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Nov 14
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Of Wars and Vineyards (1 Kings 20-21)

By 1 Kings, Talks

Knowledge isn’t something that’s stagnant. Knowing that a snake can bite you means you don’t go around picking up snakes. You know someone loves you not just by having information about that person but because that person has showed you that they love you. It’s the same with knowing God. This morning in 1 Kings 19-21, we will see that knowing God is not just about learning facts about God about God, it’s also about how we respond to what we know about Him so we can live in relationship with him. Welcome to Village Church.

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Oct 31
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The Fire of God (1 Kings 17-18)

By 1 Kings, Talks

Welcome to Village Church. We’re a community that’s all about loving Jesus and loving one another. To find out more, head to vc.org.au, we’d love to hear from you.

After years of Israel spiralling out of control, God steps in to work in a completely unexpected way. Enter Elijah the prophet, who challenges the prophets of Baal to a battle of the gods, with the odds absolutely stacked against him. But this is when God likes to do his best work—which we see best in the cross. When no one expected God to win, that was when he was doing his best saving work: in bringing forgiveness for his people.

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Oct 17
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The Word of the Lord (1 Kings 13)

By 1 Kings, Talks

We hit a strange story in 1Kings 13 this week. A lying prophet and a gullible prophet, with a lion and donkey thrown in for good measure. The best clue as to what’s going on is that it’s all about “the word of the Lord.” How do you know what’s the real word of the Lord? How do you respond when you do? The recent Essendon/City on a Hill controversy has raised again the question of why Christians take the Bible seriously, often dismissed as a “2000 year old document”, making it timely that we consider how seriously we should take God’s word and why.

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Oct 10
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A Divided Kingdom (1 Kings 12)

By 1 Kings, Talks

We’re back in 1 Kings and things are not off to a good start! 1 Kings 12 sees the Kingdom of Israel split. From here on out, God’s relationship with his Kings will also be fractured. And yet, despite human sin & stupidity running wild, we still see footprints of God’s grace throughout chapter 12. We see how God is still at work in his world, loving us despite our folly and working to save us from ourselves. A great comfort if you’re someone who feels like you can never seem to get things right!

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Sep 12
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Solomon’s Fall (1 Kings 10-11)

By 1 Kings, Talks

This week, we come to the end of Solomon’s story, and we watch the world flock to Solomon because of his great kingdom and great wisdom. But at the height of his power, Solomon’s heart turns from the Lord in every way imaginable, and we watch one of the greatest falls from grace in history. So what can we learn from this tragic final chapter to Solomon’s life, and where can we find hope in the rubble? We can only look to a greater Son of David, whose heart would never move from having faithful love for his Heavenly Father.

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Sep 06
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Hear in Heaven (1 Kings 8-9)

By 1 Kings, Talks

Last week in 1 Kings, we saw the temple being built. This week, we’re going to see the opening ceremony for the temple. But almost everything in this ceremony will raise questions for us. The answer comes as the chapter pushes us to its heart, to find that forgiveness is the answer of everything that’s happening here, and ultimately, the answer is the forgiveness that Jesus gives us through his cross.

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