1 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:10,160 We are officially in summer. Officially. And 2 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:12,920 we have some things going on this summer that we need to make you aware 3 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,520 of. But primarily what I want to tell you quickly about 4 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,160 is we have VBX coming up in July. 5 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,920 And you say vbx. What is vbx? You hear a 6 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,160 vbs. And I just looked at Sherry and I said, can you. Kids don't want 7 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,600 to go to school in the summer. Let's call it Vacation Bible experience. 8 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,600 And they can experience the Lord's goodness. And 9 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,360 the children's ministry needs help. It takes an army to do a 10 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,760 VBX or S. And we need your 11 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,120 help. This is a churchwide event, and it is for children and 12 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:51,200 goodness. I think our last VBS was with Pastor 13 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:55,000 Margaret at least 15 years ago. Rhonda, would 14 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,080 you have any clue? It's at least 15, if not more. 15 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:03,180 And it's been a while, but, man, what a fruitful season that we went through. 16 00:01:03,180 --> 00:01:06,100 So we're going to open up these doors again. We feel like the Lord has 17 00:01:06,100 --> 00:01:09,780 us doing that on the app at the bottom. If you go to 18 00:01:09,780 --> 00:01:13,540 sign ups, you can sign your child up. You do need to register 19 00:01:13,540 --> 00:01:17,380 so that they can prepare. They've got crafts and food and a bunch of 20 00:01:17,380 --> 00:01:20,540 different things, but also an opportunity for you to serve. 21 00:01:21,260 --> 00:01:24,060 And, you know, you may say to yourself, well, I can't. I don't feel like 22 00:01:24,060 --> 00:01:27,860 I can teach kids. Well, we don't need just teachers. We need somebody that can 23 00:01:27,860 --> 00:01:31,180 sit and greet people at the door and check people in. We need people who. 24 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,720 We need people who can help direct traffic. We need help people who can pass 25 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:39,400 out desserts at tables and do crafts with kids. There's something for everybody. 26 00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:43,760 But it's four days in July, so if you'll sign up on the 27 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,599 signups and get registered, you can tell your friends, community, this is a great thing 28 00:01:47,599 --> 00:01:51,000 to bring your neighbors to if they've got kids. And it's at 29 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,760 nighttime. And we did it at nighttime because some of you work during 30 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,840 the day. And we want to offer opportunity for everybody to come be a part 31 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,480 of this. And so make plans for this in July 32 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:05,100 sound good? If it's good, say yeah. All right, well, gotta 33 00:02:05,100 --> 00:02:08,740 save the very best for right now and in our lives. 34 00:02:08,980 --> 00:02:12,660 In our lives, God tends to bring people to us 35 00:02:13,540 --> 00:02:17,220 that walk alongside us, that befriend us, that are 36 00:02:17,220 --> 00:02:21,020 loyal and faithful. I know he's done that several times in my life. 37 00:02:21,020 --> 00:02:24,020 And the person that's gonna be speaking tonight is one of those people that have 38 00:02:24,020 --> 00:02:27,380 been walking along the journey with me. For two decades. And, 39 00:02:28,580 --> 00:02:32,300 you know, I can only put Vonda up so often because she's got 40 00:02:32,300 --> 00:02:36,040 all the good stories about me. And so I've got kind of be 41 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,360 cautious about, you know, how much of a floodgate do I want to give this 42 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,200 lady to open and tell on me. So we'll see what she does 43 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,880 today. It's a powerful word. So I want you to 44 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,560 lean in this morning. God has something he wants to say to us this 45 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,800 morning. Would you guys please welcome Vonda Coble. 46 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:01,040 Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. How's everybody doing? 47 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:06,160 Everybody's doing good. Okay. That's wonderful. I 48 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,840 happen to be a headmaster at a school, and most of the time, when I 49 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,640 come out and I say, good morning, how's everybody? Like I said, oh, come 50 00:03:13,640 --> 00:03:17,040 on. Come on. We can do that again. I don't know. There's something about a 51 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,440 hyped good morning. So let me try that. Let me try that one more time. 52 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,120 Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Yeah. How's it going? 53 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,480 Right. This is actually the best part, place to be in. And that is in 54 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,640 the house of the Lord. Yeah. So we have been 55 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:38,200 learning about or hearing about the greatest stories 56 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,640 ever told. Yeah. And I have the honor 57 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:45,400 of talking and sharing today about a young 58 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,840 man named Solomon. He was Solomon at first, 59 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,920 and then he became the king who happened to be 60 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:56,730 the wisest man on the face of 61 00:03:56,730 --> 00:04:00,450 earth. So we're gonna go into that now because I 62 00:04:00,450 --> 00:04:03,410 am a teacher at heart. I've been teaching for a lot of years. 63 00:04:04,130 --> 00:04:07,930 The teacher in me constantly comes out. So I'm gonna give 64 00:04:07,930 --> 00:04:11,490 you a brief overview of what we're gonna do today. How's that? 65 00:04:11,970 --> 00:04:15,170 So the first thing that we're gonna do is we are going to 66 00:04:15,170 --> 00:04:18,890 overview the story of king Solomon in 67 00:04:18,890 --> 00:04:22,570 1 Kings, chapters 1 through 11. Okay. 68 00:04:22,570 --> 00:04:26,050 I'm gonna briefly go through them, kind of an overview, 69 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,880 and then after that, we are going to dive 70 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,080 into some wisdom 71 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:38,280 with him being the wisest man on earth. I believe that there 72 00:04:38,280 --> 00:04:41,880 are lessons from his life that the Lord 73 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,400 would like to share with us. So we're going to do an overview 74 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:49,200 of his life, and then we're going to talk about some 75 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,770 lessons that we can learn from. From his 76 00:04:53,090 --> 00:04:56,930 life. Is that okay? All right, so the 77 00:04:56,930 --> 00:05:00,530 title of the story or today's lesson is Lessons from the Life 78 00:05:00,530 --> 00:05:03,970 of King Solomon. First Kings 3. 79 00:05:04,770 --> 00:05:08,370 Five through nine is where we're going to go in and out of. But if 80 00:05:08,370 --> 00:05:11,810 you have your Bibles, you can go ahead and go there right now. 81 00:05:12,450 --> 00:05:15,250 Meanwhile, for the rest of us, let's go ahead and stand, 82 00:05:15,970 --> 00:05:17,890 and we're going to read the word. 83 00:05:19,710 --> 00:05:23,230 Are we ready? Here we go. At 84 00:05:23,230 --> 00:05:26,870 Gideon, the Lord appeared to Solomon during 85 00:05:26,870 --> 00:05:29,950 the night in a dream. And God said, 86 00:05:30,510 --> 00:05:32,510 ask for whatever you want. 87 00:05:34,190 --> 00:05:37,470 Solomon answered, you have shown great 88 00:05:37,630 --> 00:05:41,470 kindness to your servant because 89 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:50,600 you have continued this great kindness to him and have 90 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:51,960 given him his son. 91 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:56,040 Now. 92 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,000 But I am only a little child. 93 00:06:09,170 --> 00:06:11,650 Your service is here among the people, 94 00:06:13,250 --> 00:06:14,130 great people. 95 00:06:22,050 --> 00:06:23,730 And to distinguish between. 96 00:06:29,330 --> 00:06:33,170 Dear Heavenly Father, thank you so very much for this day. We thank you 97 00:06:33,170 --> 00:06:36,700 for this day. For you have given us new grace and 98 00:06:36,700 --> 00:06:40,300 new mercy today. God, I ask that you would open 99 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:43,940 up our eyes to see what it 100 00:06:43,940 --> 00:06:47,580 is that you have for each and every one of us today. 101 00:06:48,300 --> 00:06:51,820 God, open up our ears so that we would 102 00:06:51,900 --> 00:06:55,660 hear exactly what you have to say 103 00:06:55,900 --> 00:06:59,740 to each and every one of us. And, God, soften our 104 00:06:59,740 --> 00:07:03,090 heart so that we can be 105 00:07:03,090 --> 00:07:06,650 shapeable and moldable in your hands. 106 00:07:06,890 --> 00:07:10,730 God, I personally ask that you would do just that for me, 107 00:07:10,730 --> 00:07:14,330 especially today. I've studied, I've learned. 108 00:07:14,490 --> 00:07:18,250 But, Lord, you may have something to share. And so I ask that you 109 00:07:18,250 --> 00:07:22,090 open up my ears so that I could hear exactly what it is that 110 00:07:22,090 --> 00:07:25,770 you're saying. Dear Heavenly Father, less of me. 111 00:07:27,020 --> 00:07:29,180 So that Jesus Christ can be more. 112 00:07:30,460 --> 00:07:34,140 Amen. All right, let's have a seat. 113 00:07:39,180 --> 00:07:42,860 So as we talked, we're going to do a little bit of a brief 114 00:07:42,860 --> 00:07:46,140 view, a preview. So sorry, 115 00:07:46,220 --> 00:07:49,860 Preview of King Solomon's life. But 116 00:07:49,860 --> 00:07:53,570 I want to encourage you all, one, 117 00:07:53,570 --> 00:07:56,570 I want to encourage you, don't be distracted by the sound of the rain. But 118 00:07:56,570 --> 00:08:00,130 you know, it's happening, okay? So it's going 119 00:08:00,130 --> 00:08:03,770 on, it's happening. We're gonna be fine. People 120 00:08:03,770 --> 00:08:06,810 will actually go and get your car for you. Can I just say a side 121 00:08:06,810 --> 00:08:10,450 note? Where is Justin? Is Justin here? Where's Justin? He's not here, 122 00:08:10,770 --> 00:08:14,210 you all. He's on a sabbatical. Okay. Good old Justin. Well, 123 00:08:14,930 --> 00:08:18,050 it was raining one time, and I looked at Justin and I said, 124 00:08:19,230 --> 00:08:22,670 I don't do well in water. Can you go get my car? 125 00:08:23,230 --> 00:08:27,030 You all. Justin went and got my card, brought it up here under the 126 00:08:27,030 --> 00:08:30,190 awning for me. And I was just like, I'm so spoiled. 127 00:08:32,510 --> 00:08:36,350 But thank you, Justin. We got good people here, so don't 128 00:08:36,350 --> 00:08:40,030 worry. It's raining. It is what it is. Okay? So we're gonna focus. 129 00:08:40,510 --> 00:08:44,150 But let me see. I also, because I'm a teacher at heart, 130 00:08:44,150 --> 00:08:47,600 I. I do not have a problem with people talking back to me. Okay? Just 131 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,480 so you know, especially if you see me do this, that means Talk to me. 132 00:08:50,560 --> 00:08:54,120 Okay, so how many of you all like to binge 133 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:57,840 watch shows? Raise your hand. Oh, 134 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,720 okay. Okay, okay. Oh, this is great. Okay, I got good news for 135 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:05,360 you. Open up your Bible this week. Come on and 136 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:09,000 read. First Kings. If you like to 137 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,840 binge watch, that tells me that you like drama. 138 00:09:12,650 --> 00:09:16,330 Okay, that tells me that you like to have 139 00:09:16,330 --> 00:09:20,130 action because you love to go. Because you know what happens? It's 140 00:09:20,130 --> 00:09:23,850 over. And it says, next episode. And you say, bam, 141 00:09:24,410 --> 00:09:28,249 next episode. Right? Back in the day, I'm from the 142 00:09:28,490 --> 00:09:31,850 late 90s. Back in the day, you had to wait a whole week. 143 00:09:33,690 --> 00:09:37,450 Bottom line. So at the end, you're just like, oh, my gosh, no, 144 00:09:37,530 --> 00:09:41,230 no, I have to wait all week. Whole week. Not now. Guess what? 145 00:09:41,230 --> 00:09:44,950 We can just binge. Well, I got a show for you. It's called 146 00:09:44,950 --> 00:09:48,710 King Solomon's Life. Now, listen, I'm 147 00:09:48,710 --> 00:09:52,310 gonna give you an overview, but I'm just gonna tell you, these 148 00:09:52,310 --> 00:09:56,150 are important things to me that I thought was interesting, but you may 149 00:09:56,150 --> 00:09:59,950 think something else is interesting. So I want you to go home 150 00:10:00,030 --> 00:10:03,550 this week and read. Because the details, 151 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:09,880 the details, they are on. So 152 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,440 you have got to go and read. What are you going to go read first? 153 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,200 Kings. There it is right there. Here we go. 154 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,880 Chapter one. Chapter one. 155 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:24,520 King Solomon becomes king. Now, so this chapter 156 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:28,200 starts off David, which was King Solomon's 157 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,930 father. David was of course, age. He was sick. 158 00:10:32,570 --> 00:10:35,170 And so it gives you a little detail. Again, I'm just going to pass through 159 00:10:35,170 --> 00:10:38,850 it, but it starts out like that, okay? Now, as he is 160 00:10:38,850 --> 00:10:42,490 sick, Solomon has an older brother. And his 161 00:10:42,570 --> 00:10:46,090 older brother's name is Adonijah. 162 00:10:46,330 --> 00:10:50,010 Am I saying it right, everybody? Adonijah. Yes. I'm 163 00:10:50,010 --> 00:10:53,130 always. Just want to make sure I say it correctly. Adonijah 164 00:10:53,930 --> 00:10:57,610 figured to himself, my daddy is not doing well. 165 00:10:57,850 --> 00:11:01,610 So you know what? I'm gonna go ahead and make myself king. 166 00:11:01,610 --> 00:11:04,810 And that's what he does. He invites some people, 167 00:11:05,610 --> 00:11:09,290 he invites others to this party. He has a feast. He throws 168 00:11:09,290 --> 00:11:12,730 a party. And in this party, he says, hey, everybody, 169 00:11:12,970 --> 00:11:16,770 I'm the new king. Okay, so that's 170 00:11:16,770 --> 00:11:20,250 not exactly how it happens, but that's what happened. Okay? So 171 00:11:21,300 --> 00:11:25,140 Nathan the prophet, he goes to 172 00:11:25,220 --> 00:11:29,020 Bathsheba, who is Solomon's mother, and he 173 00:11:29,020 --> 00:11:32,340 just says, this is me paraphrasing 174 00:11:32,980 --> 00:11:36,820 Bathsheba. Do you know that Adonijah is throwing a 175 00:11:36,820 --> 00:11:40,580 party because he's making himself king? And she said, 176 00:11:40,580 --> 00:11:44,340 what? Yes. And so, 177 00:11:44,500 --> 00:11:48,140 same time he says, didn't David tell you? Didn't he promise you to 178 00:11:48,140 --> 00:11:51,930 Solomon? Yes, he did. So he said, okay, this what you 179 00:11:51,930 --> 00:11:55,730 do. You go in to King David and tell him what's 180 00:11:55,730 --> 00:11:59,570 happening, and then I'm going to come in behind and confirm it. Cool. 181 00:11:59,730 --> 00:12:00,930 Got it? Got it. 182 00:12:03,410 --> 00:12:07,250 Excuse me. Pardon me. King David, may I come in? Which I thought is 183 00:12:07,250 --> 00:12:10,690 so wonderful. You know women. We got to know how to do things. You know 184 00:12:10,690 --> 00:12:14,410 what I'm saying? She came in, and she said, king David, 185 00:12:14,410 --> 00:12:17,990 did you know that Adonijah is throwing a party 186 00:12:18,230 --> 00:12:21,790 to become king right now? Now, listen, if it had been me, 187 00:12:21,790 --> 00:12:25,590 I'd have come in. David, do you know that Adonai, you know, 188 00:12:25,750 --> 00:12:29,510 she didn't do that. She didn't do that. She came in, and she 189 00:12:29,510 --> 00:12:33,270 asked questions, and David was just like, what? Meanwhile, who comes 190 00:12:33,270 --> 00:12:37,070 in? The prophet Nathan. Yes. He 191 00:12:37,070 --> 00:12:40,630 does the same thing. King David, did you know that your 192 00:12:40,630 --> 00:12:44,430 son Adoniah is throwing a party at. I'm telling you all. 193 00:12:44,430 --> 00:12:47,670 It's in there. Read it. Okay. And so David says, 194 00:12:48,790 --> 00:12:52,470 he's doing what? No. Mnh. Mnh. Go get 195 00:12:52,470 --> 00:12:56,110 Solomon. Get Solomon. Bring Solomon in. Bring him 196 00:12:56,110 --> 00:12:59,790 on my mule. Put him on the throne. Okay. All this 197 00:12:59,790 --> 00:13:02,710 happens in chapter one. No lie. And so 198 00:13:03,750 --> 00:13:06,710 Adonijah, he's at the party. I'm king. 199 00:13:07,590 --> 00:13:11,350 I'm king. Yes, I'm king. Y' all singing, I'm king. He's king. Yes. He 200 00:13:11,430 --> 00:13:14,190 having a good old time. And they're having a good time. Cause it says, it's 201 00:13:14,190 --> 00:13:18,010 in there. I'm not making this up. There's a feast, and 202 00:13:18,010 --> 00:13:21,810 he's partying. He is the king. And then all of a sudden, 203 00:13:22,130 --> 00:13:25,770 they're like, wait a minute. There's some noise happening. And 204 00:13:25,770 --> 00:13:29,410 it's louder than what's happening in here. So they're like, what is going on? 205 00:13:29,810 --> 00:13:33,370 So this one man, he goes out. He goes, checks out. He's like, oh, my 206 00:13:33,370 --> 00:13:37,130 gosh. They're making Solomon a king. So he comes back, and he says to 207 00:13:37,130 --> 00:13:40,930 Adonijah, I got something to tell you. He's like, oh, you're a great 208 00:13:40,930 --> 00:13:43,700 man. You always come with a good word. What you got to say? And he's 209 00:13:43,700 --> 00:13:46,780 like, it's not a good word. It's not a good word. 210 00:13:48,700 --> 00:13:51,900 King David is making Solomon the king 211 00:13:52,300 --> 00:13:55,660 right now. This is during the party. Well, what do you think everybody in the 212 00:13:55,660 --> 00:13:58,300 party's doing? They start freaking out. They leave the party. 213 00:14:00,460 --> 00:14:04,300 Meanwhile, Adonijah goes. And he goes to the ark, and he's holding on. Cause right 214 00:14:04,300 --> 00:14:08,020 now, what you think he's doing? Praying for forgiveness? Cause he recognizes his life. 215 00:14:08,020 --> 00:14:11,820 You know what I'm saying? It's about the go. Interestingly. Well, 216 00:14:13,020 --> 00:14:16,860 Solomon hears about it. Bring Adonijah 217 00:14:16,860 --> 00:14:20,620 to me. He does. He comes in, he's like, I'm so sorry. 218 00:14:20,780 --> 00:14:24,620 You know, I'm so sorry. And King Solomon, 219 00:14:25,100 --> 00:14:28,860 at the time, new king, he says, all right, 220 00:14:30,220 --> 00:14:32,460 don't do any evil. Go on home. 221 00:14:35,830 --> 00:14:39,510 That's interesting. A bit of wisdom right 222 00:14:39,510 --> 00:14:42,470 there. Okay, Chapter two. 223 00:14:43,430 --> 00:14:46,870 Chapter two, David's charge to Solomon. 224 00:14:47,030 --> 00:14:50,550 So in chapter two, David, 225 00:14:51,030 --> 00:14:54,870 which David, the scripture says, is a man after God's 226 00:14:54,870 --> 00:14:57,590 own heart. You all have read that? Yes. You agree? 227 00:14:58,470 --> 00:15:02,150 Excellent. Not my opinion. David was 228 00:15:02,150 --> 00:15:04,570 definitely a great man. 229 00:15:05,770 --> 00:15:09,610 Not a very good husband and really not a good father. 230 00:15:09,610 --> 00:15:13,450 Okay? It is what it is, okay? David, 231 00:15:15,610 --> 00:15:19,249 his own son, he ran away from. I mean, if you all have not read 232 00:15:19,249 --> 00:15:22,810 this again, stop binging off Netflix and open up your word. 233 00:15:22,810 --> 00:15:26,010 Okay? It is very interesting. 234 00:15:26,490 --> 00:15:30,100 He just ran away from his other son. 235 00:15:30,340 --> 00:15:34,140 He didn't say anything to Adonijah when Adonijah was 236 00:15:34,140 --> 00:15:37,980 doing things. But this time, he actually sits down, Solomon, and he talks 237 00:15:37,980 --> 00:15:41,820 to him. That's a good thing. He talks to Solomon and he 238 00:15:41,820 --> 00:15:45,460 tells Solomon, listen, you need to obey 239 00:15:45,780 --> 00:15:49,300 God. You need to obey his decrees. 240 00:15:49,780 --> 00:15:53,300 So he sits down and he gives him all this information. He also 241 00:15:54,100 --> 00:15:57,730 tells him about some other people in his 242 00:15:58,290 --> 00:16:01,930 group that may have not done well. And 243 00:16:01,930 --> 00:16:05,650 so he tells him what he probably should do to them, too. 244 00:16:06,530 --> 00:16:08,530 Like I said, you all like drama. 245 00:16:10,050 --> 00:16:12,770 He's telling him to do away with some people, 246 00:16:13,650 --> 00:16:15,650 but he says, hey, but you have wisdom. 247 00:16:17,010 --> 00:16:20,690 Literally, David says, use wisdom. Okay, 248 00:16:21,890 --> 00:16:25,590 so let's look at the word wisdom. Wisdom, the ability to 249 00:16:25,590 --> 00:16:29,150 discern inner qualities and relationships. Insight 250 00:16:29,470 --> 00:16:33,310 or good sense, judgment. So 251 00:16:33,310 --> 00:16:36,830 before we continue on, I think it's important for us to really know what is 252 00:16:36,830 --> 00:16:40,350 wisdom. What exactly is wisdom? 253 00:16:40,670 --> 00:16:44,510 Okay, we're gonna go and we're gonna look at chapter 254 00:16:44,510 --> 00:16:47,070 three. Chapter three is Solomon's wisdom. 255 00:16:48,030 --> 00:16:50,590 So in chapter three, God comes to 256 00:16:52,670 --> 00:16:55,710 Solomon and he asked him in a dream, he asked him, 257 00:16:56,750 --> 00:16:59,630 asked him, what do you want? 258 00:17:00,510 --> 00:17:03,310 Whatever you want, I'll give it to you. 259 00:17:04,190 --> 00:17:07,630 Now, we've already read this, but I want you to look over that 260 00:17:07,630 --> 00:17:11,390 briefly. What words jump out 261 00:17:11,390 --> 00:17:15,070 to you that kind of give us a little bit of evidence 262 00:17:15,950 --> 00:17:19,610 that Solomon was already walking in some wisdom. 263 00:17:20,730 --> 00:17:22,730 Shout out to me, what do you see? 264 00:17:24,570 --> 00:17:28,090 He first acknowledged God. Okay, thank you. 265 00:17:28,090 --> 00:17:31,770 First sentence. Now, Lord of my God. 266 00:17:32,010 --> 00:17:35,490 Lord my God. What else? Whose 267 00:17:35,490 --> 00:17:39,250 servant? Your servant. Okay, your servant. What 268 00:17:39,250 --> 00:17:42,890 else? Discerning heart. That's what he asked 269 00:17:42,890 --> 00:17:46,680 for. Okay, acknowledged. He 270 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:50,240 was a child. Now, I don't know this for sure. But he was around 271 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:52,720 or about 15 to 20 years of age. 272 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:57,200 Okay? So let's give him the benefit of the doubt. He was 273 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,540 20, 274 00:18:00,060 --> 00:18:03,880 20, becoming 275 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:07,200 the king. He was a baby, 276 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,960 right? I work with children the age of four. 277 00:18:12,570 --> 00:18:15,570 Now, did you hear me? I said I work with children from the age of 278 00:18:15,570 --> 00:18:19,210 4 to 18. Because when they come to me, I'm just like, you're a 279 00:18:19,210 --> 00:18:22,810 kid. Even the ones that are 18 who think they are wrong, 280 00:18:23,370 --> 00:18:27,090 like your brain is not even developed. How 281 00:18:27,090 --> 00:18:30,930 do you son? 20. Oh, Lord Jesus. Stand 282 00:18:30,930 --> 00:18:33,610 up. Go ahead, stand up. Come on, come on. 283 00:18:35,130 --> 00:18:37,380 20. Right here. King, 284 00:18:40,100 --> 00:18:43,620 right? Thank you so much, Michael. I appreciate you. You didn't know you came to 285 00:18:43,620 --> 00:18:46,340 church for that, but I appreciate you. You got a mustache and everything. 286 00:18:49,540 --> 00:18:53,220 20 years of age, okay? And the Lord 287 00:18:53,380 --> 00:18:55,700 asked him, whatever you want, 288 00:18:56,660 --> 00:19:00,460 whatever you want, I'll give it to 289 00:19:00,460 --> 00:19:03,950 you. 20. And this 290 00:19:04,110 --> 00:19:07,550 is how he responded. It seems to me that 291 00:19:07,550 --> 00:19:10,190 Solomon already was walking on a path of wisdom. 292 00:19:11,470 --> 00:19:14,910 Would you agree? Because he's asking 293 00:19:15,390 --> 00:19:19,070 for things like, number one, acknowledging I'm just 294 00:19:19,070 --> 00:19:22,910 a kid. I'm just a kid. I don't know what I'm doing. 295 00:19:23,950 --> 00:19:27,550 I don't know what I need to do. And he says, your 296 00:19:27,790 --> 00:19:31,360 people. He acknowledges, these are your 297 00:19:31,360 --> 00:19:34,880 people. He acknowledges God for 298 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:38,400 who he is. And he acknowledges, I need help. 299 00:19:39,360 --> 00:19:42,720 So I'm acknowledging I need help. I got a 300 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:46,480 microphone. I want somebody to read for me God's 301 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:50,120 response to this. Who wants to read? Who wants to read 302 00:19:50,120 --> 00:19:53,680 today? Oh, that's so great. I love 303 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:57,520 it. Now, you do know he forgot I said I was an educator. He's 304 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:00,790 pointing to somebody else. So you know who I'm giving the microphone to. 305 00:20:02,780 --> 00:20:06,500 He forgot. Here you go. Sweet bee. Come on, you got this. Come on. 306 00:20:06,500 --> 00:20:09,860 Who, Levi. Come on, Levi. Stand up, Levi. Come on, 307 00:20:09,860 --> 00:20:13,700 Levi. Yeah, there it is. There it is. Come on. Come 308 00:20:13,700 --> 00:20:17,260 on, Levi. So this is King 309 00:20:17,260 --> 00:20:20,900 Solomon's Prayer now, Levi. Oh, come on. Well, come on 310 00:20:20,900 --> 00:20:24,340 up. That's what I'm talking about. Come on up, 311 00:20:24,340 --> 00:20:27,100 Levi. All right, now, Levi, this is what you're going to do. You're going to 312 00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:29,990 read God's request response. Now, it's lengthy, 313 00:20:30,470 --> 00:20:33,830 okay? And I want you to read it with gusto. Can you do that for 314 00:20:33,830 --> 00:20:37,510 me, Levi? Look alive, my 315 00:20:37,510 --> 00:20:41,150 brother. You ready? Here we 316 00:20:41,150 --> 00:20:44,550 go. Right there. Read that for me. You got it 317 00:20:48,710 --> 00:20:51,830 with the microphone, sir. The Lord 318 00:20:53,110 --> 00:20:56,900 was pleased that. Excuse me. Pardon me. Pardon me. I'm 319 00:20:56,900 --> 00:21:00,020 so sorry. Excuse me. Levi, you're gonna have to do a lot better than that. 320 00:21:00,340 --> 00:21:03,660 Okay? Okay, I need. The Lord was 321 00:21:03,660 --> 00:21:06,740 pleased can you handle it? All right, here we go. 322 00:21:07,860 --> 00:21:10,820 The Lord was pleased that Solomon. 323 00:21:11,140 --> 00:21:14,660 Solomon. It's up there. You're good. 324 00:21:14,740 --> 00:21:18,260 Had asked for this. You got it. 325 00:21:18,740 --> 00:21:22,540 We're gonna do it together. So God said to him, come on, 326 00:21:22,540 --> 00:21:26,230 come with me. Since you have asked for this and 327 00:21:26,230 --> 00:21:30,030 not for long life or wealth for yourself, 328 00:21:30,190 --> 00:21:33,790 come on with me. Nor have asked for the death 329 00:21:34,110 --> 00:21:37,470 of your enemies, but for discernment and 330 00:21:37,470 --> 00:21:41,070 administrating justice. Read the next part. 331 00:21:42,590 --> 00:21:46,190 I will do what you have asked. 332 00:21:48,110 --> 00:21:51,070 I will give you a 333 00:21:51,470 --> 00:21:55,030 wise and discerning, discerning 334 00:21:55,030 --> 00:21:58,030 heart. Good job. So that there 335 00:21:58,750 --> 00:22:02,510 will never have been anyone like you, 336 00:22:03,710 --> 00:22:06,910 nor will there ever 337 00:22:08,990 --> 00:22:11,950 will there never be. Ladies and gentlemen, 338 00:22:12,270 --> 00:22:16,020 Levi. That's great. That's great. 339 00:22:16,020 --> 00:22:17,220 That's what I'm talking about. 340 00:22:19,940 --> 00:22:22,980 Look at that. Look at that. Two people came to church and didn't know what 341 00:22:22,980 --> 00:22:26,660 they were gonna do. But see, okay. Look at that. God 342 00:22:26,820 --> 00:22:30,180 honored him. Honored him. 343 00:22:30,740 --> 00:22:34,540 Because you asked for something that 344 00:22:34,540 --> 00:22:37,940 was not for yourself. I'mma give it to you. 345 00:22:38,580 --> 00:22:42,030 And extra. 346 00:22:42,830 --> 00:22:45,230 I am going to give you wealth, 347 00:22:46,270 --> 00:22:50,110 wisdom, life. Now, let's look at 348 00:22:50,110 --> 00:22:53,950 the disclaimer. I will do what you've asked. I will give 349 00:22:53,950 --> 00:22:57,630 you a wise and discerning. Oh, that's because I haven't gone on. Moreover, 350 00:22:57,710 --> 00:23:01,150 There we go. I will give you what you have not asked for, 351 00:23:01,550 --> 00:23:04,990 both wealth and honor, so that your lifetime, 352 00:23:05,150 --> 00:23:08,870 you will have no equal among kings. Ha, 353 00:23:08,870 --> 00:23:12,710 ha. And if you walk in obedience 354 00:23:12,710 --> 00:23:16,430 to me and keep my decrees and commands, 355 00:23:16,430 --> 00:23:20,030 as David, your father, did, I'll give you long 356 00:23:20,030 --> 00:23:23,750 life. That's nice. That's 357 00:23:23,750 --> 00:23:27,590 nice. The thing was, Solomon was already 358 00:23:27,590 --> 00:23:30,470 on a path of wisdom. 359 00:23:31,270 --> 00:23:32,980 And then God gave it all to him. 360 00:23:36,650 --> 00:23:40,330 Let me go back. I'm not ready for chapter four just yet. In 361 00:23:40,330 --> 00:23:44,010 chapter three, as soon as this happened, there was 362 00:23:44,010 --> 00:23:47,770 a story. I'm gonna do it really quickly. I didn't do 363 00:23:47,770 --> 00:23:50,730 it in the first service. I'm gonna do it in this service. There was a 364 00:23:50,730 --> 00:23:54,530 story of two prostitutes, two women, okay? And 365 00:23:54,530 --> 00:23:58,090 they came before the king. And one woman, woman 366 00:23:58,090 --> 00:24:00,960 A, came before the king. And she said, king, 367 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:06,120 I had a baby. And this lady also 368 00:24:06,120 --> 00:24:09,920 had a baby. Okay, I'm paraphrasing. Going very quickly. 369 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:13,840 We are in the same house. And at night, her 370 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:17,640 baby died. But when I was sleep, she 371 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:21,440 went and took my live baby and put my 372 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,490 live baby with her and took her dead baby and put it with. 373 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,640 When I woke up in the light of day and I saw my baby, I 374 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:32,440 realized it's not my baby. And I looked and I saw that she had my 375 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:36,080 baby. Well, they went to before him with the live baby. Two 376 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,360 women, one live baby. And she said, king, 377 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:43,040 this is not her kid. This is my baby. 378 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:47,280 So the king with all his new wisdom said, hmm, 379 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,930 Bring me the baby. Bring me 380 00:24:52,170 --> 00:24:55,890 a sword. Slice that baby in half. That's what 381 00:24:55,890 --> 00:24:59,650 he said. The woman who had the baby that was lasted. No, no, 382 00:24:59,650 --> 00:25:03,210 no, no, no, no, no, no. Don't do it. Don't do it. 383 00:25:03,530 --> 00:25:06,730 Give her the live baby. I'd rather the baby live. 384 00:25:07,210 --> 00:25:10,970 The other lady said, slice them up. Give her 385 00:25:10,970 --> 00:25:14,690 one side. Give me the other side. Now you 386 00:25:14,690 --> 00:25:17,620 all, I'm sure we know 387 00:25:18,420 --> 00:25:22,180 with that kind of wisdom which baby 388 00:25:22,660 --> 00:25:26,260 was given or which mother got the baby. 389 00:25:27,620 --> 00:25:30,900 What do you do? What do you do when you don't know? Now, I'm just 390 00:25:30,900 --> 00:25:34,700 gonna tell you side story. Anybody who is a teacher, this is the kind 391 00:25:34,700 --> 00:25:38,180 of wisdom you need to use in a classroom. It's called the wisdom from the 392 00:25:38,180 --> 00:25:41,900 lord. You have two people coming to you. Ms. Coble, she did 393 00:25:41,900 --> 00:25:45,690 this. Ms. Coble. I don't know. I wasn't there. So I said, jesus, 394 00:25:45,690 --> 00:25:47,050 you're gonna have to help me right now. 395 00:25:49,450 --> 00:25:53,050 Cause I need wisdom. I wasn't there. And guess what? He does it every 396 00:25:53,050 --> 00:25:53,450 time. 397 00:25:57,370 --> 00:26:00,570 That's the kind of wisdom that King Solomon had. 398 00:26:01,690 --> 00:26:04,730 Chapter four, Solomon's officials and governors. 399 00:26:05,450 --> 00:26:09,090 In that chapter, it speaks about who is under the 400 00:26:09,090 --> 00:26:12,940 tribes. Just so you know, there were many, many kings of 401 00:26:12,940 --> 00:26:16,660 Israel, but only three of them were able to have all of 402 00:26:16,660 --> 00:26:20,180 the 12 tribes under them. That was Saul, David and 403 00:26:20,260 --> 00:26:24,060 Solomon, which you'll find out a little bit what happens to Solomon's 404 00:26:24,060 --> 00:26:27,459 son. But this was a big deal that you could have all of the tribes 405 00:26:27,620 --> 00:26:31,460 under the same government or king, 406 00:26:31,540 --> 00:26:34,740 and they were all in harmony as well. 407 00:26:35,140 --> 00:26:38,680 And then this chapter goes on to talk about the officials, the 408 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:42,000 governors, all of that in the tribe of 409 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:46,880 Israel. Chapter five, preparation 410 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,520 of the building of the temple. And so again, 411 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:54,560 y' all gotta open up your Bible and read. Okay? I need you to read, 412 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:58,000 you know, about. Well, why was there a temple needed? Well, that's in the Bible. 413 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:01,880 Again, put down Netflix, bring up the word. But it 414 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:05,480 tells you about all of this. So in this chapter, there is 415 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:08,890 preparation. They're business deals that are going on, bottom line. 416 00:27:08,890 --> 00:27:12,650 Okay. And if Solomon is the wisest man, how do you think those 417 00:27:12,650 --> 00:27:16,370 business deals are going? Pretty good. He was a great 418 00:27:16,370 --> 00:27:20,050 entrepreneur. So in this chapter, that's what's going 419 00:27:20,050 --> 00:27:23,770 on. And then in chapter six, Solomon actually builds the 420 00:27:23,770 --> 00:27:27,410 temple. Okay? Now this temple took about 421 00:27:27,410 --> 00:27:31,210 seven years to build. But it was fabulous. 422 00:27:31,210 --> 00:27:35,050 Again, details. Everything is always in the details. It's in the scripture. It 423 00:27:35,050 --> 00:27:38,810 talks to you all about it all what is actually built, how it's 424 00:27:38,810 --> 00:27:42,450 built, all that good stuff. Okay, chapter seven. 425 00:27:42,690 --> 00:27:45,490 Solomon builds his palace. Now, interesting enough, 426 00:27:47,170 --> 00:27:50,210 the temple took seven years. The palace took 13. 427 00:27:52,450 --> 00:27:53,970 I'm just going to leave that where it is. 428 00:27:56,130 --> 00:27:59,810 13 years, he built his own palace. Okay, 429 00:28:00,050 --> 00:28:03,900 so chapter five. I'm not gonna 430 00:28:03,900 --> 00:28:07,260 go back. Seven talks about the palace. All right, here we go. 431 00:28:07,340 --> 00:28:11,020 Chapter 8. The Ark is brought to the temple. 432 00:28:11,020 --> 00:28:14,540 Now, this is a big deal. The Ark is brought to the temple. 433 00:28:14,620 --> 00:28:16,220 And this is 434 00:28:17,980 --> 00:28:21,780 solely the reason why. The temple or the. Yes, the temple 435 00:28:21,780 --> 00:28:25,500 was built. The king, he summons in all his elders. 436 00:28:25,660 --> 00:28:28,950 The heads of the tribes, the priests, the chief. 437 00:28:29,110 --> 00:28:32,710 Everybody comes and he dedicates the 438 00:28:33,990 --> 00:28:37,270 temple. Okay? In First King 439 00:28:37,350 --> 00:28:41,150 8, 54, 56 is what we're about to read. But I 440 00:28:41,150 --> 00:28:44,870 want to read or I'm about to read to you. 54. When Solomon had 441 00:28:44,870 --> 00:28:48,430 finished all these prayers, because he prayed over, he 442 00:28:48,430 --> 00:28:52,030 dedicated it and supplications to the Lord. He 443 00:28:52,030 --> 00:28:55,070 rose from before altar of the Lord 444 00:28:55,870 --> 00:28:59,670 where he had been kneeling with his hands spread 445 00:28:59,670 --> 00:29:03,430 out toward heaven. He stood and blessed the whole 446 00:29:03,430 --> 00:29:07,270 assembly of Israel in a loud voice. I need 447 00:29:07,270 --> 00:29:09,870 a little bit of help. Who wants to read this next one? 448 00:29:11,630 --> 00:29:13,950 Did you raise your hand? Yes, you did. 449 00:29:16,110 --> 00:29:19,870 Yes, you did. I love you, Ben Dudley. Of course you 450 00:29:19,870 --> 00:29:23,630 did. And I know you'll read it with all the gusto. Here 451 00:29:23,630 --> 00:29:26,950 we go. You got it. 452 00:29:27,190 --> 00:29:31,030 Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people 453 00:29:31,110 --> 00:29:34,870 Israel, just as he promised. Not one word 454 00:29:34,870 --> 00:29:38,470 has failed. Of all the good promises he gave through his servant 455 00:29:38,470 --> 00:29:41,830 Moses. May the Lord our God be with us 456 00:29:42,070 --> 00:29:45,750 as he was with our ancestors. May he never leave us 457 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:49,880 nor forsake us. May he turn our hearts to him, to walk 458 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:53,680 in obedience to him and keep the commands, decrees 459 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:57,400 and laws he gave our ancestors. And may these words 460 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:01,040 of mine, which I have prayed before the Lord be near 461 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:04,880 to the Lord our God day and night, that he may 462 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:08,640 uphold the cause of his servant and the cause of his people, 463 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:12,290 Israel, according to each day's need, so 464 00:30:12,290 --> 00:30:16,090 that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord 465 00:30:16,090 --> 00:30:19,690 is God and that there is no other. And 466 00:30:19,690 --> 00:30:23,210 may your hearts be fully committed to the Lord our God, 467 00:30:23,450 --> 00:30:27,010 to live by his decrees and obey his 468 00:30:27,010 --> 00:30:30,690 commands as at this time. Thank you so 469 00:30:30,690 --> 00:30:31,210 very much. 470 00:30:35,770 --> 00:30:38,660 He actually reads it. Different accents as well. 471 00:30:40,580 --> 00:30:44,340 I know you did. So he prays 472 00:30:45,540 --> 00:30:49,140 over the temple. And 473 00:30:49,140 --> 00:30:52,940 in chapter nine, Solomon's greatness And downfall? 474 00:30:52,940 --> 00:30:56,580 We're about to find out. So first, King 475 00:30:56,660 --> 00:31:00,340 9:3:9. Jesus comes as 476 00:31:00,340 --> 00:31:03,990 second. Not Jesus. God comes to him a second 477 00:31:03,990 --> 00:31:07,710 time, just like he did before. And he says, I heard 478 00:31:07,710 --> 00:31:11,310 your prayer. He consecrates the temple, 479 00:31:11,790 --> 00:31:15,630 and then he gives Solomon and his sons a warning 480 00:31:17,790 --> 00:31:21,470 again. You need to read it. Go back and 481 00:31:21,470 --> 00:31:25,310 make sure you do that. After that, Solomon's 482 00:31:25,310 --> 00:31:28,030 other activities happen. In this chapter, 483 00:31:29,790 --> 00:31:33,190 more business deals. Okay. And then 484 00:31:33,190 --> 00:31:36,750 Solomon's wife, Pharaoh's daughter. 485 00:31:37,470 --> 00:31:41,230 An intermarriage among royal families which 486 00:31:41,230 --> 00:31:44,830 was common, but not God's plan. 487 00:31:46,510 --> 00:31:50,110 Interesting. Who remembers Pharaoh? 488 00:31:52,350 --> 00:31:55,680 Interesting name to come up, especially for 489 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:58,040 Solomon to marry the daughter. 490 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:03,640 Place that in your head somewhere. We're going to come back to it. 491 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:10,920 Chapter 10. Queen Sheba visits Solomon 492 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:14,360 and Solomon's Splendor. We 493 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:17,720 talked a little bit about the wisdom of King 494 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:21,160 Solomon. What I gave to you about those two women, 495 00:32:21,770 --> 00:32:25,530 that was a small portion. Solomon could 496 00:32:25,690 --> 00:32:29,450 do riddles. People would come all over 497 00:32:29,930 --> 00:32:33,450 just to hear him speak or to give 498 00:32:33,450 --> 00:32:37,250 wisdom. This was a big deal. Queen Sheba was one 499 00:32:37,250 --> 00:32:40,570 of those who came. She was a big deal. And she came to visit him 500 00:32:40,570 --> 00:32:44,210 to see is this man everything that everybody says 501 00:32:44,210 --> 00:32:47,770 he is. And sure enough, she found out that he was. 502 00:32:49,050 --> 00:32:52,730 In 1 Kings 10, 23, 25. King Solomon was 503 00:32:52,730 --> 00:32:56,490 greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth. 504 00:32:56,970 --> 00:33:00,490 The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear 505 00:33:00,650 --> 00:33:04,410 the wisdom God had put in his heart. Year after 506 00:33:04,490 --> 00:33:08,250 year, everyone who came brought a gift. Articles of 507 00:33:08,250 --> 00:33:11,770 silver and gold, robes, weapons and spice 508 00:33:11,930 --> 00:33:15,230 and horses and mules. He was the richest man 509 00:33:15,870 --> 00:33:19,590 on earth. Period. In 27, it says, 510 00:33:19,590 --> 00:33:23,350 the king made silver as common in Jerusalem 511 00:33:23,350 --> 00:33:26,430 as stones. Right. 512 00:33:27,950 --> 00:33:31,630 We're talking about. Very interesting, wise, 513 00:33:32,430 --> 00:33:36,190 rich man. And then we have 514 00:33:36,190 --> 00:33:39,800 chapter 11, however. 515 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:44,720 Chapter 11, now you may say vonda. Why 516 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:48,520 would you put however in front of it? Well, guess what? I did it. 517 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:56,200 First Kings 11. 1. The first verse says, King 518 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:59,720 Solomon, however, loved many foreign 519 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:03,000 women besides Pharaoh's daughter. 520 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:07,080 I didn't make it up. Just for the record, too. Just so you 521 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:10,460 know, I'm a very opinionated woman. But I need you to know 522 00:34:10,700 --> 00:34:14,340 that this is the word of God. That's why I'm showing 523 00:34:14,340 --> 00:34:18,020 so much word, because I have an opinion. And I'm 524 00:34:18,020 --> 00:34:21,340 gonna say, I have an opinion, but it means nothing. My 525 00:34:21,340 --> 00:34:24,780 opinion means nothing. God's word, on the other hand, 526 00:34:25,340 --> 00:34:28,820 is everything. So I want you to see my 527 00:34:28,820 --> 00:34:31,180 opinions fall. But his word stands strong. 528 00:34:32,700 --> 00:34:36,549 King Solomon and his disobedience 529 00:34:36,549 --> 00:34:37,909 is what happens first. 530 00:34:41,269 --> 00:34:44,309 King Solomon married many foreign women. 531 00:34:45,269 --> 00:34:49,029 And it is stated in 1st Kings 3:1, which. 532 00:34:49,189 --> 00:34:52,869 Remember, I told you to put that. Now let's bring it back out. 533 00:34:53,269 --> 00:34:56,789 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh, king of 534 00:34:56,789 --> 00:35:00,069 Egypt, and married his daughter. He built 535 00:35:00,069 --> 00:35:03,660 altars for his foreign wives. You 536 00:35:03,660 --> 00:35:07,340 all. Solomon had 700 wives. Now lookie here. 537 00:35:08,700 --> 00:35:11,660 My husband is here. He wasn't in first service, but he's in this service. 538 00:35:12,940 --> 00:35:16,620 And I believe when he sees the Lord face to face, 539 00:35:17,500 --> 00:35:20,780 he may say to the Lord, you do know Vonda was a lot? 540 00:35:26,540 --> 00:35:30,320 I said he may. I don't know, but I just wonder. 541 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:34,080 Hey, Bae, do you want 700 vondas? 542 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:40,160 Oh, he's such a handsome fella. He did his head 543 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:42,960 slowly, like this. No. 544 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:48,000 Do you want 700 wives? Let me ask your twin. 545 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:51,880 Do you want 700 wives? No. Okay. We 546 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:53,770 haven't even talked about the 300 consciousness. 547 00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:01,760 That's why I said however. Solomon 548 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:02,720 was very wise. 549 00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:05,680 However. 550 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:13,920 First Kings 11, 9, 13. 551 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:18,480 Curt, you want to do some reading for me? Of course he would. 552 00:36:20,810 --> 00:36:24,530 You don't have to stand. You can do whatever you want to do. The 553 00:36:24,530 --> 00:36:28,290 Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the 554 00:36:28,290 --> 00:36:31,690 Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. 555 00:36:32,330 --> 00:36:35,850 Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, 556 00:36:35,930 --> 00:36:39,770 Solomon did not keep the Lord's command. So the Lord said to 557 00:36:39,770 --> 00:36:43,330 Solomon, since this is your attitude, and you have not 558 00:36:43,330 --> 00:36:46,690 kept my covenant and my decrees, which I commanded you, 559 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:50,800 I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to 560 00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:54,560 one of your subordinates. Nevertheless, for the sake 561 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:58,200 of David, your father, I will not do it. During your lifetime, 562 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:01,720 I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 563 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:05,920 Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him 564 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:09,680 one tribe. For the sake of David, my servant, and for the sake of 565 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:11,320 Jerusalem, which I have chosen. 566 00:37:14,930 --> 00:37:18,170 However, continues. Solomon now has 567 00:37:18,170 --> 00:37:21,930 adversaries. Thank you so much, Curt. In First Kings 568 00:37:21,930 --> 00:37:25,570 11:14, then the Lord raised up against Solomon. 569 00:37:25,570 --> 00:37:29,090 Adversaries. I'm so sorry. I didn't put adversaries. But it's in there. 570 00:37:29,170 --> 00:37:32,890 You're more than welcome to look in your Bible. Always test the person who's bringing 571 00:37:32,890 --> 00:37:36,610 the word. First Kings 11:23. 572 00:37:37,090 --> 00:37:40,530 And God raised up against Solomon another adversary. 573 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:44,880 And then Jeroboam. Jeroboam. Am I saying it? 574 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:47,440 Jeroboam. Jeroboam 575 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:51,120 rebels against Solomon. In 1st Kings 26, 576 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:56,000 also Jeroboam, son of Nebat, rebelled 577 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:59,840 against the king. He was one of Solomon's officials 578 00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:06,837 and number three. Then Solomon's death. First Kings 11:42, 579 00:38:07,032 --> 00:38:10,870 43. Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all 580 00:38:10,870 --> 00:38:14,590 Israel. 40 years. Then he rested with 581 00:38:14,590 --> 00:38:18,270 his ancestors and was buried in the city of 582 00:38:18,270 --> 00:38:20,950 David, his father. And 583 00:38:21,110 --> 00:38:24,390 Rehoboam, I think 584 00:38:24,870 --> 00:38:28,310 his son succeeded him as king. 585 00:38:30,230 --> 00:38:33,680 You all. King Solomon. He wrote three books of the Bible. 586 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:38,080 Proverbs, Ecclesiastics and Songs of Solomon. 587 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:42,680 Proverbs. Interesting enough. The purpose of it is to 588 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:46,520 teach people how to attain wisdom, discipline and a 589 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:50,080 prudent life. To apply divine wisdom to 590 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:52,800 daily life. Moral instructions. 591 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:56,400 Ecclesiastics was written to spare future 592 00:38:56,560 --> 00:39:00,250 generations the bitterness of learning through their 593 00:39:00,250 --> 00:39:03,850 own experience that life is meaningless apart 594 00:39:03,850 --> 00:39:07,690 from God. Songs of Solomon to 595 00:39:07,690 --> 00:39:11,290 tell of a love between a bridegroom and his bride. 596 00:39:11,610 --> 00:39:13,450 Now, y' all, he had experience, 597 00:39:16,490 --> 00:39:20,250 I'm just saying, to affirm 598 00:39:20,250 --> 00:39:23,370 the sanctity of marriage and. 599 00:39:29,930 --> 00:39:32,090 And to picture God's love for his people. 600 00:39:33,770 --> 00:39:37,410 King Solomon, yes, he was the wisest man. He did have 601 00:39:37,410 --> 00:39:41,010 a. However. But he also wrote 602 00:39:41,010 --> 00:39:44,810 books because he learned. Life sometimes 603 00:39:44,810 --> 00:39:48,330 is about learning. And I have a saying. 604 00:39:49,300 --> 00:39:53,140 It's not from the Bible, it's from Vonda. When you know better, you 605 00:39:53,140 --> 00:39:56,940 should do better. Now, I used to say, when you know better, you do 606 00:39:56,940 --> 00:39:59,220 better. And then I started living 607 00:40:01,700 --> 00:40:05,339 and I said, you should. Well, 608 00:40:05,339 --> 00:40:09,020 King Solomon did. And what he wanted us 609 00:40:09,020 --> 00:40:12,340 to know was you don't have to live off of your own 610 00:40:12,340 --> 00:40:15,940 experiences. You can live off of others experience. Experience. If you read 611 00:40:15,940 --> 00:40:19,580 Ecclesiastics, he says over and over and over, and this is meaningless. 612 00:40:19,580 --> 00:40:21,620 And if you try to do this and you try to do this and you 613 00:40:21,620 --> 00:40:25,300 try to do that, it's meaningless, it means nothing. The whole book, 614 00:40:25,300 --> 00:40:28,500 he's pretty much saying, if you don't have God, 615 00:40:30,899 --> 00:40:31,620 meaningless. 616 00:40:34,820 --> 00:40:38,420 Lessons from the life of King Solomon. Here we are. Here we are, 617 00:40:38,420 --> 00:40:40,900 people. King Solomon lived. 618 00:40:42,310 --> 00:40:45,870 He died. He was rich. He had many 619 00:40:45,870 --> 00:40:49,350 things. What can we learn 620 00:40:49,750 --> 00:40:52,790 from this young man? 621 00:40:54,470 --> 00:40:57,590 Number one. Solomon asked for something 622 00:40:58,150 --> 00:41:01,190 that would serve others and not himself. 623 00:41:02,710 --> 00:41:06,470 We need the Holy Spirit less of me and more of you. 624 00:41:08,720 --> 00:41:12,560 Sometimes people say things as a cliche. When you say this, mean 625 00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:15,680 it. The goal 626 00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:20,000 is to be like Jesus Christ. The 627 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:23,280 goal is to be like Jesus Christ. 628 00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:28,200 The goal is to be like 629 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:31,920 Jesus Christ. Now, I like Vonda. I think I should. 630 00:41:34,420 --> 00:41:38,140 But the goal is not for me to be like Vonda. 631 00:41:38,140 --> 00:41:40,900 The goal is for Vonda to be transformed 632 00:41:41,780 --> 00:41:42,980 into Jesus Christ. 633 00:41:45,540 --> 00:41:49,180 But I am only a child and I do not know 634 00:41:49,180 --> 00:41:53,020 how to carry out my duties. So give your 635 00:41:53,020 --> 00:41:56,740 servant a discerning heart, to govern your people and to 636 00:41:56,740 --> 00:42:00,440 distinguish between right and wrong. I have two things 637 00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:01,640 I want to say about that. 638 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:06,520 I am so Sorry to have to tell you all this. 639 00:42:09,640 --> 00:42:11,000 You don't know everything. 640 00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:17,720 What you know is small 641 00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:23,360 compared to God the Father, God the Son and 642 00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:27,170 God the Holy Spirit. This 643 00:42:27,170 --> 00:42:30,850 young man was talking about, help me to be able to serve the people. 644 00:42:30,850 --> 00:42:34,530 But can I tell you that your duties 645 00:42:34,610 --> 00:42:38,370 are everyday living. We 646 00:42:38,370 --> 00:42:42,130 don't know how to love people. You think you 647 00:42:42,130 --> 00:42:45,650 do. That's fine. Then you get 648 00:42:45,650 --> 00:42:48,130 tested and you find out 649 00:42:49,250 --> 00:42:52,970 I didn't know. You don't know 650 00:42:52,970 --> 00:42:56,610 how to be kind. All of these things, they don't come 651 00:42:56,610 --> 00:43:00,450 naturally to us. We are human beings 652 00:43:00,850 --> 00:43:04,210 now. Thank God. We are more important than dogs. 653 00:43:05,810 --> 00:43:09,530 So sorry. I know you got a dog. We are 654 00:43:09,530 --> 00:43:13,210 more important than cats. But we don't 655 00:43:13,210 --> 00:43:16,930 know anything. And we do not know between 656 00:43:17,010 --> 00:43:18,770 right and wrong unless 657 00:43:20,810 --> 00:43:24,570 we have a standard. Because I need you 658 00:43:24,570 --> 00:43:28,090 to know you're right and you're wrong. If it does not 659 00:43:28,090 --> 00:43:31,850 compare to this, it's not right and it's not wrong. 660 00:43:32,090 --> 00:43:35,930 You do not know. Again, 661 00:43:35,930 --> 00:43:39,770 I'm sorry to tell you, but you don't. 662 00:43:39,770 --> 00:43:43,410 And I'm talking to Vonda. There are times 663 00:43:43,410 --> 00:43:46,810 where I feel like I have done the right thing. Especially 664 00:43:46,890 --> 00:43:50,500 because I need to tell them how I feel. And they need to know 665 00:43:50,500 --> 00:43:54,180 because I'm right. And the Lord says, no, you're not. Sit down. 666 00:43:58,660 --> 00:44:02,380 And then there are tons of things that happen to me and Micah. 667 00:44:02,380 --> 00:44:05,940 They're not good, they are bad. And let me tell you why they're bad. 668 00:44:06,020 --> 00:44:09,540 Because I'm crying over it. And they are bad. And the Lord says, no, no, 669 00:44:09,540 --> 00:44:11,060 baby girl, that was good for you. 670 00:44:15,070 --> 00:44:18,550 We do not know right from 671 00:44:18,550 --> 00:44:22,150 wrong unless you have a standard. And 672 00:44:22,150 --> 00:44:25,790 the standard is not you. As handsome as you 673 00:44:25,790 --> 00:44:29,510 are, it's not you. I say that because I know 674 00:44:29,510 --> 00:44:32,310 your wife and I, you know, you forget I hooked y' all up. Do you 675 00:44:32,310 --> 00:44:34,110 remember that? Okay. Anyway. 676 00:44:36,990 --> 00:44:40,840 Anyway. We don't know. We need the 677 00:44:40,840 --> 00:44:44,280 Holy Spirit. Oh, I see the people that tells me. I gotta go. 678 00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:49,720 Lesson 2. Obedience is better than sacrifice. 679 00:44:50,120 --> 00:44:53,640 I don't really have to go into that. I did a little bit during first 680 00:44:53,640 --> 00:44:57,400 service, but because I see them, that lets me know I gotta go. You just 681 00:44:57,400 --> 00:44:58,600 gonna have to trust me. 682 00:45:01,080 --> 00:45:03,880 Thank you. They said, trust him. 683 00:45:04,690 --> 00:45:08,530 Lesson 3. Your actions affect generations. 684 00:45:09,330 --> 00:45:11,890 I'm just going to read the word. I'm not going to give you my opinion. 685 00:45:11,890 --> 00:45:15,570 I'm going to read the word. Nevertheless, for 686 00:45:15,570 --> 00:45:19,010 the sake of David, your father, I will not do 687 00:45:19,170 --> 00:45:22,850 it. During your lifetime, I will tear it out of the hand of 688 00:45:22,850 --> 00:45:26,610 your son, yet I will not tear the whole kingdom 689 00:45:26,770 --> 00:45:30,260 from him. But will give him one 690 00:45:30,260 --> 00:45:34,060 tribe. For the sake of David, my 691 00:45:34,060 --> 00:45:37,740 servant, and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have 692 00:45:37,740 --> 00:45:41,580 chosen parents. And that's everybody in here who plans to 693 00:45:41,580 --> 00:45:44,700 have kids. What you do affects generations. 694 00:45:45,020 --> 00:45:47,980 It's just not about you. 695 00:45:49,260 --> 00:45:50,540 You need to know that. 696 00:45:53,740 --> 00:45:55,260 Fourth one, however, 697 00:45:58,500 --> 00:46:02,180 blind sides. All of us have 698 00:46:02,900 --> 00:46:05,140 blind sides. 699 00:46:06,500 --> 00:46:08,500 Hence the word blind, 700 00:46:11,060 --> 00:46:13,780 the side away from which one is looking. 701 00:46:14,740 --> 00:46:18,420 Here's the thing. The Lord will 702 00:46:18,420 --> 00:46:22,270 reveal it to you. He can reveal it to you 703 00:46:22,270 --> 00:46:26,070 through his word. He can also reveal it to you through other 704 00:46:26,070 --> 00:46:29,510 people. So we should be very 705 00:46:29,510 --> 00:46:32,670 cautious who we allow in our circles. 706 00:46:33,390 --> 00:46:37,189 Number one, it's got to be people who love you. And 707 00:46:37,189 --> 00:46:40,750 people who love you will actually show you your blind side. 708 00:46:41,070 --> 00:46:44,190 Hence the word blind side. 709 00:46:44,590 --> 00:46:47,720 You see, if before I came to the the Lord, I cursed a lot, 710 00:46:48,120 --> 00:46:51,920 okay? And now I'm with the Lord, and words come 711 00:46:51,920 --> 00:46:55,640 out every now and then. That ain't blind to me. I know. 712 00:46:56,680 --> 00:46:59,880 I'm talking about things that you don't even know 713 00:47:00,920 --> 00:47:04,600 are inside of you. Hence the word blind 714 00:47:05,800 --> 00:47:09,600 side. So I want to encourage you 715 00:47:09,600 --> 00:47:12,530 all two things. One, 716 00:47:13,570 --> 00:47:16,370 I said, be careful who you put around you. Right? 717 00:47:17,170 --> 00:47:20,850 People who love you will actually show you your blind side. 718 00:47:21,890 --> 00:47:25,570 Now, I need you to know this. Hear me. It's going to hurt 719 00:47:25,970 --> 00:47:29,690 when you hear it, because you didn't know 720 00:47:29,690 --> 00:47:30,530 it was there. 721 00:47:33,810 --> 00:47:37,490 But if they love you, receive 722 00:47:38,700 --> 00:47:41,900 what they have to say. Bring it before the Lord. 723 00:47:43,180 --> 00:47:46,980 There are people who relationships have ended because a 724 00:47:46,980 --> 00:47:50,620 blind side was revealed. Now listen, 725 00:47:50,860 --> 00:47:54,700 this is true for me. If I feel like someone has hurt me, I 726 00:47:54,700 --> 00:47:58,460 will slowly back away from them. Just 727 00:47:58,460 --> 00:48:02,260 slowly back away. And I actually did that a couple of 728 00:48:02,260 --> 00:48:05,990 weeks ago. The Lord shows showed me because someone who loved me 729 00:48:05,990 --> 00:48:08,950 showed me my blind side. And it hit me hard 730 00:48:10,870 --> 00:48:14,470 because I knew my intentions. I didn't think that was actually 731 00:48:14,470 --> 00:48:18,070 happening. No, Lord, that's not me. And the Lord said, 732 00:48:18,550 --> 00:48:22,350 yes, it is. It's a 733 00:48:22,350 --> 00:48:25,990 blind side. And so do you know what I 734 00:48:25,990 --> 00:48:29,270 did? I surrendered 735 00:48:30,510 --> 00:48:34,350 and said, I hear you, Jesus. And then 736 00:48:34,350 --> 00:48:37,910 I went to that person and I said, I'm 737 00:48:37,910 --> 00:48:38,430 sorry 738 00:48:42,750 --> 00:48:46,350 because I slowly came away. 739 00:48:46,670 --> 00:48:48,910 Because you loved me. 740 00:48:52,990 --> 00:48:54,510 I want to encourage you. 741 00:48:57,080 --> 00:49:00,360 If that has happened to you. Reconcile. 742 00:49:01,560 --> 00:49:04,200 The Lord can reconcile relationships 743 00:49:05,160 --> 00:49:08,840 because this is who God is. I read something 744 00:49:09,160 --> 00:49:12,440 and I thought, God, I so love you. 745 00:49:12,760 --> 00:49:16,440 In Psalms 103, 13, it says, 746 00:49:16,760 --> 00:49:19,560 As a father has compassion on his children, 747 00:49:21,330 --> 00:49:25,010 so the Lord has compassion. 748 00:49:25,010 --> 00:49:28,210 I'm so sorry. Because I got teary. I can't see the words. 749 00:49:29,090 --> 00:49:30,690 Let me go ahead and put on my glasses. 750 00:49:32,930 --> 00:49:36,370 So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. 751 00:49:36,930 --> 00:49:39,890 For he knows how we 752 00:49:40,770 --> 00:49:43,570 are formed. He 753 00:49:44,450 --> 00:49:47,180 remembers that we are dust. 754 00:49:49,660 --> 00:49:51,820 And I thought, God, thank you so much. 755 00:49:53,340 --> 00:49:56,940 You see, when the blind side was revealed to me, it hurt me. 756 00:49:59,020 --> 00:50:01,900 And then it hurt me because I thought, oh, God, 757 00:50:03,100 --> 00:50:05,260 I'm just trying to do the best I can. 758 00:50:06,860 --> 00:50:09,180 But he said, vonda, I love you. 759 00:50:10,620 --> 00:50:14,410 I saw called the blind side. That doesn't change 760 00:50:14,410 --> 00:50:17,690 my love for you. I 761 00:50:17,690 --> 00:50:21,130 revealed it to you so you could surrender it to me. 762 00:50:22,570 --> 00:50:26,330 You see, less of him or me. Thank you, Lord. 763 00:50:26,490 --> 00:50:30,250 Less of me and more of him. And 764 00:50:30,250 --> 00:50:33,610 that night when I cried, because I cried, I cried. Like 765 00:50:35,610 --> 00:50:39,460 I cried, it hurt. I heard the 766 00:50:39,460 --> 00:50:43,300 Holy Spirit say, vonda, this 767 00:50:44,420 --> 00:50:46,420 is you becoming more like me. 768 00:50:49,780 --> 00:50:53,339 You see, we don't show up like Jesus, like the 769 00:50:53,339 --> 00:50:57,100 Amazon package. He works it 770 00:50:57,100 --> 00:50:57,780 out of us. 771 00:51:04,190 --> 00:51:07,990 This was not the pastor and I talking. I 772 00:51:07,990 --> 00:51:11,630 thought it was so interesting how he had exactly 773 00:51:11,630 --> 00:51:15,030 what the Lord wanted to end today with at the 774 00:51:15,030 --> 00:51:18,710 beginning. Stand to your feet. Trust in the Lord 775 00:51:18,710 --> 00:51:22,350 with all your heart. Lean not on 776 00:51:22,350 --> 00:51:26,190 your own understanding. In all 777 00:51:26,190 --> 00:51:29,800 your ways, submit to Him. Him and he will 778 00:51:29,800 --> 00:51:33,320 make your paths straight. We 779 00:51:33,320 --> 00:51:35,240 need the Holy Spirit. 780 00:51:37,240 --> 00:51:41,000 If you don't know the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal savior 781 00:51:41,000 --> 00:51:44,680 today, I got good news for you. You got 782 00:51:44,680 --> 00:51:48,320 access to Him. If you are going to pray this 783 00:51:48,320 --> 00:51:51,960 morning, would you go ahead and head up for me or come 784 00:51:52,200 --> 00:51:53,080 down for me? 785 00:51:56,450 --> 00:51:59,170 If you have already 786 00:52:00,290 --> 00:52:03,650 given your life to the Lord, your name is written in the Lamb's book of 787 00:52:03,650 --> 00:52:06,690 life. But you 788 00:52:08,290 --> 00:52:12,050 need more of him and less 789 00:52:12,050 --> 00:52:15,570 of you. You're welcome to the altar as well. 790 00:52:16,770 --> 00:52:20,300 The altar is here for you because you have 791 00:52:20,300 --> 00:52:23,260 access to God for whatever. 792 00:52:26,140 --> 00:52:29,900 So I just want to encourage you as we worship, 793 00:52:32,940 --> 00:52:36,300 trust in Him. Not the outcome, 794 00:52:37,420 --> 00:52:38,700 but trust in Him.