May 22, 2023
Grow-Go-Sow Lesson 21
SOLOMON’S FALL
Text: 1 Kings 11:1–8; Ecclesiastes 2:11
Topic(s): Selfishness, Faithfulness
Big Idea of the Message: Despite Solomon’s wisdom and success, his unchecked passions led him to turn from the Lord.
Application Point: We can spend our lives building the church and God’s kingdom, but if we don’t surrender our desires to God, we’ll end up turning from him.
Discussion Questions:
1. What is one thing that stood out to you from this week’s message?
2. What does this passage teach us about our hearts’ devotions?
3. Do you think you put too much emphasis on your personal achievements? Why or why not?
4. What steps can we take to safeguard our hearts from idolatry?
5. How do you measure success in your life? Do your standards align with God’s?
Before leaving earth, Jesus commands his followers to make disciples of all nations.
Jesus rose again, his physical body made alive again. Although Thomas had his doubts about the resurrection, Jesus presented him with the evidence he needed.
All of Scripture points to Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection.
Though innocent, Jesus was crucified to fulfill God’s promise of redemption.
At the Passover meal, Jesus instituted the practice of Communion—a vital ritual that reminds us of the atonement.
In this passage, Jesus explains that following him involves being willing to embrace enormous sacrifices.
Jesus didn’t come to destroy God’s work in the Old Testament but to fulfill what it had been always pointing toward: a pure righteousness through Jesus Christ.
Jesus displayed his power to heal spiritually by healing physically.
As Jesus explains to Nicodemus, it is only through being recreated by the Spirit (made possible by Jesus’s ministry) that one can be made right before God.
Jesus’s baptism and temptation represent his identification with humanity’s failures and sin, as well as his anointing and preparation to preach the gospel.
