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After three years of drought in the land, the prophet Elijah returns to confront King Ahab and the prophets of Baal with a challenge.

Even as Israel continues to decline, we shift our focus to a story of God's provision in a time of trial as Elijah, after having confronted King Ahaz, rather than fleeing far away, goes deeper into Baal territory to spend the time of the drought he predicted with a desperate widow who is preparing her last meal.

Pastor Mike Dahl continues our series through 1 Kings, and those kings continue to decline to even lower lows.

The tragic decline of the kings, and of the nation, continues as we consider the legacy that will be left by Kings Jeroboam and Rehoboam. Because the kings won't turn from their evil ways, things are about to be so bad in Israel that the early death of a child is considered a mercy.

Chapter 13 of 1 Kings brings us the account of a prophet who boldly confronts the king, then an "old prophet"...and then, a lion.

Last week, we saw Ahijah's prophecy of the kingdom divided. This week, we see King Rehoboam undo with three days of foolish council what took David and Solomon 80 years to build.

Because King Solomon's heart was turned away from God, the Lord was angry with him and will tear the kingdom in two. A divided heart will lead to a divided kingdom.

We've reached a high point in 1 Kings. Wise King Solomon is on the throne, gold is flowing into Israel, and the army has even more horses than Solomon has wives! Did no one read Deuteronomy 17?

As we gathered this week at Blue Lake Park for GBC Day 2026, Pastor Mike Dahl continues our series in 1 Kings where God responds to Solomon's prayer.

King Solomon has just finished praying a prayer of dedication at the temple, and now he turns to the people and gives a blessing—praise to God, a reminder of His faithfulness, and exhortation to the people to remain near to God.

Pastor Mike Dahl continues our series through 1 Kings as we look at the wise King Solomon's prayer of dedication of the temple.

Dr. Todd Miles continues through the book of 1 Kings, with a passage in which the ark of the covenant is brought into the temple.

We come to a detailed chapter—even a chapter of details—concerning the building of the temple. It's easy to gloss over these details as an irrelevant blueprint of a no-longer-existing building. But these details paint a picture of the beauty of a lasting temple, a living God, and the beautiful gospel that remains very relevant to us today.

Pastor Mike Dahl brings a message from 1 Kings 6, where construction of the temple begins.

Scott Bean opens 1 Kings 5 to us, where Israel is making preparations to build the long awaited temple.