by Steve Thomason | Apr 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 10:14-11:13; 14:25-28 Today we come to the crescendo (or the deafening crash) of Solomon’s story. For the past two days we have been focusing on the positive aspects of God’s blessing. Today we see the other side of the equation. God warned Solomon, very...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 8:10-13; 9:1-9 Solomon’s Temple is one of the wonders of the ancient world. It was a magnificent structure whose brilliant gold and white facade took one’s breath away. People would literally travel from all over the world to marvel at it. In today’s passage...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 4:29-34 In the 1990’s a book written by Bruce Wilkinson swept the nation. It was titled The Prayer of Jabez. In that book Bruce challenged Christians to step out in radical faith and to tear off the ceilings of limitations that they had placed on themselves...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 3:4-15 If you are familiar at all with Solomon you probably know that Solomon is famous for being wise. He is also famous for this scene in which he asked for wisdom. In studying this passage this week I had a little “aha” moment. It is easy to...
