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 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 …
If there was a formula for biblical success, would you want to know what is is? Pastor Sam will share this formula in a two part message. This Sunday we learn about the constant in the equation. The constant is …
Part 4 Family Fortified. Returning to Genesis, Pastor John reiterates that Gen 1 is the big picture and Gen 2 gives the details. Man was created first then put in the Garden. Adam is given a job. He has purpose …
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 …
In Part 3 of “Family Fortified”, Pastor John emphasizes that God made the animals in pairs, male and female, to be fruitful and multiply. The same is true for Adam and Eve, and at its core the basis of family …
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 …
In the packed Part 2 of Family Fortified, Pastor John implores us to not minimize what Eve was up against in the Garden. It was Lucifer, the former anointed cherubim and a powerful enemy. The serpent (Satan) manipulated Eve, using …
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 …