Download Lesson: 10.27.24 Class Notes – 1 Kings 3
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When we seek God’s will first, he always adds other blessings to us. Solomon’s primary desire for wisdom enabled God to bless him in many other ways, even in spite of his errors. “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well” (Matt. 6:33).
Download Lesson: 10.20.24 Class Notes – 1 Kings 2.13-46
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Jesus said, “All who take the sword will perish by the sword” (Matt. 26:52). The cruel lessons taught by the history of these passages bear out this truth. Joab had been loyal to David, but he had been power-hungry and ruthless. His own ugly death was reminiscent of the many killings he himself had carried out.
Download Lesson: 10.13.24 Class Notes – 1 Kings 2.1-12
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Whether it is the Davidic king or we as a disciple of Jesus, true stability only comes through obedience to the Lord’s commands. What is true on the personal level holds also for the people of God as a corporate body. Kingdom stability is not anchored in our experiences or profession, nor in our education or pedigree, nor in our ministerial achievement, but only in obedience to the clear word we have long possessed.
Download Lesson: 10.6.24 Class Notes – 1 Kings 1
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We learn from David and his son Adonijah that discipline is the means of protecting our children from the sin of selfish ambition. If Adonijah never learns self-control and is never told what something he is doing is wrong, then it is not hard to see why he is trying to exalt himself and seize the throne.
Download Lesson: 9.22.24 Class Notes – Col 3.18 – 4.18
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A husband who truly loves his wife will not behave harshly or try to throw his weight around in the home. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs” (1 Cor. 13:4–5, NIV).
A wife really has little difficulty submitting to a husband who loves her. She knows he seeks the very best for her, and that he will not do anything to harm her. The husband’s love for his wife is seen in his sacrifice for her, and the wife’s love for her husband is seen in her submission to him. Where there are sacrifice and submission in an atmosphere of love, you will find a happy home.
Where do we get the power to love and to submit? From the Lord. If we are wearing the “grace clothes” described earlier (Col. 3:5–14), and if we have our hearts filled with the peace of Christ and the Word of Christ, then we will contribute to the joy and harmony of the home. If we live to please Christ first, others second, and ourselves last, we will build strong marriages and spiritual homes.