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  • Bramwell Hayes avatar

    How It All Went Wrong

    Contributed by Bramwell Hayes on Mar 27, 2005
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    The fall of Solomon shows us the danger of small compromises in our own lives

    How it all went wrong 1 Kings 11:1-11 It had all started so well. The young king was a good king. After the death of his father the Lord had appeared to him and told him that he could have anything he wanted. He did not choose wealth, or fame, or power, or military success, instead he choose ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Solomon: Not The Man He Used To Be Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 24, 2006
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     | 16,916 views

    Solomon’s downfall occurred when he was older because he gave into the temptation of the elderly: focusing upon himself rather than the Kingdom’s future generations.

    Solomon: Not the Man He Used to Be (I Kings 11) 1. People are better off when they care about other people: Mamie Adams [an elderly widow] always went to a branch post office in her town because the postal employees there were friendly. She went there to buy stamps just before Christmas one ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    Destroying The High Places

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jun 10, 2013
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    A sinful high place is any area, thought, person, or relationship that I allow to remain in my life as a provision for the flesh, to satisfy the sinful desires of my heart.

    Destroying the High Places (This message has been heavily adapted from a excellent sermon by Don Currin on High Places) We are in a study on the Kings of Israel, and today we are going to talk about one key area in their lives by which God assessed the overall quality of their lives. It is exam ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    The King Who Had It All Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Aug 29, 2011
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     | 15,376 views

    A sermon series inspired by Max Lucado and Randy Frazee. A journey through the Bible. A look at Solomon’s life.

    The King Who Had it All January 9, 2010 I want to start out by talking about a frog. Maybe you’re familiar with research that was done a number of years ago on frogs. The research basically goes like this . . . if you put a frog in a boiling pot of water, the frog will jump out, but if you put a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choosing Your Closest Companions Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2011
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    from a series through the life of Solomon. A look at the way Solomon's relationships impacted his life, and the way our closest relationships will impact us.

    I Kings 11:1-13 Pre intro, at the beginning of worship services: I’d like you to watch a video this morning, featuring those 2 famous theologians, Jed and Jethro Clampet as they discuss Jethro’s insights into relationships… (clip from “Beverly Hillbillies” - look ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    One Simple Rule For Protecting Your Family Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 19, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 33,178 views

    Solomon robbed his son of his inheritance... but in this sad story of Solomon’s failure is a lesson in hope for how we can protect our children as long as they live.

    OPEN: Before he died, comedian John Ritter starred in a fairly successful TV sitcom. Does anybody remember the name of that show? (8 Simple Rules For Dating My Daughter). Now, I never watched that show, so I don’t know if they ever shared what those “8 simple rules” actually were. However, years ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why You Need To Make A Covenant With Your Eyes Series

    Contributed by Sheryln Miller on Apr 18, 2017
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     | 21,507 views

    Messages discusses how and why we need to guard our eyes in today's culture.

    The key to surviving temptation involves guarding our eyes with all diligence. In Matthew 18:9, Jesus said if your eye causes you to sin pluck it out! Seems rather drastic but it makes the point. No we are not saying pluck out your eyes but we are saying do what's necessary to avoid/shun evil. You ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brian Bill avatar

    What To Look For In A Mate Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 4, 2020
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     | 4,166 views

    If you’re searching for a mate, make sure there’s a spiritual match.

    One popular dating site makes this intriguing claim: “What happens when you apply scientific research to dating behavior? A whole lotta love! But this isn’t destiny, it’s deliberate.” This site asks subscribers to answer 80 questions to determine “32 Compatibility Dimensions.” No doubt some of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guard The Covenant Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 29, 2020
     | 5,560 views

    Be watchful. Guard your faith. Guard your marriage. Guard yourself.

    The theme of this passage is rather clear because of one word repeated a few times - faithless (ESV), broken faith (NIV), treachery (KJV), being unfaithful. • The people has been unfaithful to God and to one another. They had betrayed God and broken the trust with Him. • Their disregard for God ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Wandering From The Light Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Feb 28, 2019
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    A person may be walking in the Light of Christ and then take their eyes off from Him. This always leads to the disaster of walking in the darkness if it goes unchecked and unrepented for too long. Don't take the first step in the wrong direction ...

    Wandering From The LIGHT Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 1 John 1:5-7 “This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Christians And The Clash Of Cultures Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 3, 2018
     | 5,391 views

    How should Christians treat those of different cultures and traditions and religions?

    Thursday of the 5th Week in course 2018 Reformation/Revolution Our Scriptures today ought to be at least a little disturbing to us today. In first Kings, Solomon, who was the anointed of God, the heir to the great king David, apostatizes. He had what we can only call a “mess” of wives. “According ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    The Danger Of Compromise

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 3, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,818 views

    At one time or other all of us have been removed from our usual roles in life and have found ourselves in strange situations. When this happened we did not know quite what to do with ourselves.

    All of us have a particular group of people that we are comfortable with. While we know some people are quite versatile and can adapt themselves to any group they associate with, others have a hard time adapting. Illus: For example, we all know there is a proper way to arrange a place setting at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thee Downfall Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 11, 2020
     | 6,486 views

    The Lord despises idolatry because when your heart is divided, you cannot be loyal to him.

    The Downfall Jeffery Anselmi / General The King: The Rise and Fall of Solomon / Sin; Obedience and Disobedience / 1 Kings 11:1–13 The Lord despises idolatry, because when your heart is divided, you cannot be loyal to him. INTRODUCTION • The story of Solomon is tragic yet common. • Solomon's ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Refuse To Fade Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Oct 8, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,260 views

    In this message we will learn how to finish strong by looking at the failure of King Solomon to do so.

    Refuse To Fade Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    The Danger Of Compromise

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 4, 2022
     | 4,942 views

    At one time or other all of us have been removed from our usual roles in life and have found ourselves in strange situations.

    When this happened we did not know quite what to do with ourselves. All of us have a particular group of people that we are comfortable with. While we know some people are quite versatile and can adapt themselves to any group they associate with, others have a hard time adapting. Illus: For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist