October 16, 2023
We are excited to be led through God’s word by our very own Director of Operations, Brennen Britton! Looking at the life of Solomon, Brennen reminds us that often the easiest way to grow in the wisdom of God is the most simple way: prioritize the fundamentals of our faith.
Scripture References
12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
14if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
16And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
16Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
16And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
3and observe what the
Lord
your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go 24
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
3Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4The woman was very beautiful; she took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no sexual relations with her.
5Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.
6(His father had never rebuked him by asking, “Why do you behave as you do?” He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)
7Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they gave him their support.
8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei and David’s special guard did not join Adonijah.
9Adonijah then sacrificed sheep, cattle and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the royal officials of Judah,
10but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the special guard or his brother Solomon.
11Then Nathan asked Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has become king, and our lord David knows nothing about it?
Brennen Britton
Director of Operations at Passion City Church, Washington D.C.