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When you look back on the highlights of your life, what do you see? Probably a mix of highs and lows, good times and hard times. You likely focus on the people who are important to you. You may think about your regrets. And then maybe also the times you got it right. Well, today’s passage is an overview of all the things that King Solomon accomplished over the course of his life. And Pastor Terry will help you see that all the success he experienced started with seeking out God’s wisdom.

You can probably think of things that just seem too broken to be fixed. Maybe it’s a fractured relationship or a destructive habit. Maybe it’s the hatred and unkindness you see online or in your neighborhood. It could be brokenness in your church community. Whatever it is, it’s not a hopeless case. Today, Pastor Terry encourages you to turn to God and pray. When you walk in step with Him and invite Him into those situations, He will do amazing things, beyond what you can even imagine. With God, there’s always hope.

Isn’t that great news?! You don’t have to wait for someone to make you right with God. Jesus has already done it! And because of His work on the cross, you now have total access to God. What a mind-blowing reality! Once you have a relationship with God you can talk to Him about anything, at any time. In fact, that’s what He wants you to do. Today, Pastor Terry will encourage you to go to God with your struggles, your joys, and your hurts. He loves you and cares about the details of your life.

How many times have you said you’d do something but then didn’t do it? Even when you have the best intentions, sometimes you don’t make good on your promises. But that’s not how God works. When He says He’ll do something, you can count on it happening. It might not be in the timeframe or the way you expect, but it will come to pass. Today, Pastor Terry invites you to see how God proved His faithfulness when the temple was built. Like King Solomon and the Israelites, you can trust in God’s promises.

God has placed a calling on the lives of every person in this world. It may not be the calling of a pastor or church worker, and some may not even accept that calling. However, your calling is unique to you and requires faith that only you can grow. In 2 Chronicles, Solomon knew his calling came only through staying connected to the almighty God. In today's teaching, Pastor Terry continues his study into the initial records of the noble life of Solomon and how we can adopt these principles into our daily lives.

Unlike the story of Aladdin's genie, God does not appear out of a rusty lamp and eagerly waits for us to initiate our three wishes. If that were the case, would we still lean upon an omnipotent God after satisfying those numerous carnal requests? Instead, God is wanting us to consistently seek a daily relationship with Him. Today, Pastor Terry introduces us to a man in 2 Chronicles that seeks the heart of God and gains the wisdom to lead a kingdom.

Some of the best ideas in life come from just waiting on the Lord. In scripture, God said he would hear our prayers and give us that insight into some of life's biggest challenges we face. It's exactly what he did for Solomon, one of the wisest men in the Bible, as he begins his work on the temple. In today's study, Pastor Terry continues in 2 Chronicles as Solomon begins his construction and what would be one of the biggest undertakings in the Old Testament, and ultimately in God's bigger plan for redemption.

How close is your relationship with God? Would you say it is intertwined with God's heart and desire for your life? Committing our lives in service to God is a modern-day consecration unto Him. We are making a commitment to keep our days and weeks dedicated to His will. Consecration to God is declaring something to be sacred as an offering to Him. In today's teaching, Pastor Terry begins his study into Solomon's consecration and the plans set in motion for Solomon's Temple.

God isn’t surprised by our wicked acts or our good deeds. He knows our hearts and our thoughts and plans before we do. As Jesus illustrated through the example of the poor widow giving her small offering and the rich man giving a small fortune, the rich man had an excess and gave a relatively small portion - mostly for the show - while the poor widow gave everything she had with joy and gratitude. As Pastor Terry will point out, her gift reflected a heart that was rich in faith and close to God.

Every good thing we have is from God. He created this world and everything in it. Every breath you take is a gift from Him. Every minute, every meal, every relationship – all of this is from Him. All too often we try to give God as little as we can, clinging to our time, energy, and resources. As Pastor Terry will explain in today’s message, our approach should be to give back as much as we can to God – not out of obligation, but out of gratitude for His redeeming grace and the love He demonstrated in Christ.