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Thrones And Altars: Lessons From 1 Kings
Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 15, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. When Destinies Are At Risk
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
When destinies are at risk, God always raises voices to speak up, stir action, and restore order.
WHEN DESTINIES ARE AT RISK By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 1:1-53 Supporting Texts: Psalm 75:6-7; Ecclesiastes 10:5-7; Isaiah 46:10; Revelation 3:7; Romans 8:28 INTRODUCTION: The opening chapter of 1 Kings paints a scene of political unrest and family intrigue in the twilight of King ...read more
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2. Securing The Throne Through Wisdom And Obedience
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
This chapter teaches us that godly leadership must be built on wisdom, obedience, and strategic decision-making. It is not enough to be anointed; to preserve what God has given, a leader must walk in spiritual sensitivity, boldness, and careful stewardship.
SECURING THE THRONE THROUGH WISDOM AND OBEDIENCE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 2:1-46 Supporting Texts: Proverbs 4:7; Deuteronomy 17:18-20; Joshua 1:8-9; Psalm 1:1-3; Ecclesiastes 8:5 INTRODUCTION: As David approached the end of his life, he called Solomon to his side and gave him ...read more
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3. The Wisdom That Establishes Destinies
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
This chapter teaches that destinies are secured, lives are governed, and kingdoms are preserved through divine wisdom.
THE WISDOM THAT ESTABLISHES DESTINIES By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 3:1-28 Supporting Texts: Proverbs 4:7; James 1:5; Ecclesiastes 10:10; Isaiah 33:6; Matthew 7:24-25 INTRODUCTION: Solomon had just ascended the throne under divine direction and strong foundational counsel from his ...read more
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4. Structure, Stability, And Kingdom Expansion
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
This chapter reminds us that divine wisdom must translate into practical systems and structures to sustain what God gives.
STRUCTURE, STABILITY, AND KINGDOM EXPANSION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 4:1-34 Supporting Texts: 1 Corinthians 14:40; Proverbs 24:3-4; Exodus 18:21-23; Acts 6:1-7; Isaiah 9:6-7 INTRODUCTION: After receiving divine wisdom and demonstrating it in judgment, Solomon moved on to build ...read more
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5. Preparing For A God-Honouring Project
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
This chapter is a powerful reminder that every divine assignment must be approached with diligence, prayerful preparation, and a heart that seeks to glorify God—not self.
PREPARING FOR A GOD-HONOURING PROJECT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 5:1-18 Supporting Texts: 1 Chronicles 28:9-10; Exodus 25:8-9; Luke 14:28-30; Proverbs 16:3; Colossians 3:23-24 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 5 marks a significant shift in Solomon’s reign. With his kingdom established and ...read more
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6. Building For God's Glory
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
In this chapter, we learn that anything meant to carry God's presence must be built with reverence, excellence, and according to His divine pattern. When God is the architect, we must not be careless builders.
BUILDING FOR GOD'S GLORY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 6:1-38 Supporting Texts: Exodus 25:8-9; Psalm 127:1; 1 Corinthians 3:9-17; Haggai 1:8; Hebrews 8:5 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 6 gives a detailed account of how Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord. After years of ...read more
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7. Balancing Personal Pursuits With Kingdom Priorities
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
1 Kings 7 reminds us that while it is not wrong to build personal projects, God's house and His priorities must always come first.
BALANCING PERSONAL PURSUITS WITH KINGDOM PRIORITIES By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 7:1-51 Supporting Texts: Matthew 6:33; Haggai 1:3-9; Proverbs 3:5-6; 2 Chronicles 3:1-2; Colossians 3:23-24 INTRODUCTION: After completing the house of the Lord in seven years, Solomon began to build ...read more
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8. Dedicating What Belongs To God
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
This chapter teaches us that what is built for God must be formally committed to God. Dedication is not a mere ceremony—it is a spiritual act of submission, recognition, and consecration.
DEDICATING WHAT BELONGS TO GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 8:1-66 Supporting Texts: 2 Chronicles 6:12-42; Romans 12:1; Psalm 132:7-9; Hebrews 13:15; John 2:17 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 8 is one of the most powerful and spiritually charged chapters in the Old Testament. After years of ...read more
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9. When God Responds To Our Dedication
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
1 Kings 9 teaches us that God is faithful to respond to our dedication, but He requires that we walk faithfully in obedience to maintain what we have dedicated.
WHEN GOD RESPONDS TO OUR DEDICATION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 9:1-28 Supporting Texts: 2 Chronicles 7:11-22; Deuteronomy 28:1-14, 15-68; Matthew 7:24-27; 1 Corinthians 10:12; Revelation 2:4-5 INTRODUCTION: After Solomon completed the building of the temple and his royal palace, ...read more
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10. When Wisdom Attracts The Nations
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
This chapter teaches that true wisdom is attractive and magnetic. When God grants wisdom, it draws people, resources, honour, and influence from distant places.
WHEN WISDOM ATTRACTS THE NATIONS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 10:1-29 Supporting Texts: Proverbs 4:7-9; Matthew 5:14-16; Daniel 1:17-20; James 3:17; Isaiah 60:1-3 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 10 presents a glorious moment in the reign of Solomon—the visit of the Queen of Sheba, a powerful ...read more
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11. When The Heart Turns Away
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
1 Kings 11 is one of the saddest chapters in Solomon’s story. The man who was once filled with divine wisdom, honoured by nations, and favoured by God fell because of a divided heart.
WHEN THE HEART TURNS AWAY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 11:1-43 Supporting Texts: Deuteronomy 17:17; Proverbs 4:23; Matthew 6:24; Revelation 2:4-5; James 1:14-15 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 11 is one of the saddest chapters in Solomon’s story. The man who was once filled with divine ...read more
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12. The Danger Of Rejecting Godly Counsel
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
1 Kings 12 is a sobering reminder that leadership without wisdom, humility, and discernment leads to division and disaster.
THE DANGER OF REJECTING GODLY COUNSEL By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 12:1-33 Supporting Texts: Proverbs 11:14; Proverbs 15:22; 2 Chronicles 10:1-19; Isaiah 30:1; James 1:5-6 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 12 marks a pivotal shift in Israel’s history—the division of the united kingdom into the ...read more
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13. The Danger Of Disobeying Divine Instructions
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
This chapter is a loud warning to every believer and minister: partial obedience is still disobedience.
THE DANGER OF DISOBEYING DIVINE INSTRUCTIONS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 13:1-34 Supporting Texts: 1 Samuel 15:22-23; Proverbs 4:13; Galatians 1:8; Ecclesiastes 5:1-2; Hebrews 2:1-3 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 13 presents a profound and sobering story about a prophet sent by God to ...read more
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14. When Leadership Invites Judgement
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
1 Kings 14 is a deep lesson in the consequences of failed spiritual leadership. Jeroboam’s sin was not private—it was national and generational. He corrupted worship, hardened his heart, and misled a people.
WHEN LEADERSHIP INVITES JUDGEMENT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 14:1-31 Supporting Texts: Hosea 8:4; Ezekiel 18:30; Galatians 6:7-8; Psalm 33:12; 2 Chronicles 7:14 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 14 reveals the tragic consequences of spiritual failure in leadership. King Jeroboam, who had ...read more
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15. Choices That Build Or Break A Legacy
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
1 Kings 15 challenges us with a powerful truth: it is not where you come from, but what you choose that determines your destiny.
CHOICES THAT BUILD OR BREAK A LEGACY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 15:1-34 Supporting Texts: 2 Chronicles 14:1-7; Psalm 1:6; Proverbs 10:7; 2 Chronicles 16:7-9; 1 Samuel 2:30 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 15 presents a striking contrast between two kings of Judah—Abijam and Asa. While both ...read more
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16. The Fall Of Corrupt Leadership
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
1 Kings 16 is a powerful record of decline—a succession of leaders who ignored God, embraced idols, and ultimately led their people into destruction.
THE FALL OF CORRUPT LEADERSHIP By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 16:1-34 Supporting Texts: Proverbs 14:34; Psalm 75:6-7; Hosea 4:6; 1 Timothy 5:24-25; Ecclesiastes 8:11-13 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 16 chronicles a dark and turbulent season in the leadership of Israel. One by one, kings rose ...read more
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17. When God Shuts The Heavens To Speak To A Nation
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
1 Kings 17 shows us that in times of spiritual and economic famine, God is never without a voice or a plan. Elijah's boldness, the widow’s obedience, and God's miracles remind us that we serve a God who speaks, provides, tests, and resurrects.
WHEN GOD SHUTS THE HEAVENS TO SPEAK TO A NATION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 17:1-24 Supporting Texts: James 5:17-18; Psalm 33:18-19; Philippians 4:19; Hebrews 11:6; Luke 4:25-26 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 17 introduces us to one of the most powerful prophets in Scripture—Elijah the ...read more
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18. The God Who Answers By Fire
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
1 Kings 18 is a divine call to revival. When a nation turns away from God, He raises voices like Elijah—bold, prayerful, and uncompromising. The God who answers by fire is still alive today. He is calling His people back to the altar, back to pure worship, and back to a place of total surrender.
THE GOD WHO ANSWERS BY FIRE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 18:1-46 Supporting Texts: Malachi 3:18; Hebrews 12:29; James 5:17-18; Jeremiah 20:9; Psalm 24:3-5 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 18 is one of the most dramatic and powerful chapters in Scripture. Israel was in deep apostasy, with the ...read more
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19. When The Strong Feel Weak: God’s Response To Discouraged Servants
Contributed on Jul 15, 2025
1 Kings 19 reminds us that even spiritual giants can feel overwhelmed. Elijah’s moment of fear and frustration did not end his ministry—it became a turning point. God does not abandon His servants when they feel weak; instead, He feeds, speaks, reassures, and sends them again.
WHEN THE STRONG FEEL WEAK: GOD’S RESPONSE TO DISCOURAGED SERVANTS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 19:1-21 Supporting Texts: Isaiah 40:29-31; 2 Corinthians 4:7-9; Psalm 34:18; Hebrews 4:15-16; Matthew 11:28-30 INTRODUCTION: After the fiery confrontation at Mount Carmel and the dramatic ...read more
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20. When God Gives Victory Despite Our Failures
Contributed on Jul 16, 2025
This chapter teaches us that God can show mercy not because we deserve it, but to prove His sovereignty and call us back to repentance.
WHEN GOD GIVES VICTORY DESPITE OUR FAILURES By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 20:1-43 Supporting Texts: Psalm 44:3; Romans 2:4; Judges 2:18; Lamentations 3:22-23; Isaiah 1:18-20 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 20 reveals the merciful nature of God even toward a disobedient nation and a ...read more
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21. When Power Is Abused: God Still Defends The Righteous
Contributed on Jul 16, 2025
1 Kings 21 is a powerful reminder that no abuse of power escapes the eyes of God. Ahab may have taken Naboth’s vineyard, but he couldn’t take it without consequence.
WHEN POWER IS ABUSED: GOD STILL DEFENDS THE RIGHTEOUS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 21:1-29 Supporting Texts: Micah 6:8; Isaiah 5:20-23; Proverbs 6:16-19; Psalm 94:20-23; Luke 12:15 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 21 records one of the darkest moments in King Ahab’s reign—the unjust seizure ...read more
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22. The Danger Of Ignoring True Prophetic Voices
Contributed on Jul 16, 2025
1 Kings 22 is a powerful call to discernment and obedience. Ahab had every opportunity to escape death—but he ignored the one voice that could have saved him.
THE DANGER OF IGNORING TRUE PROPHETIC VOICES By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 22:1-40 Supporting Texts: 2 Timothy 4:3-4; Amos 3:7; Proverbs 14:12; Hebrews 3:15; Jeremiah 23:16-17 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 22 closes the first book of Kings with a sobering account of King Ahab’s final ...read more
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23. The Danger Of Ungodly Alliances
Contributed on Jul 16, 2025
As believers, we must carefully evaluate every relationship, especially those that influence our spiritual direction. Not every connection is divine. Some are demonic assignments in disguise.
THE DANGER OF UNGODLY ALLIANCES By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Texts: 1 Kings 16:30-33; 21:25-26 Supporting Texts: 2 Corinthians 6:14-17; Proverbs 13:20; Deuteronomy 7:2-4; Psalm 1:1-3; James 4:4 INTRODUCTION: Relationships are powerful. They shape character, influence choices, and can determine ...read more
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24. When Your Brook Dries Up
Contributed on Jul 16, 2025
We often panic when our brook dries up, whether it’s a job, a relationship, a source of income, or even a ministry opportunity. But when God allows a brook to dry up, it is not a sign of abandonment—it is a sign of transition.
WHEN YOUR BROOK DRIES UP By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 17:7 Supporting Texts: Ecclesiastes 3:1; Isaiah 43:18-19; Psalm 37:25; Hebrews 13:5; Philippians 4:19 INTRODUCTION: In 1 Kings 17, God commanded Elijah to hide by the Brook Cherith, promising supernatural provision through ...read more
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25. The Unexpected Miracle In Zarephath
Contributed on Jul 16, 2025
God's miracles do not always come from obvious places or expected methods. In Zarephath, He used a poor widow to provide for His prophet and turned her last meal into a river of abundance.
THE UNEXPECTED MIRACLE IN ZAREPHATH By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 17:8-16 Supporting Texts: Psalm 37:19; Matthew 6:33; Hebrews 11:6; Philippians 4:19; Luke 4:25-26 INTRODUCTION: When the brook Cherith dried up, God redirected Elijah to a place no one would expect—Zarephath, a ...read more
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26. When The Fire Falls
Contributed on Jul 16, 2025
When the fire falls, heaven responds, truth is revealed, and hearts are turned back to God. Elijah's prayer brought down fire not for entertainment, but for divine reawakening.
WHEN THE FIRE FALLS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 18:36-39 Supporting Texts: Leviticus 9:24; Acts 2:1-4; 2 Chronicles 7:1-3; James 5:16-18; Hebrews 12:29 INTRODUCTION: Mount Carmel was the stage for one of the most dramatic displays of God’s power in the Old Testament. Elijah stood ...read more
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27. Who Is On The Lord's Side?
Contributed on Jul 16, 2025
In every generation, this question echoes—Who is on the Lord’s side? The line between compromise and conviction must be clearly drawn. God is looking for those who will boldly stand for Him, no matter the cost.
WHO IS ON THE LORD'S SIDE? By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 18:21 Supporting Texts: Exodus 32:26; Joshua 24:15; Revelation 3:15-16; Matthew 10:32-33; 2 Timothy 1:7-8 INTRODUCTION: Mount Carmel was the place of decision. The nation of Israel, once devoted to Yahweh, had drifted into ...read more
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28. Arise And Eat: The Journey Is Too Great For Thee
Contributed on Jul 16, 2025
When the journey becomes too great, God doesn't abandon you—He strengthens you. Elijah thought it was the end, but it was just a transition.
ARISE AND EAT: THE JOURNEY IS TOO GREAT FOR THEE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 19:7 Supporting Texts: Isaiah 40:29-31; Psalm 23:1-3; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Matthew 11:28–30 INTRODUCTION: After the victory at Mount Carmel, Elijah expected national revival. But ...read more
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29. Is There No God In Israel?
Contributed on Jul 16, 2025
God still speaks. His prophets are still available. His Spirit still leads. But will we listen? Or will we, like Ahab and Ahaziah, choose voices that entertain but cannot save? Let us always remember—there IS a God in Israel.
IS THERE NO GOD IN ISRAEL? By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 22:1-8, 2 Kings 1:1-3 Supporting Texts: Proverbs 3:5-7; Jeremiah 2:13; Isaiah 30:1-2; James 1:5; Psalm 20:7 INTRODUCTION: In the days of Israel’s monarchy, God made Himself available to guide, instruct, and protect His people ...read more
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30. The Spirit Of Jezebel And The Battle For The Altar
Contributed on Jul 16, 2025
The spirit of Jezebel still operates today—seeking to control, intimidate, and shut down prophetic voices. But God is raising bold, fearless servants who will not bow to fear, nor run from confrontation.
THE SPIRIT OF JEZEBEL AND THE BATTLE FOR THE ALTAR By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 19:1-2 Supporting Texts: Revelation 2:20; Ephesians 6:12; 2 Timothy 1:7; Isaiah 54:17; 2 Kings 9:30-37 INTRODUCTION: Elijah had just achieved a historic spiritual victory on Mount Carmel. He confronted ...read more