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  • Jose Gomez Sr. avatar

    The Source Of Wisdom (By; Pastor Jose Jr.)

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,379 views

    What is wisdom? Do we need it, or is God’s voice enough? Is the Holy Spirit a substitute for God knowledge, understanding, and wisdom? How can we understand God’s wisdom with our minds? Let’s explore!

    Opening Scriptures: I Kings 3:3-15,  Col 4:2-6 "And Solomon loved the Lord, hwalking in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places. 4 Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "I Want My Baby To Live!"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Jun 10, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,975 views

    When a man and woman have a divorce, this story of Solomon and the two hartots, is replayed. An earthly judge is asked to "cut the baby in half!"

    Title: “I want my baby to live!” Introduction: God granted Solomon a prayer request. He asked for wisdom. God told him that he would be the wisest man to ever live. Following that time of prayer, Solomon is given an opportunity to use this wisdom. We have just read that story in the previous ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Will The Real Mothers Please Stand Up?!

    Contributed by Ken Alford on Nov 29, 2002
    based on 186 ratings
     | 30,313 views

    (3) In one of the defining moments of the reign of Solomon, the wise king had to identify the real mother in a very tricky dispute over a living child. He got the real mother to identify herself by forcing her to take a stand. When she stood up for her

    INTRODUCTION: (1) Today, all over the world, people are celebrating Mother’s Day. If it is not today, almost everywhere, there is a day like it somewhere in the calendar. A youth pastors list on the internet surveyed its international readers about Mother’s Day to discover if it existed and when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Hooker Mom

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 15,232 views

    A look at the Prostitutes who came to Solomon to decide the fate of their child

    She was just a hooker, a lady of the night. And normally we wouldn’t even consider her to be in the running for “Mother of the Year” but then again, it’s not wife of the year we are looking at, it’s mother of the year and the two aren’t always the same. Maybe you know the story, maybe you don’t. ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Mothers And The Sword

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,586 views

    Mothering in our time is mirrored in the one prostitute, who decided just to take what she could, though it was destructive. But the true mother was willing to sacrifice that her child might live.

    Preface Who is the real mother? How do you measure authentic mothering? Is it by the mere accident of birth, or is it by something deeper? Who is the real mother, who is the authentic mother? Is it simply the woman you gave you birth and who wiped your messy nose during your growing up years, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Praying For The Right Things

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 10, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 25,320 views

    We tend to pray in a panic, when we could have prayed in preparation. Our prayer must also be responsible, accepting our own measure of responsibility.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, September 21, 1986 One young friend of mine, taking the Scripture quite seriously and quite literally, where it says, "Ask anything in my name, and I will do it" – taking that verse to the nth degree, reports that he is still waiting for the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • AKINSANYA ADUBI avatar

    Exchange Of Destiny Part 2

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 28, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 40,485 views

    From our text, we could see that the second harlot killed her own son, took another person’s son and gave to her what does not belong to her. In so many instances, people have killed and destroyed their own destinies as a result of greed, ambition, lust,

    EXCHANGE OF DESTINY – Part II. Text: I Kings 3:16-27 Then two women who were harlots came unto the king and stood before him. 17And the one woman said, "O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 18And it came to pass the third day after I ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joe Overholt avatar

    An Understanding Heart

    Contributed by Joe Overholt on Nov 16, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 19,933 views

    A message of encouragement for those finding it hard to understand scripture, and making decisions in life

    Understanding Heart Foundational Text: 1 Kings 3:5-14 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. (6) And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Stephen Robinson D avatar

    Who, What, When, Where, And Why; Lessons From Some Harlots

    Contributed by Stephen Robinson D on Jun 21, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 19,043 views

    This sermons allows one to understand that one should not question God when He is using them to improve their life for the better, no matter how bad or tragic the situation gets.

    My brothers and sisters we are living in the last and evil days, my brothers and sisters we are living in some crucial times. We are living in a time were everybody is in everybody’s business, We are living in a world where stuff is happening all over the world and our leaders are needing to step ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    If You Could Have Anything You Wanted Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,757 views

    1st in a series about life of Solomon. An effort to get the audience to associate Solomon's request with the choices that are placed before them and to prioritize them accordingly

    I Kings 3:3-15; II Chronicles 1:1-13 Intro: Wouldn’t it be nice? Wouldn’t it be great to have 3 wishes, for whatever you want? I once asked our church family in Joplin to think that through – If you could have anything you wanted, what would you want? I’ll share some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Olusola Oyewole avatar

    Attracting The Blessings You Have Not Asked For Series

    Contributed by Olusola Oyewole on Sep 12, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 38,021 views

    A call on Christians to please God with their lives for God to bless them

    ATTRACTING THE BLESSINGS YOU HAVE NOT ASKED FOR. by Olusola Oyewole, Divine Heights Bible Church, Abeokuta, Nigeria Dear reader, this message is being presented so that we can be what we are supposed to be before God Almighty. I need to let you know that God is real. God is a loving God and God is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Scott Spencer avatar

    God’s Faithfulness To Mothers.

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on May 13, 2014
     | 7,160 views

    This incident is used of God to show He had given Solomon the wisdom he had requested as king. It proves that wisdom comes from God. It demonstrates that love comes from God, and love is present even when one is undeserving and perhaps unlovable.

    God’s Faithfulness to Mothers. 1 Kings 3:16-28 (NASB) Solomon Wisely Judges 16. Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him. 17. The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house; and I gave birth to a child while she was in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    A Mother's Sacrifice

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Sep 19, 2012
    based on 19 ratings
     | 24,649 views

    Happy Mother’s Day! Of course should celebrate moms more often, Let’s face it, mothers do a lot for us they have a special place:

    Mothers Day Dr. Mike Fogerson May 13, 2012 Introduction A Happy Mother’s Day! Of course should celebrate moms more often, Let’s face it, mothers do a lot for us they have a special place: 1 Perhaps their greatest contribution is The things moms teach us a About RECEIVING: "You are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dale Miller avatar

    Solomon And His Wisdom

    Contributed by Dale Miller on Sep 26, 2012
     | 4,909 views

    THIS SERMON DEALS WITH SOLOMON AND HIS GOD GIVEN GIFT OF WISDOM.

    HFL JULY 10, 2011 I KINGS 3:1-15 1Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem. 2The people, however, were still sacrificing at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Kingdom Character-1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 10, 2016
     | 5,582 views

    1 of 5. The events surrounding one of Solomon’s official judgments revealed the mothering potential of a harlot. But How? Kingdom Character or Motherhood/Mothering Potential is manifested in a woman’s approach to...

    KINGDOM CHARACTER-I—1Kings 3:16-28 AKA—Motherhood Potential HINT—!!Take this sermon to the next level by focusing upon every Christian’s potential!! Attention: Some may consider themselves as unworthy of being a mother. Perhaps they never found the right man to be their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist