From God?

Community Chapel Sunday Sermon 7/13/2025

1 Kings 3:3–8 KJV 1900

3. And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. 4. And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar. 5. In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 6. And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7. And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. 8. And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

1 Kings 3:9–15

09. “Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

10. And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

11. And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

12. Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

13. And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

14. And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

15.And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

Introduction: I’m entitling this message today “WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM GOD”?

Most people, from the time of their birth, are in need. A baby needs its mother for nurturing, a toddler needs encouragement to continue walking and learning. An adolescent needs both father and mother to keep learning what’s right and wrong and to also supply basic necessities such as food clothing and shelter. A teenager needs to learn important social skills in order to survive new relationships foreign to them. And as adults our basic needs are something that is important to us.

However, humans also have wants......we see someone has a certain type of vehicle, or we see houses being built and think, man I’d want one like that.....I want a very big screen tv....or I want this and i want that.......

We know the scripture that says....He will supply of your needs according to His riches in glory.

I’m looking out among you today and I know that you have needs you would like to have met by the Almighty......but I also know that you have WANTS, too......am I right in that assessment? I’m not surprised at that....because I, too, have wants as well as needs.....mine might not be so different from yours. I do want to ask you, though....What Do You Want From God? What can God give you?

Let’s take a look at verses 9-15 of our text.....Read it again...........Preach from this vantage point.