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Recap of 9/24/06 (1 Kings 11:14-43)
1. God had warned Solomon that the consequence of his disobedience would be discipline.
2. God uses three enemies of Solomon to discipline him, two are from outside Israel and one from within.
3. When we sin, when our hearts are divided toward God:
-we open ourselves to God’s discipline
-we weaken ourselves against our adversaries (the world , the flesh, Satan)
-we should regard discipline not as a bad thing but as a wake-up call to return to God
4. God disciplines those He loves (Hebrews 12:4-11), that He might produce righteous living in them.
5. Solomon life is a cautionary tale to us in at least three ways
-we must watch what we set our affections upon, what we give ourselves to
-we must make good choices, for choices have consequences
-we must make the most of the opportunities and gifts that God gives us, using them for His glory and purposes
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Sunday, September 17, 2006
The Unguarded Heart, Pt 6
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Recap of 9/17/06 (1 Kings 11:4-13)
1. To avoid the problem of a divided heart (one not fully devoted to the Lord), we must guard our hearts through fellowship and service (see complete list below in outline) (Hebrews 10:19-25; 5:11-14)
-we have a role to play in the lives of other believers by encouraging them and challenging them on in their Christian life. We must do this in humility and grace.
-we should be growing in our own Christian lives so that we can no only be recipients of ministry but reach out in ministry to others.
-even a king needs to be open to the advice of others (Ecclesiates 4:13)
2. In spite of his great privileges from the Lord, Solomon turned away from the Lord. We also have been given great privileges and spiritual blessings from God. We must not take them for granted but respond in gratitude and obedience
-we must not be blind to our own weaknesses
-we must not assume that we cannot fall
-we must be alert to the dangers of prosperity and the tendency to forget the Lord in those times
Recap of 9/17/06 (1 Kings 11:4-13)
1. To avoid the problem of a divided heart (one not fully devoted to the Lord), we must guard our hearts through fellowship and service (see complete list below in outline) (Hebrews 10:19-25; 5:11-14)
-we have a role to play in the lives of other believers by encouraging them and challenging them on in their Christian life. We must do this in humility and grace.
-we should be growing in our own Christian lives so that we can no only be recipients of ministry but reach out in ministry to others.
-even a king needs to be open to the advice of others (Ecclesiates 4:13)
2. In spite of his great privileges from the Lord, Solomon turned away from the Lord. We also have been given great privileges and spiritual blessings from God. We must not take them for granted but respond in gratitude and obedience
-we must not be blind to our own weaknesses
-we must not assume that we cannot fall
-we must be alert to the dangers of prosperity and the tendency to forget the Lord in those times
Sunday, September 10, 2006
The Unguarded Heart, Pt 5
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Recap of 9/10/06 (1 Kings 11:4-9)
1. We must guard our hearts against Satan, particularly his schemes, his tricks, his strategies. Ephesians 6:10-20; Matthew 4:1-11; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15)
2. He will seek to deter us from God’s will and way by tempting us:
-to fulfill legitimate needs in illegitimate ways
-to not trust God or to put God to the test
-by offering us worldly success, acclaim, fortune
3. Satan will even use the Word of God and righteousness, twisting them to suit his purposes.
4. We must guard our hearts through sound doctrine. 2 Timothy 1:13; Titus 2:1
Recap of 9/10/06 (1 Kings 11:4-9)
1. We must guard our hearts against Satan, particularly his schemes, his tricks, his strategies. Ephesians 6:10-20; Matthew 4:1-11; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15)
2. He will seek to deter us from God’s will and way by tempting us:
-to fulfill legitimate needs in illegitimate ways
-to not trust God or to put God to the test
-by offering us worldly success, acclaim, fortune
3. Satan will even use the Word of God and righteousness, twisting them to suit his purposes.
4. We must guard our hearts through sound doctrine. 2 Timothy 1:13; Titus 2:1
Sunday, September 03, 2006
The Unguarded Heart, Pt 4
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Recap of 9/3/06 (1 Kings 11:4-9)
1. We must guard our hearts against the world/worldliness (1 John 2:15-17; Titus 2:11-14; Galatians 1:4).
2. Definition: “Worldliness … is generally an attitude or a frame of mind that leaves out the spiritual dimension and concentrates, beyond the proper boundaries, on temporal things.“ (Harold Lindsell)
3. “Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world-wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important-has nothing to do with the Father.” (I John 2:12-17, The Message)
4. The answer to worldliness is to renew our minds by the Word of God and by prayer (Romans 12:1,2)
Recap of 9/3/06 (1 Kings 11:4-9)
1. We must guard our hearts against the world/worldliness (1 John 2:15-17; Titus 2:11-14; Galatians 1:4).
2. Definition: “Worldliness … is generally an attitude or a frame of mind that leaves out the spiritual dimension and concentrates, beyond the proper boundaries, on temporal things.“ (Harold Lindsell)
3. “Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world-wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important-has nothing to do with the Father.” (I John 2:12-17, The Message)
4. The answer to worldliness is to renew our minds by the Word of God and by prayer (Romans 12:1,2)
Sunday, August 27, 2006
The Unguarded Heart, Pt 3
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Recap of 8/27/06 (1 Kings 11:4-9)
1. Solomon’s heart was turned by his foreign wives, thus his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord. God requires integrity of heart (cp. 9:4, “a united heart, a single heart”).
2. We must examine our own hearts (the inner person made up of intellect, emotion, & will) to see if we are “single-hearted” toward the Lord. The things we organize our lives around are the things that we are fully devoted to.
3. We must guard our hearts (Proverbs 4:23) so that they are not divided toward the Lord. We
must guard them against the sinful nature (Galatians 5:13-18; Romans 13:14). The sinful nature within us seeks to produce attitudes and actions that are not characteristic of Christ. We must yield to the Holy Spirit in our lives (Ephesians 5:18) so that can produce the character of Christ in us.
4. We must guard our hearts against legalism. (Galatians 3:3; 5:1,7; Colossians 2:20-23). We do not gain God’s favor by adhering to human commands and regulations, or even Old Testament law but by a life of faith.
Recap of 8/27/06 (1 Kings 11:4-9)
1. Solomon’s heart was turned by his foreign wives, thus his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord. God requires integrity of heart (cp. 9:4, “a united heart, a single heart”).
2. We must examine our own hearts (the inner person made up of intellect, emotion, & will) to see if we are “single-hearted” toward the Lord. The things we organize our lives around are the things that we are fully devoted to.
3. We must guard our hearts (Proverbs 4:23) so that they are not divided toward the Lord. We
must guard them against the sinful nature (Galatians 5:13-18; Romans 13:14). The sinful nature within us seeks to produce attitudes and actions that are not characteristic of Christ. We must yield to the Holy Spirit in our lives (Ephesians 5:18) so that can produce the character of Christ in us.
4. We must guard our hearts against legalism. (Galatians 3:3; 5:1,7; Colossians 2:20-23). We do not gain God’s favor by adhering to human commands and regulations, or even Old Testament law but by a life of faith.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
The Unguarded Heart, Pt 2
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Recap of 8/20/06 (1 Kings 11:1-3)
1. Believers are warned in scripture against forming deep relationships (business, marriage, etc.) with unbelievers (2 Corinthians 6:14-15).
The scriptures have much to say about the importance of choosing the right kinds of
companions because of their influence upon our lives (Proverbs 12:26; 13:20; 1 Cor 15:33).
3. We should avoid a gossip, a hot-tempered person, a hypocrite, a prideful person, a person who’s always causing trouble, an unfaithful person, a deceptive person, a quarrelsome person.
4. We should choose a trustworthy person, a forgiving person, a fowl-weather friend; a patient person, a person at peace with themselves and others, a person with pure motives and gracious speech, a person who gives good, thoughtful advice, and an honest person who will challenge us to be better.
Recap of 8/20/06 (1 Kings 11:1-3)
1. Believers are warned in scripture against forming deep relationships (business, marriage, etc.) with unbelievers (2 Corinthians 6:14-15).
The scriptures have much to say about the importance of choosing the right kinds of
companions because of their influence upon our lives (Proverbs 12:26; 13:20; 1 Cor 15:33).
3. We should avoid a gossip, a hot-tempered person, a hypocrite, a prideful person, a person who’s always causing trouble, an unfaithful person, a deceptive person, a quarrelsome person.
4. We should choose a trustworthy person, a forgiving person, a fowl-weather friend; a patient person, a person at peace with themselves and others, a person with pure motives and gracious speech, a person who gives good, thoughtful advice, and an honest person who will challenge us to be better.
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Sunday, August 06, 2006
The Unguarded Heart
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Recap of 8/6/06 (1 Kings 11:1-3)
Yardsticks for Love (Howard G. Hendricks)
-“True love involves a responsiveness to the total self of the one loved.”
-“In true love there is not only a feeling of pleasure, but also of reverence.”
-“True love has a quality of self-giving.”
-True love asks not what can I get out of a relationship, but what can I give to it.
-“True love is marked by unusual joy while in the company of the other, and pain in separation.”
-“There is mutual enjoyment of each other without constant need of physical expression.”
-“True love has a protective attitude.”
-“In true love there is a feeling of belongingness.”
-“True love has a feeling that you understand each other unusually well.”
-“Love matures. It is dynamic in its growth.”
Recap of 8/6/06 (1 Kings 11:1-3)
Yardsticks for Love (Howard G. Hendricks)
-“True love involves a responsiveness to the total self of the one loved.”
-“In true love there is not only a feeling of pleasure, but also of reverence.”
-“True love has a quality of self-giving.”
-True love asks not what can I get out of a relationship, but what can I give to it.
-“True love is marked by unusual joy while in the company of the other, and pain in separation.”
-“There is mutual enjoyment of each other without constant need of physical expression.”
-“True love has a protective attitude.”
-“In true love there is a feeling of belongingness.”
-“True love has a feeling that you understand each other unusually well.”
-“Love matures. It is dynamic in its growth.”
Sunday, July 30, 2006
How To Endure Success
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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.
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 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
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Sunday Morning Message from June 18, 2006
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Recap of 6/18/06 (1 Kings 6:1-38)
1. “It is essential to understand that the Temple was only a resident symbol to stimulate worship as a way of life. If you don’t comprehend that you miss the whole point of the Temple. Temples are symbols, not realities, just like the sacrifices and the Sabbath system were symbolic of greater realities.” (John MacArthur)
2. God reminds Solomon that it was not about walls, floors, ceiling, materials, not about going through the motions, but rather about where Solomon’s heart was and the hearts of the people of Israel. The Temple’s worth was in proportion to how much it stimulated true worship and obedience in the hearts of God’s king and people.
3. Today we are God’s temple (our bodies, I Cor. 6:19,20; our local church, I Cor. 3:16ff; the church universal, Eph. 2:19-22; 1 Peter 2:4ff), buildings made not of wood and stone but of character, witness, love, grace and obedience.
Recap of 6/18/06 (1 Kings 6:1-38)
1. “It is essential to understand that the Temple was only a resident symbol to stimulate worship as a way of life. If you don’t comprehend that you miss the whole point of the Temple. Temples are symbols, not realities, just like the sacrifices and the Sabbath system were symbolic of greater realities.” (John MacArthur)
2. God reminds Solomon that it was not about walls, floors, ceiling, materials, not about going through the motions, but rather about where Solomon’s heart was and the hearts of the people of Israel. The Temple’s worth was in proportion to how much it stimulated true worship and obedience in the hearts of God’s king and people.
3. Today we are God’s temple (our bodies, I Cor. 6:19,20; our local church, I Cor. 3:16ff; the church universal, Eph. 2:19-22; 1 Peter 2:4ff), buildings made not of wood and stone but of character, witness, love, grace and obedience.
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