The Tragic Story of a Life Ending Foolishly

SERIES: HONEY, HAMMER, AND HOPE

MESSAGE: The Tragic Story of a Life Ending Foolishly

TEXT: 1 Kings 11:1–13

DATE: August 4, 2024

MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim Lewis

1. Solomon’s accomplishments.
   (1 Kings 10:23–29)

2. Solomon’s disobedience. (Vv. 1–3)

3. Solomon’s compromises. (Vv. 4, 7–8)

4. Solomon’s disloyalty. (Vv. 4b, 9–10)

5. Solomon’s idolatry. (V. 6)

6. Solomon’s defeat. (Vv. 11–13)
   (1 Kings 11:31–33, 35–37)

Lessons For Life:

1. Disobedience always leads to failure.
   (Dt. 8:11–14; 17–20)

2. Pleasing others before pleasing God, brings compromise.
   (2 Cor. 5:9)

3. God wants genuine relationship not ceremonial religious acts.
   (1 Sam. 15:22; Ps. 51:16–17)

4. Wisdom comes from obeying God’s word not the world’s ways.
   (Ps. 1:1–2)

5. Pride leads to failure.
   (Prov. 16:18)

6. How you end is more important than how you begin.
   (1 Cor. 9:24–27)

7. No matter what you’ve done God can give you a new beginning.
   (1 Cor. 6:9–11; 1 John 1:7–2:2)