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Recap of 7/30/06 (1 Kings 10:1-29)
1. Solomon got caught up in the trappings of power, wealth, and fame. Little by little he was compromising the Word of God. Spiritual decay was going on under the surface (unfelt and unseen). His heart and his loyalties were divided.
2. The danger of wealth, acclaim, pleasure, luxury and ease is that we get too comfortable in this world and we forget that this world is not our home. We are citizens of heaven and are to conduct ourselves as such (Philippians 1:27; 3:17-20). When these things are our focus, the things of God become by comparison less valuable to us. When the things of God are valuable to us the wealth, acclaim, etc. become less important.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Success And Failure
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Recap of 7/23/06 (1 Kings 9:1-28)
1. Chapter 9 (and 10) explains in part how Solomon went from being wholly devoted to God in chapter three to becoming labeled an idolater in chapter 11. God comes to Solomon just past the midpoint of his reign. Solomon seems to be at a spiritual crossroads, a decisive moment in his life. God comes to warn him to be faithful, to walk in His ways. It seems that Solomon, instead of listening, had a gradual spiritual decline, his heart was divided, his loyalties mixed. He did not take one giant step away from the Lord, rather his fall was in the little steps, little decisions. As it is with us.
2. God promises His watch care over His people in the phrases “My name…My eyes…My heart.” (see 2 Chronicles 16:9 as a counter for 1 Peter 5:8)
3. God uses David as an example of one who was faithful, who walked in integrity and uprightness. Though David failed morally yet because he confessed his sin (Psalms 32 & 51) and was restored by god, his love for and devotion to God is the major characteristic of his life. Solomon’s failure would be greater for he would commit spiritual adultery.
Recap of 7/23/06 (1 Kings 9:1-28)
1. Chapter 9 (and 10) explains in part how Solomon went from being wholly devoted to God in chapter three to becoming labeled an idolater in chapter 11. God comes to Solomon just past the midpoint of his reign. Solomon seems to be at a spiritual crossroads, a decisive moment in his life. God comes to warn him to be faithful, to walk in His ways. It seems that Solomon, instead of listening, had a gradual spiritual decline, his heart was divided, his loyalties mixed. He did not take one giant step away from the Lord, rather his fall was in the little steps, little decisions. As it is with us.
2. God promises His watch care over His people in the phrases “My name…My eyes…My heart.” (see 2 Chronicles 16:9 as a counter for 1 Peter 5:8)
3. God uses David as an example of one who was faithful, who walked in integrity and uprightness. Though David failed morally yet because he confessed his sin (Psalms 32 & 51) and was restored by god, his love for and devotion to God is the major characteristic of his life. Solomon’s failure would be greater for he would commit spiritual adultery.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Dedicated To God
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Recap of 7/16/06 (1 Kings 8:1-66)
The ark of the covenant (or the testimony) is brought into the Temple at the Temple’s
dedication. The ark represented to Israel a reminder of their sinfulness, of their need, of their responsibilities to God, of His graciousness. It was a reminder of the need for a blood atonement, which looked forward to the coming of Jesus Christ and His sacrifice on Calvary. Without the application of the blood of the sacrifice, it was only a throne of judgment. With the blood it
became a throne of mercy. Even as the cross was at once and the same time a throne of
judgment and a throne of mercy because the Savior shed His blood for all men to open the way to salvation by faith.
2. The cloud of God’s glorious presence filled the Temple, as it had the Tabernacle in a earlier day. John said that when Jesus came to the earth, we beheld God’s glory (John 1:14,15). Paul said that God’s glory resides in believers and we reflect it to the world in the increasing character of Jesus Christ in us (2 Cor. 3:4-18).
3. Solomon in his prayer recognizes that man is sinful and in need of God’s gracious forgiveness. (Rom. 3:10, 21).
Recap of 7/16/06 (1 Kings 8:1-66)
The ark of the covenant (or the testimony) is brought into the Temple at the Temple’s
dedication. The ark represented to Israel a reminder of their sinfulness, of their need, of their responsibilities to God, of His graciousness. It was a reminder of the need for a blood atonement, which looked forward to the coming of Jesus Christ and His sacrifice on Calvary. Without the application of the blood of the sacrifice, it was only a throne of judgment. With the blood it
became a throne of mercy. Even as the cross was at once and the same time a throne of
judgment and a throne of mercy because the Savior shed His blood for all men to open the way to salvation by faith.
2. The cloud of God’s glorious presence filled the Temple, as it had the Tabernacle in a earlier day. John said that when Jesus came to the earth, we beheld God’s glory (John 1:14,15). Paul said that God’s glory resides in believers and we reflect it to the world in the increasing character of Jesus Christ in us (2 Cor. 3:4-18).
3. Solomon in his prayer recognizes that man is sinful and in need of God’s gracious forgiveness. (Rom. 3:10, 21).
Sunday, July 09, 2006
What's Your Talent?
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Recap of 7/9/06 (1 Kings 7:1-51)
1. Two bronze pillars adorned the front of the Temple. They were named Jakim (“He [God] establishes) and Boaz (In Him [God] is strength). They were to be reminders to the king, the priests, and the people that God establishes them in all they do and that they needed to rely upon God for their strength. A reminder that is still relevant to God’s people today. A reminder that we are to find our stability and strength in God and not in ourselves.
2. God has given every believer a talent (even as Hurum in 1 Kings 7) that is ultimately to be used for Him. To use our talents for Him we must overcome the obstacles of ignorance, selfishness, our handicaps, fear, and impatience.
Recap of 7/9/06 (1 Kings 7:1-51)
1. Two bronze pillars adorned the front of the Temple. They were named Jakim (“He [God] establishes) and Boaz (In Him [God] is strength). They were to be reminders to the king, the priests, and the people that God establishes them in all they do and that they needed to rely upon God for their strength. A reminder that is still relevant to God’s people today. A reminder that we are to find our stability and strength in God and not in ourselves.
2. God has given every believer a talent (even as Hurum in 1 Kings 7) that is ultimately to be used for Him. To use our talents for Him we must overcome the obstacles of ignorance, selfishness, our handicaps, fear, and impatience.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
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