Sermons on Pastor's Perspective

1 Kings 12:1-24 “Division from God?” “Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.” (1) We note all Israel came to make Rehoboam king, not create trouble. Israel asked Rehoboam to lighten …

1 Kings 11:26-43 “Why Adversaries?” Besides the external enemies, God raised up an adversary from within Israel named Jeroboam. He was an Ephraimite serving Solomon but eventually rebelled against him. Solomon saw his value as a warrior and laborer until …

1 Kings 11:14-25 “God Raises Adversaries?” “Then the LORD raised up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the royal line in Edom.” (14) We should note this adversary did not come from the devil or his …

1 Kings 11:9-13 “Making God Angry!” “Now the LORD was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him, and had commanded him concerning this thing…” (9-10a) Here …

1 Kings 11:1-8 “Undermining Devotion to God” “Now King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women,…” (1) God warned Israel not to associate with these neighbors. Why? “…’for they …

1 Kings 10:14-29 “A Dangerous Drift” “Now the weight of gold which came in to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,..” (14). We learn that Solomon made 200 large shield from 600 shekels of gold. He made …

1 Kings 10:1-13 “Wisdom, Wealth & Witness” The wisdom God gave Solomon resulted in attracting leaders all around him. “Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to …

1 Kings 9:10-28 “Fortifying Our Future” Hiram was not satisfied with the payment received from Solomon for the services he gave for the construction of the temple and palace buildings. Pharaoh captured Gezer and killed the Canaanites who lived their …

1 Kings 9:1-9 “Heeding God’s Word” “Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all that Solomon desired to do, that the LORD appeared to Solomon a second time,…” …

1 Kings 8:62-66 “Worship, Faith & Joy” “Now the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifice before the LORD. (62) The dedication of God’s house involved great expressions of worship from all God’s people. “…So the king and all …

1 Kings 8:22-53 “A House of Humble Dependence” As Solomon begins his prayer in the dedication of God’s house, he looks toward heaven [away from the earthly realm] in humble dependence on God. He acknowledges God’s greatness, love, kindness, and …

1 Kings 8:1-21 “Hosting God’s Presence!” Solomon had given attention to detail in building the temple and now he assembles spiritual and political leaders to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD into this temple. Only the priests …