Cornerstone Community Church
Speaker: Pastor Nate Herrlin www.kutztownchurch.com
Solomon & Elijah
I Kings 11 & 17
“Foundations” series
Week #33 of 52
1 Kings 11:1-6 NIV
Song of Songs 1:5-6 NIV
Deuteronomy 17:16-17 NIV
What was the problem with marrying foreign women?
Is God racist?
Galatians 3:28-29 NIV
The problem is not inter-racial marriage.
The problem is inter-FAITH marriage.
1 Kings 11:11-13 NIV
Northern Israel’s first kings:
Jeroboam – 22 years
Nadab – 2 years
Baasha – 24 years
Elah – 2 years
Zimri – 1 week
Omri – 12 years
Ahab – 22 years
1 Kings 16:30-33 NIV
Solomon had a DIVIDED HEART.
Elijah had a DEVOTED HEART.
Is my heart more like Solomon’s or Elijah’s?
1 Kings 17:1-6 NIV
Elijah’s heart was FULLY DEVOTED to the LORD.
Solomon’s heart was DIVIDED.
Next Steps:
-What do you see a personal indicators of a united heart or a divided one?