tim3:16-17) For us to have the benefits and results of the equipment…

Series: Hearts for God Text: 1 Kings 9:1-9 Title: A Heart of Integrity Introduction: The heart of the matter is always a matter of the heart. The heart of man is where he develops and maintains his innermost thoughts. Proverbs 4:23 “Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.”…

Revelation 9 Good morning church! What a glorious day it is today! I say that, in the midst of us living in a divided land. I say that in a time and a place that the world is turning against the land of Israel. I say that in a county, that just last year, May of 2023, the surgeon general of the United…

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,…

So often when we come to books of the Bible that are full of stories that are so familiar to us, we run the risk of glossing over them. Our text today is one of the most iconic stories in the bible. We know it like the back of our hand right? Daniel and the lion’s den. A made up law about prayer, Daniel’s…

Transition in the genre, from historical to prophetic visions in nature, starting with visions of the rise and fall of kingdoms then the last chapter dealing with end time/apocalyptic prophecy. Biblical apocalyptic should be understood as an actual account of what the writer saw and heard rather than…

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…

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…

Part two of our study of Palm Sunday aka the Triumphal Entry, which is actually the Presentation of the Lamb for examination prior to the Passover crucifixion of Yeshua-Jesus. Examination of the Feast of Firstfruits corresponding

God Rest on the Seventh Day Is seven a meaningful design feature of page 1 of the Bible? The seven days just leap off the page to almost any reader. You don't have to know anything to know that there's seven days and that seems to very be very meaningful. Something that won't strike most readers who…

We heard Ezra and Nehemiah. Ezrah and Nehemiah were one book in the past. Ezrah and Nehemiah are broken down into three sections. Summary Outline: First Zerubabbel in brining in 42k and rebuilding the temple. Second Ezrah brought in community and the teaching of God’s law and way. Third Nehemiah rebuilt…

In his autobiography, William Allen White related the story of a boyhood playmate, Temple Friend, who was kidnapped by the Indians when he was quite young. Ironically, Temple’s grandfather was a missionary to the Indians. The Lord’s servant persisted in believing his grandson was alive. He continued…

Have you been to or seen different worship services and wandered which one is right or why some do it one way or another? Moses is laying down the terms that God has determined for His people to watchfully/ Vigilantly / carry out in their religious practice of Worship Notice they are not doing this in…

Exodus 25:1-27:19 Review In our last Torah Portions We have talked about different topics The Torah is the manual how to serve God- gives a sense of direction, like a compass W/o direction you do not know where you are going or what you are doing. Pentacost Shavuot are to be viewed as seven times the…

Shekinah Glory Now if you recall, when we reviewed the dedication of Solomon’s Temple, we saw that the visible manifestation of God’s Glory of His presence as it had been seen throughout the history of Israel, what the Rabbis call the Shekinah Glory of God, was sent to fill the Holy of Holies of the…

God’s Temple Good morning! I hope everyone is excited to be here this morning. Excited within reason, of course. Once there was a Junior High school with about 2000 students having an assembly in their gymnasium. For some reason, the teachers gave each kid a glow stick and turned out the lights. Unsurprisingly,…

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…