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  • Joe Overholt avatar

    An Understanding Heart

    Contributed by Joe Overholt on Nov 16, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 19,856 views

    A message of encouragement for those finding it hard to understand scripture, and making decisions in life

    Understanding Heart Foundational Text: 1 Kings 3:5-14 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. (6) And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Will The Real Mothers Please Stand Up?!

    Contributed by Ken Alford on Nov 29, 2002
    based on 186 ratings
     | 30,122 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

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    Hooker Mom

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 15,046 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

  • Harvie Neatherlin avatar

    How To Get God To Say "Yes"

    Contributed by Harvie Neatherlin on Jun 17, 2003
    based on 60 ratings
     | 16,795 views

    We spend almost all of our life hoping to hear a word that contains only three letters. This sermon contains the formula for getting God to say YES.

    Introduction: We spend a good part of our life hoping to hear a word that is made up of only three letters. We are most often on a quest to secure it and will go to almost any length to hear this word. And whether you realize it or not you begin this quest at a very early age. Some of you, as I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    If God Gave You A Wish, What Would It Be?

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 9, 2003
    based on 156 ratings
     | 17,522 views

    Solomon decides wisely and well - why?

    If God gave you a wish, what would it be? 1 Kings 2:1-4 and 3:1-15 This morning I would like to speak from the Old Testament lesson. In the Old Testament, God rarely appeared to people. However, King Solomon had a number of direct encounters with God and this ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    The Wisdom Of Solomon Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 7, 2005
    based on 41 ratings
     | 24,135 views

    Wise people pursue more wisdom, for wisdom is given to those who value it.

    The Wisdom of Solomon (I Kings 3) Reception Grade (how my people responded; alertness, compliments, relevance, etc.): B 1. Did you hear about the man who found a lamp and started to rub it? Sure enough, out popped a genie. The genie told him that he had three wishes. The man couldn’t believe ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Brian Bill avatar

    A Prayer For Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 7, 2004
    based on 62 ratings
     | 23,979 views

    While we can benefit from some of the wisdom that whirls around us, to be truly wise we need the wisdom that comes from above.

    Recently a survey was done with a group of kids. This is how they responded to the question, “What do you think wisdom is?” Rocky, age 9, said, “Wisdom is wearing a hat when feeding seagulls.” 9-year-old Carol commented, “Never ask for anything that costs more than $5 when your parents are doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Beth Garrod-Logsdon avatar

    S.d.g. Living

    Contributed by Beth Garrod-Logsdon on Aug 17, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,039 views

    J.S. Bach signed most of his sacred music "S.D.G." (Soli Deo Gloria). 1 Kings 3:1-15 and Ephesians 5:15-20 encourage us to live an S.D.G. life style - a life that gives glory to God alone.

    S.D.G. Living 1 Kings 3:1-15 & Ephesians 5:15-20 20th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B It’s hard for me to imagine a world without music. And it’s even more difficult to imagine worshiping our Savior without the joyful sounds of singing. One of the greatest composers of sacred music was Johann ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • AKINSANYA ADUBI avatar

    An Exchange Of Destiny Series

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 21, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 62,351 views

    A lot of people have lost things that rightly belong to them to the enemies. They have lost the plan, the thoughts and every good thing that the Lord has given to them as a result of the works of the enemy. The Bible says that a thief, that is the enemy h

    EXCAHNGE OF DESTINY Text: I Kings 3:16-27 Then two women who were harlots came unto the king and stood before him. 17And the one woman said, "O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 18And it came to pass the third day after I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Exchange Of Destiny Part 2

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 28, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 40,200 views

    From our text, we could see that the second harlot killed her own son, took another person’s son and gave to her what does not belong to her. In so many instances, people have killed and destroyed their own destinies as a result of greed, ambition, lust,

    EXCHANGE OF DESTINY – Part II. Text: I Kings 3:16-27 Then two women who were harlots came unto the king and stood before him. 17And the one woman said, "O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 18And it came to pass the third day after I ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    God’s Mercy In Our Messes Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 17, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 13,329 views

    God gives wisdom to those who need and seek.

    Scripture Introduction We owe much to our mothers, including life itself. But for all they give and give, perhaps their greatest contribution is the things moms teach us: • They teach us about receiving: “You are going to get it when we get home!” • About logic, “Because I said so, that’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mark Eberly avatar

    Solomon Series

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,139 views

    The next hero is David’s son and successor: Solomon. We’ll examine what aspects that urges to embrace

    Heroes of the OT Solomon 1 Kings 3:1-15 February 8, 2009 This week we are continuing to look at the heroes of the Old Testament with a guy a named Solomon. Last week we began with David and this week we continue by looking at David’s successor and son, Solomon. We’ll be using 1 Kings 3:1-15. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Mothers And The Sword

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,453 views

    Mothering in our time is mirrored in the one prostitute, who decided just to take what she could, though it was destructive. But the true mother was willing to sacrifice that her child might live.

    Preface Who is the real mother? How do you measure authentic mothering? Is it by the mere accident of birth, or is it by something deeper? Who is the real mother, who is the authentic mother? Is it simply the woman you gave you birth and who wiped your messy nose during your growing up years, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Wisdom For Solomon Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 5, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,129 views

    True wisdom is a gift from God. It’s worth more than riches or power. But by itself it’s not enough. We also need to remain faithful to God.

    By Rev Bill Stewart It could almost be an episode of CSI or Law and Order or Bones or some other TV crime drama, couldn’t it? Today’s reading has drama; it has suspense; it has a "goodie" and a "baddie" and a cop, or in this case a king, who needs to find out which is which; and of course it has a ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Olusola Oyewole avatar

    Attracting The Blessings You Have Not Asked For Series

    Contributed by Olusola Oyewole on Sep 12, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 37,771 views

    A call on Christians to please God with their lives for God to bless them

    ATTRACTING THE BLESSINGS YOU HAVE NOT ASKED FOR. by Olusola Oyewole, Divine Heights Bible Church, Abeokuta, Nigeria Dear reader, this message is being presented so that we can be what we are supposed to be before God Almighty. I need to let you know that God is real. God is a loving God and God is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational