Today in our journey through God’s “Grand Narrative” let’s look at one of the most important events in all human history, especially Israel’s history. The fantastic glory years of King Solomon’s 40-year reign in Jerusalem, including the construction and dedication of the magnificent Temple of God, were drawing to a troublesome close. Israel’s dominant influence over the entire middle east part of the world, came to a tragic end as recorded in 1 Kings 12. As Solomon’s father King David had warned, God withdrew His hand of blessing from Israel because… Solomon had turned his back on God as we saw yesterday in 1 Kings 11:1-13. 

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This is normally a special weekend of transition as our world enters the Christmas frenzy! For the next four weeks almost everything, almost everywhere, incessantly, will have a Christmas flavor and for the most part that will have little to do with Jesus Christ or God’s purpose in sending God the Son to earth! It will have everything to do with economics and the pursuit of personal happiness!  

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Pastor Doug Anderson    “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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In America and a few other countries, today is called “Black Friday” and is projected to be a very significant financial day, as both in person and online spending will be at a frenzied pace in response to bargain deals. Today formally launches the Christmas spending spree on the heels of a wonderful Thanksgiving Day yesterday. But in our journey, through God’s “Grand Narrative”, today is a far more significant day.  

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Pastor Doug Anderson    “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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Today is THANKSGIVING Day!!! Is today one of your favorite days of the entire year, as it is mine? Friends, family, great food, but most of all GRATITUDE is the order of THIS special day, right? Once again, in God’s perfect timing and our “Grand Narrative” journey, we’ve arrived at one of the greatest Thanksgiving moments in Biblical history, the day of dedication of the great Temple of God in Jerusalem! This momentous event is recorded for us in 1 Kings 8 & 2 Chronicles 5-7.

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Pastor Doug Anderson    “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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Have you ever spent much time at a construction site? My Dad was a builder and whenever I smell sawdust or hear hammers or saws, I think of my Dad. But today, will you join me on one of the most remarkable construction sites of all time? Come to Jerusalem with me, about the year 967bc and let’s walk around the Temple mount construction site as materials for the great Temple of God are being assembled! It’s nothing short of spectacular, remarkable, amazing! Especially if you consider there is no Home Depot, no Lowes, no lumber yard, no cement trucks, no cranes! 

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Pastor Doug Anderson    “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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What value do you place on true, God honoring WISDOM? How do you describe wisdom? Who is the ‘wisest person’ you know? What helps a person become wise? Today in our journey through God’s “Grand Narrative” let’s look closely at how King Solomon received his unusual wisdom, what difference it made in his life and in his role as King of Israel.  Following the successful transition of leadership from King David to his son Solomon, which we have looked at in 1 Chronicles 28 & 29, David died and was honored by the people of Israel.

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Pastor Doug Anderson    “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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RESOURCING any project requires lots of planning, do you agree? And the bigger the project the greater the need for planning! Resourcing usually means the TIME required; the TALENTS and skills needed; the MANPOWER needed; the FINANCES required and finally the LEADERSHIP which will pull it all together and oversee the project from beginning to end. I wonder what big projects you’ve been part of in your life and what role you had in accomplishing the project? In Bible history perhaps the greatest, most complex and expensive project of all time was the building of the great Temple of God in Jerusalem, during the early reign of King Solomon.

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Pastor Doug Anderson    “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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INHERITANCE is often imagined to be a wonderful ‘windfall’ of blessing! But have you noticed inheritance is almost always very complex and many times comes with ‘strings attached’? Perhaps you’ve experienced that?  I left you yesterday in Jerusalem, in the palace of King David, as he was beginning the complicated process of the inheritance transfer of the kingship of Israel to his son Solomon.

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Pastor Doug Anderson    “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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Sometimes taking a moment to step back and gain the BIG PICTURE perspective is very helpful in life, do you agree? In the natural rhythm of life, I have found this time of year seems to provide a natural call to gaining an overall perspective as we will soon gather with family and friends for the holiday season. So, may I begin this Friday with a BIG PICTURE perspective on the section of History and the Bible where our Grand Narrative journey has brought us over the past few weeks? 

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Leadership transitions are delicate and very important times in the story of a family, a business, a government or any organization. Both you and I have seen successful transitions and sadly, also some very dysfunctional ones. Last week my wife and I participated in the funeral of her brother-in-law, the patriarch of his large family, and now we watch to see who, of his many adult children, will rise to the occasion to care for his widow and lead the family. 

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Pastor Doug Anderson    “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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