Gresham Bible Church Sermons Podcast

We've reached a high point in 1 Kings. Wise King Solomon is on the throne, gold is flowing into Israel, and the army has even more horses than Solomon has wives! Did no one read Deuteronomy 17?

As we gathered this week at Blue Lake Park for GBC Day 2026, Pastor Mike Dahl continues our series in 1 Kings where God responds to Solomon's prayer.

King Solomon has just finished praying a prayer of dedication at the temple, and now he turns to the people and gives a blessing—praise to God, a reminder of His faithfulness, and exhortation to the people to remain near to God.

Pastor Mike Dahl continues our series through 1 Kings as we look at the wise King Solomon's prayer of dedication of the temple.

Dr. Todd Miles continues through the book of 1 Kings, with a passage in which the ark of the covenant is brought into the temple.

We come to a detailed chapter—even a chapter of details—concerning the building of the temple. It's easy to gloss over these details as an irrelevant blueprint of a no-longer-existing building. But these details paint a picture of the beauty of a lasting temple, a living God, and the beautiful gospel that remains very relevant to us today.

Pastor Mike Dahl brings a message from 1 Kings 6, where construction of the temple begins.

Scott Bean opens 1 Kings 5 to us, where Israel is making preparations to build the long awaited temple.

As we continue our series through 1 Kings, we see Israel in "good times" as Solomon has asked God for wisdom and has received it.

Josh Mathews continues our series through 1 Kings with Solomon asking God for wisdom and then using that wisdom in a tragic and impossibly difficult situation where a baby has died and two mothers both claim the living child as their own.