A Note From
Gladewater Church of the Nazarene
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Sunday, November 9, 2025 | "O come, let us worship and bow down... before the Lord our Maker." (Psalm 95:6)
Sunday School @ 9:30 am | Worship Service @ 10:30 am | Prayer @ 5:30 pm
Announcements/Reminders
- TODAY/SUNDAY - Church Talent Show at 5 pm
- Nov. 11 - Ladies Lift @ 6 pm
- Nov. 16 - Church Board Meeting @ 2:30 pm
- Weekly Reading for 11/10 - 11/16 Revelation 10-22
Sermon Notes for 11/9/2025
TITLE: God Speaks from Promises to Presence
SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:1-13
God speaks from fulfilled promises to His manifested presence!
God Speaks through Promised Peace (1 Kings 5:1-5)
- David wanted to build a temple for the Lord; the Lord would not allow him to do so (1 Chronicles 17)
- David’s descendant (Solomon) would be the one to build the temple
- God’s word does not expire! What He promises, He accomplishes… sometimes across generations…
God Speaks through Preparation (1 Kings 5-8)
- Israel is finally at peace - time to build!
- Solomon and Hiram strike an agreement
- When God speaks a promise, we participate in its fulfillment through faithful obedience!
God Speaks through His Presence (1 Kings 8:1-13)
- It took Israel 480 years to find peace, but they built the temple in just 7 years!
- Solomon gathers the people and calls for the ark of the covenant to be brought into the temple
- THE cloud filled the house of the Lord!
- God’s glory, God’s presence had come; visibly and tangibly!
God Continues to Speak through His Promises & Presence
- See Matthew 14:5
- Through Jesus, His Son
- Through His Holy Spirit
The God who speaks is the God who shows up!