Edgewood Bible Church

Edgewood Bible Church

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Edgewood Bible Church episodes

  • 1 Kings 9 - The King's Warning

    Main idea:  Follow the LORD who redeemed you, refusing to build your life by the world’s standards.

    Listen to God's Gracious Promise (v.1-5)

    Lean into God's Solemn Warning (v.6-9)
    Look at whose ways you are following (v.10-28)

    Discussion Questions:

    1. How do you usually respond when God’s Word challenges something you want to do?
    2. What is the difference between struggling against sin and making peace with it? What might reveal that we have begun explaining away sin instead of confessing it?
    3. Where are you most tempted to measure your life by the world’s standards? How might following the Lord change your ambitions, spending, relationships, or use of authority?

    45 min
  • 1 Kings 8:22-66 - The King Who Hears

    Main idea:  God faithfully hears and forgives, so we must trust Him wholeheartedly 

    Remember His Faithfulness (v.22-26)

    Rely on His Mercy (v.27-53)
    Respond with Wholehearted Devotion (v.54-66)

     

    Discussion Questions:

    1. How have you seen God's faithfulness in your own life, and how should remembering it change the way you face present uncertainties?
    2. Why do people often find it easier to acknowledge personal imperfections than to confess sin against God?
    3. What makes genuine repentance difficult, and how does the mercy of God encourage us to confess our sins rather than conceal them?
    4. What areas of our lives are we most tempted to withhold from God's authority? What might wholehearted obedience look like in those areas this week?

    47 min
  • 1 Kings 8:1-21 - The King Takes His Throne

    Main idea:  God keeps his word, revealing his glory and faithfulness among his people.

    God faithfully dwells among His people (v.1-13)

    God faithfully fulfills His promise (v.14-21)

    Discussion Questions:

    1. The sermon said, “We must never mistake his nearness for smallness.” How can we approach God confidently while maintaining reverence for his holiness?
    2. Why is the ark central to this gathering? What do the covenant tablets inside it remind Israel about God and their relationship with him (vv. 1–9)?
    3. Solomon responds, “Blessed be the LORD.” What evidence of God’s faithfulness can you share that would encourage others to thank and trust him?

    43 min
  • Ecclesiastes 3:1-4:3 - Life Is Fleeting

    Big Idea: Embrace God's wise timing 

    1. Embrace every season as part of God’s plan (3:1-8). 
    2. Embrace your fleeting work as part of God’s eternal work (3:9-15).
    3. Embrace God’s justice in the face of cruelty (3:16-4:3). 

     

    Discussion Questions

    1. What season of life are you currently experiencing, and where do you find it difficult to trust God’s timing?

    2. How does our desire to understand or control the future keep us from enjoying what God has given us today?

    3. How does knowing that God will ultimately judge both the righteous and the wicked change the way we respond to injustice?

    4. How should the certainty of death reshape our priorities, ambitions, and daily decisions?

    5. How does Christ meet our need for a righteous Judge, a compassionate Comforter, and a Redeemer who will ultimately make all things right?

    45 min
  • Ecclesiastes 1-2 - A Life of Substance

    Big Idea: Striving after the wind keeps us from enjoying God’s gifts. 

    1. Nothing created will ever complete us (1:1-11, 2:1-11)
    2. Wisdom and knowledge do not fix a broken world.  (1:12-18, 2:12-17)
    3. We cannot keep what we gain but we can enjoy God’s gifts (2:18-26)

     

    Discussion Questions: 

    1. From Sunday's sermon, what does "Hevel" (vanity) mean in today's language. Where might your life feel like “chasing the wind” right now? 

    2. What good thing are you tempted to depend on for lasting satisfaction?  How can you recognize when work, wealth, or wisdom/knowledge itself have become more than signposts or gifts?

    3. When life feels confusing or beyond your control, how do you respond? What truth might help bring you peace? 

    4. What ordinary gift from God have you been overlooking? How can you better cultivate gratitude? 

    48 min
  • 1 Kings 7 - The Glory of the King

    Main idea: The kingdom’s splendor and the temple’s beauty display the greatness and holiness of the God who dwells with his people.

    1. The king’s house displays the splendor of the kingdom

    2. The Lord’s furnishings display his majesty and the need for cleansing.

    3. The completed work prepares for the presence of God.

     

    Discussion Questions:

    1. Solomon’s buildings were designed to serve the work of the king. What does the way we use our church building reveal about what we believe is important?

    2. What do the beauty of the temple furnishings and the size of the bronze Sea teach us about both God’s majesty and his holiness?

    3. Chapter 7 ends with the temple completed and ready for God’s presence. Why is God’s presence more important than the beauty or impressiveness of the building itself?

    42 min
  • 1 Kings 5-6 - The Building Program of a King

    Main idea: The King establishes God's dwelling among his people, so that they might faithfully walk with him.

    1. The House God Builds

    2. The Walk God Requires

     

    Discussion Questions:

    1. Why is it significant that the temple begins with God’s desire to dwell with his people, rather than with Solomon’s ambition to build something impressive?

    2. How should the reality that God dwells in us shape the way we live, worship, and relate to one another?

    3. Where are you tempted to think that God’s presence with you depends on your performance?

    4. How does the Bible’s movement from garden, to tabernacle, to temple, to Christ, to the church, to the new creation help you understand the story of Scripture?

    43 min
  • 1 Kings 3-4 - The King's Wisdom

    Main Idea: When God's people are led by godly wisdom, they flourish.

    1. Wisdom Given (3:1-15)

    2. Wisdom Displayed (3:16-24)

    3. Wisdom Enjoyed (4:1-34)

    Discussion Questions

    1. What stands out to you about the way God approaches Solomon before Solomon asks for anything? What does this teach us about God's grace?

    2. Where are you currently tempted to trust your own wisdom rather than God's wisdom?

    3. How can we enjoy God's good gifts - food, family, work, friendships, possessions, rest - without turning those gifts into the source of our ultimate happiness?

    4. What is one specific way you can pursue wisdom from God this week?

    47 min
  • 1 Kings 2:13-46 - The Foundation of the Kingdom

    Main idea: God establishes His kingdom by confronting the rival desires that compete with the King's rule.

    1. Adonijah & Abiathar—The desire for power and pleasure that undermines the King

    2. Joab—The desire for control that refuses to submit to the King

    3. Shimei—The desire for possessions that disregards the King's Word

     

    Discussion Questions

    1. What are some ways we try to control people or circumstances without using physical force? How might anger, silence, manipulation, criticism, or intimidation become “weapons” for control?

    2. The men in this passage knew who the king was, but they did not willingly submit to him. What is the difference between knowing about Jesus as King and actually submitting to Jesus as King?

    3. What makes King Jesus different from Solomon and every other earthly king?

    41 min
  • 1 Kings 1:1-2:12 - Everyone Wants to be King

    Main idea: God will provide for us the King we need.

    1. We want to choose our own king

    2. God provides His chosen King
    3. God's king must rule under God's Word

    Discussion Questions:

    1. Where are you most tempted to sit on the throne of your own life? What does trying to rule ourselves look like in everyday life?
    2. What is the significance of the fact that Solomon's kingship was God's decision before it was David's decision? What does this teach us about God's sovereignty over His purposes?
    3.  “You don't need a better effort. You need a better King.” What is the difference between trying harder to be a good Christian and actually trusting Christ as your righteousness?

    44 min

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