Oct 16
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
12.Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
14.if 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.
15.Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 16.And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
22.Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
16.Let 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.
15.Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 16.And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
3.and 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
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“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.
3.Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4.The woman was very beautiful; she took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no sexual relations with her.5.Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots and horses1:5 Or charioteers 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.)7.Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they gave him their support. 8.But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei and David’s special guard did not join Adonijah.9.Adonijah 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, 10.but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the special guard or his brother Solomon.11.Then 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.