Western culture has rejected God's design for marriage and the relationship between a husband and his wife. Is Scripture out-dated? Did mean for his word to be adapted to new…
How much can be packed into one half of one verse? Plenty. Especially when it's the Gospel. And it's the morning we celebrate the Resurrection.
Pastor Jeremy Mollenkopf notes, "Though Solomon served and loved God for many years, his heart was turned from God by the many wives he loved. How could this happen? We…
Solomon’s middle years include some concerning actions. Yet, in this passage, the author gushes over how perfect Solomon’s kingdom is. The author wants to show us that his world was filled with…
Jesus. We are almost at 1 Kings 11:9 which reads, “And the LORD was angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD the God of Israel.” When did that turning begin?…
Solomon wraps up the dedicatory prayer for the temple, and he now praises God for how he established them and the temple. This follows with sacrifices, and then God appears to Solomon a second time promising blessing for obedience and cursing for disobedience.
Solomon continues his prayer at the dedication of the temple, and he now turns with 7 different requests. He calls out for God help in numerous circumstances ranging from issues of justice to deliverance from sin, including the whole nation to individual foreigners.
Keith Pond begins a sermon series of the "Little Johns," the epistlettes of 2 & 3 John that will run throughout the year as I have opportunity to preach. It began as four messages, but with comprehending the weight of truth in our lives, it will take at least five. This week provides an introductory look 2 John and examines the importance of truth in the fullness of God's word and when comprehending reality.
God desires to dwell with us, and the temple gives us pictures of what that looks like.
1 Kings 7 makes an unexpected departure from discussing the temple being built to Solomon spending more time on his own house. It then goes back to describing the temple…