Sermons on solomon islands:

Get Wisdom Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2011

from a series on the life of Solomon. A book sermon, from the Proverbs, about the importance of wisdom in life.

Proverbs Intro: (used a powerpoint of these choices. Best to put them all up before asking people to choose one) OK. Time for an audience participation quiz this morning. Each question is a multiple choice. Let’s say, if you had to pick one of these 4 answers, which one would it be? ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If Only I Had It To Do All Over Again Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Oct 3, 2008

The message examines Solomon as he reflects upon his life toward the end of his days.

In preparation for this message I decided to Google the phrase, “If only I had it all to do over again” and needless to say, I was amazed by the results. The search yielded 47 million results in a fraction of a second, 0.12 to be exact. After some moments of reflection the amazement started to wear ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Everything Is Meaningless Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Nov 25, 2009

Solomon writes that "everything under the sun is meaningless." Why and what does that mean for our lives?

Today, I want to ask ourselves the tough question of, how much do we actually pursue the love of God? To help us think about this issue, I want to start off with an activity that someone suggested to me this week. I’d like everyone to take a blank piece of paper which represents your life and take ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Building The Temple Of God Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 6, 2017

Learn from Solomon. We give God our best and we follow His design.

We have come to the actual building of the Temple of God in 1 Kings 6. • This is a short write up of the building; we have greater details in the books of Chronicles. Let’s read a portion – 1 Kings 6:19-37. TWO THINGS stand out in the building of the Temple – they dedicated the best to the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 6:19-37

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Are You Prepared For Change

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jan 10, 2015

This message focuses on how we should prepare ourselves for change. Based on Solomon's wisdom of the ant.

Are You Prepared For Change? Scriptures: Isaiah 6:8; Proverbs 6:6-11; 30:24-25 Introduction I was reflecting on the song “A Change Is Gonna Come” by the late Sam Cooke. This past December marked the fiftieth anniversary of his death under mysterious circumstances. Before his ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:6-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Election In The "Poetry" Books Of The Bible Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Nov 12, 2015

What God said about His sovereignty via David, the other Psalmists, Job, and Solomon.

Job At the end of the debate of the book of Job, it is God versus Job in a predictable win for the Lord God Almighty. In 40:8-14, God asks, "Would you condemn Me that you may be justified? There are echoes of this sentiment in Paul's words about replying against God, in Romans. The doctrines of ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Lessons From The Ants

Contributed by William Tan Yh on May 28, 2020

But King Solomon says “Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!"

Dear brothers and sister, what are the thoughts that comes to your mind when you think about the common ants. They are seen everywhere in the park, along the path, and in many homes. Even though they are so tiny, they can give a painful bite if you are bitten by one. Some people only think of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:6-8, Ephesians 5:15-16

Denomination: Charismatic

Who Will Build Whose House?

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 16, 2023

Solomon would build the LORD’s house, and the LORD would build the “house” (dynasty) of David.

WHO WILL BUILD WHOSE HOUSE? 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 2 Samuel 7:16. 2 SAMUEL 7:1-4. There is a subtle difference between a good idea and God’s will. God’s purposes will never fail, but amongst men an idea is often marred by mixed motives. For example, Israel’s reason for wanting a king was that they ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 2 Samuel 7:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Heart For His House

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 16, 2025

This message was a part of a stewardship series that looked the cost and sacrifices associated with Solomon's Temple.

A Heart for His Building He walked across the dusty, stony ground, kicked a rock and bent and drew in the dirt. He looked around at the desolate land scape and down at the city below and wondered if his dream would ever be a reality. Would it really happen, someday would the people of God worship ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:11

Denomination: Wesleyan

Dedication, Building Dedication

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jul 27, 2005

Dedication is Costly. The Dedication of this building has been costly to some of us. Physically, mentally, emotionally, it hasn’t been necessarily an easy ride, but we are finally here. The high cost of dedication takes me back to Solomon’s dedicat

Intro: Bertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when he came to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 8:5

Denomination: Baptist

It’s A Jungle Out There Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 5, 2018

No man is an island. We all have families, friends, communities, organizations, or places of employment. We run into all kinds of people, and Proverbs helps prepare us to deal with the more challenging ones ("works of art").

It’s A Jungle Out There (Proverbs 26:2, 13-16, 18-19, 27) 1. Maybe you have heard this one before. A couple were going on a vacation to Florida together, but the wife had an emergency at work. So they agreed the husband would go as planned and his wife would meet him at the hotel the next ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 26:2, Proverbs 26:13-16, Proverbs 26:18-19, Proverbs 26:27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

(A Sermon On 6 Legs )

Contributed by Derrick White Sr on Nov 25, 2017

BECAUSE WE MIGHT DO WELL TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF SOLOMON WISDOM ABOUT THE THEOLGY OF THE ANTS BECAUSE SOLOMON DOSENT TELL US TO LOOK TO THE ANTS BUT HE INFORMS US TO GO TO THE ANTS THEREFORE WE MIGHT RECEIVE ADVICE AND COUNSEL AND LEARN

PROVERBS 6 : 6-8 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler ,8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest THE WORD OF GOD FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD VERY BRIEFLY IF I COULD GET A BAPTIST AMEN A METHODIST ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

Thoughts On Building Temples

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000

We were moving into a building project in Brisbane and this was a look at David’s instructions to Solomon to build the temple

HE WALKED ACROSS THE DUSTY STONY GROUND, KICKED A ROCK AND BENT AND DREW IN THE DIRT. HE LOOKED AROUND AT THE DESOLATE LAND SCAPE AND DOWN AT THE CITY BELOW AND WONDERED IF HIS DREAM WOULD EVER BE A REALITY. WOULD IT REALLY HAPPEN, SOMEDAY WOULD THE PEOPLE OF GOD WORSHIP ON THIS GROUND? WOULD ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 22:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Fool And The Wise

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Sep 30, 2004

In this sermon I basically dissect many Proverbs on the difference between what Solomon describes as Wisdom and Foolishness.

October 3, 2004 Proverbs of Wisdom and Foolishness Put yourself in Solomon’s shoes some three thousand years ago. The LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” (1 Ki 3:5) This was no Monte Hall’s Let’s Make a Deal - having ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 9:10

Denomination: Lutheran

The Secret To Trusting God

Contributed by Dan Cale on Jun 27, 2004

This short dialog based sermon investigates the secrets for learning to trust God given by Solomon in Proverbs 3.

The Secret to Trusting God Proverbs 3:5-12 The last time we were together we talked about learning to trust God. Well Solomon as wise as he was left us a pretty good teaching on learning the secret to trusting God. Let¡¦s look at it together. 1) Do not lean on your own understanding ¡V often our ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-12

Denomination: *other