The Biggest Story: "Solomon and the Gift of Wisdom"
Sep 8, 2024 • Brad Wingler
I. Solomon’s Start
Spurgeon on Solomon - “If we were called on to select a man who, as to his life as a whole, perpetrated the greatest folly, we should mention Solomon. Yet he was the wisest of men. Yes, the cream of wisdom, when curdled, makes the worst of folly.”
II. Solomon’s Wisdom (1 Kings 3:9-15)
Proverbs 9:10; Psalm 104:24; Ephesians 1:17; Colossians 1:9; James 1:5
III. Solomon’s Wisdom on Display (1 Kings 3:16-28)
IV. A Warning from Solomon (1 Kings 11)
1 Kings 11:3–4; 1 Kings 11:6–8; Deuteronomy 7:3
Application
1. Love God
Matthew 22:37–38
2. Seek Him above this world
3. Stay consistent in Him
Colossians 1:21–23; Luke 11:31; Colossians 2:1–3