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  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    I Owe A Debt To A Friend

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 20, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 4,864 views

    We should value our friends and express our love to them.

    I OWE A DEBT TO A FRIEND By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpeth iron; so a man sharpeth the countenance of his friends. 1 Kings 3:3 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad:--- Today, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Bruce Hindenburg avatar

    Treasures And Pearls

    Contributed by Bruce Hindenburg on Jul 30, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 8,682 views

    Once we learn what the Treasure is, what do we do with it?

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Have you ever really wanted something? I mean really longed for it? Desired, needed, craved, hungered for something so bad that it hurt? I know that I do that with some food. I’ll start thinking about ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Geoffrey Norman avatar

    Get Smart

    Contributed by Geoffrey Norman on Feb 1, 2002
    based on 77 ratings
     | 9,505 views

    How to get wisdom and what it does for us.

    "GET SMART" 1 Kings 3:1-15 I have a sister with a high IQ, high enough to have got her into Mensa. She can solve puzzles, work out the odd man out, tell you the next number in a certain sequence, but when it comes to plain old common sense, she was standing near the end of the line when it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Pablo Caballero avatar

    Dame Un Nuevo Corazón Señor

    Contributed by Pablo Caballero on Nov 20, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 21,057 views

    Señor Jesús mi anhelo es parecerme a ti. Deseo agradarte. Quiero que te sientas complacido en mi. Cambia mi corazón. Cambia mi sentir.

    Oración: Señor Jesús mi anhelo es parecerme a ti. Deseo agradarte. Quiero que te sientas complacido en mi. Cambia mi corazón. Cambia mi sentir. Hazme amar como tu amas. Hazme ver a mis hermanos como tu los ves. Cambia mi corazón. Dame tu amor. Dame tu sentir. Preámbulo: Dame un nuevo corazón, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    A Wise Fool

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 1, 2001
    based on 137 ratings
     | 7,982 views

    Solomon’s mistakes were that he started out well, but did not end well, he was a minimalist and he allowed his strength to become his weakness.

    Have you see the bumper sticker that says, “I took an IQ test and the results were negative”? Sometimes very intelligent people can get very negative results on their IQ tests. For instance, people are paid a lot of money to write the things that appear on the packages and products we buy. But a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ken Alford avatar

    Will The Real Mothers Please Stand Up?!

    Contributed by Ken Alford on Nov 29, 2002
    based on 186 ratings
     | 29,561 views

    (3) In one of the defining moments of the reign of Solomon, the wise king had to identify the real mother in a very tricky dispute over a living child. He got the real mother to identify herself by forcing her to take a stand. When she stood up for her

    INTRODUCTION: (1) Today, all over the world, people are celebrating Mother’s Day. If it is not today, almost everywhere, there is a day like it somewhere in the calendar. A youth pastors list on the internet surveyed its international readers about Mother’s Day to discover if it existed and when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Hooker Mom

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 14,757 views

    A look at the Prostitutes who came to Solomon to decide the fate of their child

    She was just a hooker, a lady of the night. And normally we wouldn’t even consider her to be in the running for “Mother of the Year” but then again, it’s not wife of the year we are looking at, it’s mother of the year and the two aren’t always the same. Maybe you know the story, maybe you don’t. ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Will The Real Mom Please Stand Up?

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 5, 2001
    based on 1,357 ratings
     | 199,591 views

    The infamous illustration of Solomon’s wisdom depicts the MORALS OF MOTHERHOOD.

    Now this is not your usual Mother’s Day text so please pay close attention: 1 Kings 3:16-28 (NIV) Now two prostitutes came to the king (Solomon) and stood before him. One of them said, "My lord, this woman and I live in the same house. I had a baby while she was there with me. The third day ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    Priorities - Part One

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 55 ratings
     | 6,291 views

    Introduction 1.

    Introduction 1. An expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As this man stood in front of t> efforts fulfilling - does your jar seem full or empty? Teaching 1. Solomon had just been ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Priorities - Part Two

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 56 ratings
     | 4,303 views

    1. This morning we considered what it is that fill up our lives.

    1. This morning we considered what it is that fill up our lives. The big items that we think about the most, that we work for the hardest, the things we would fight for the most if someone tried to take them away. The things that are our priorities. 2. We considered that God and serving Him should ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Keith Manry avatar

    The Legacy Of A Man - Solomon's Father, David Series

    Contributed by Keith Manry on Jun 30, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 10,561 views

    Part 8 of a series on the Life of David - Preached on Father’s Day, 2004

    Insights from the Life of David – Part 8: “The Legacy of a Man: Solomon’s Father, David” I Kings 2:1-4, 10-12; 3:3-14 A Michigan high school senior, Kara Hewes, entered a crowded conference room to face cameras and reporters. She was about to make a public appeal to her seventy-three-year-old ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    When God Offers A Blank Check

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 1, 2004
    based on 80 ratings
     | 8,652 views

    A message on how to live a Christian life in today’s world.

    WHEN GOD OFFERS A BLANK CHECK 1 Kings 3:3-15 INTRO: ILLUS: When I was an adolescent, my family would go to Daytona Beach, Florida for vacation. We would have a convoy of cars making the trek. When we reached the Florida state line, we would begin to see Orange Juice stands along the highway. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    If God Asked You What You Wanted Most, What Would You Ask For?

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Feb 25, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,356 views

    God asked Solomon what he would like to have, and Solomon chose wisdom over money or power.

    If God Asked You What You Wanted Most, What Would You Ask For? 1 Kings 3:1-15 Feb. 20, 2008 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor I Then Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her to the city of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jay Robison avatar

    What A Wise Man Knows About Mothers

    Contributed by Jay Robison on Mar 5, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,849 views

    Mothers are not perfect, mothers will fight for their children, mothers love their children, and mothers know their children.

    I have used sermoncentral as one of the many resources in this message. WHAT A WISEMAN KNOWS ABOUT MOTHERS Mother’s Day, 2007 Jay Davis Robison 1 KINGS 3:16-28 Happy Mother’s Day! Of course should celebrate moms more often, Let’s face it, mothers do a lot for us they have a special ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Victor Yap avatar

    Wise Men Still Find Him Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,164 views

    Solomon, Pt. 2

    WISE MEN STILL FIND HIM (1 KINGS 3:3-28) What do sages and philosophers have to say about wisdom? Philosopher Cicero: “The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.” The philosopher Immanuel Kant distinguishes between science and wisdom, saying: “Science is organized knowledge. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible