1 Kings 2 sermon, Part 1 of 2, “Facing a Big Challenge”

From a sermon series on 1 Kings by See Huang Lim, a missionary at IBF. Today’s sermon is about taking on big new challenges. Today’s Scripture is about David’s advice to his son Solomon as Solomon takes on a huge new responsibility: becoming the next king of Israel. May David’s words be useful to us in our own challenges today. We will only a short passage in 1 Kings 2, only the first 4 verses. [Read 1 Kings 2:1-4] Background We don’t know how old Solomon was when he became king of Israel. How many people here are 30 years old or younger? Please raise your hand. Some scholars suggest