1 Kings seen from the perspective of the gospel of the water and the Spirit (II) Castos https://english-84.castos.com The First Kings Biblical Exposition series you are now listening to consists of twenty-two chapters and is divided into four volumes. This second volume covers First Kings chapters eight through twelve. The content is organized by topic and divided into two sections: Biblical Exposition and Sermon. Why was the heart of Solomon, who built the Temple and received great wisdom from God, carried away by idols? 1 Kings chapters 8–12 show us everything from the event in which the glory of God filled the Temple to Solomon’s fall and the division of the kingdom, and to Jeroboam’s worship of the golden calves. Even our past achievements of faith cannot guard our hearts for us today. This book clearly proclaims the law of God’s salvation for the remission of sin, a law that no one can change. By the baptism He received from John the Baptist, Jesus took upon Himself the sins of the world; on the Cross He received the judgment of that sin and died; and by rising again He completed salvation. This is the unchanging gospel of the water and the Spirit. Do not let your heart be carried away by idols. Stand firm in the righteousness of God, be united with the church, and use everything you have received for preaching the gospel and for the salvation of souls, and so preach this gospel of life to the next generation and to the whole world. ● Scripture quotations used in this book are from the ‘New King James Version (NKJV)’, ‘American Standard Version (ASV)’. ● This audiobook is an original human creation based on the sermons of Rev. Paul C. Jong. To provide clear delivery and a comfortable listening experience, AI technology was employed only for the voice generation. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:35:49 +0000 en Copyright © 2026 Hephzibah Publishing House https://episodes.castos.com/63523b79413e35-56452255/images/English-84.jpg 1 Kings seen from the perspective of the gospel of the water and the Spirit (II) https://english-84.castos.com The First Kings Biblical Exposition series you are now listening to consists of twenty-two chapters and is divided into four volumes. This second volume covers First Kings chapters eight through twelve. The content is organized by topic and divided into two sections: Biblical Exposition and Sermon. Why was the heart of Solomon, who built the Temple and received great wisdom from God, carried away by idols? 1 Kings chapters 8–12 show us everything from the event in which the glory of God filled the Temple to Solomon’s fall and the division of the kingdom, and to Jeroboam’s worship of the golden calves. Even our past achievements of faith cannot guard our hearts for us today. This book clearly proclaims the law of God’s salvation for the remission of sin, a law that no one can change. By the baptism He received from John the Baptist, Jesus took upon Himself the sins of the world; on the Cross He received the judgment of that sin and died; and by rising again He completed salvation. This is the unchanging gospel of the water and the Spirit. Do not let your heart be carried away by idols. Stand firm in the righteousness of God, be united with the church, and use everything you have received for preaching the gospel and for the salvation of souls, and so preach this gospel of life to the next generation and to the whole world. ● Scripture quotations used in this book are from the ‘New King James Version (NKJV)’, ‘American Standard Version (ASV)’. ● This audiobook is an original human creation based on the sermons of Rev. Paul C. Jong. To provide clear delivery and a comfortable listening experience, AI technology was employed only for the voice generation. 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By the baptism He received from John the Baptist, Jesus took upon Himself the sins of the world; on the Cross He received the judgment of that sin and died; and by rising again He completed salvation. This is the unchanging gospel of the water and the Spirit. Do not let your heart be carried away by idols. Stand firm in the righteousness of God, be united with the church, and use everything you have received for preaching the gospel and for the salvation of souls, and so preach this gospel of life to the next generation and to the whole world. ● Scripture quotations used in this book are from the ‘New King James Version (NKJV)’, ‘American Standard Version (ASV)’. ● This audiobook is an original human creation based on the sermons of Rev. Paul C. Jong. To provide clear delivery and a comfortable listening experience, AI technology was employed only for the voice generation. The New Life Mission shin2954@naver.com false https://feeds.castos.com/17kjd yes <![CDATA[Preface]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:35:49 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555792 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/preface Dear readers, Through this book I wish to share with you the Word of 1 Kings, chapters 8 through 12. These words record the course that runs from the time Solomon enshrined the Ark of the Covenant in the completed Temple and dedicated it to God, through the inclining of his heart to idols and the declaration that the kingdom would be divided, to the process by which the nation and its worship were split through the wrong choices of Rehoboam and Jeroboam. Outwardly it looks like a story of the glory of the Temple and the prosperity of the kingdom, of political division and a new dynasty; but within it are contained the reason we must set the gospel of the water and the Spirit at the center of our hearts, and the weighty truth that the Word of salvation God has ordained must never be changed by human thinking.

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]]> full 1 false Dear readers, Through this book I wish to share with you the Word of 1 Kings, chapters 8 through 12. These words record the course that runs from the time Solomon enshrined the Ark of the Covenant in the completed Temple and dedicated it to God, through the inclining of his heart to idols and the declaration that the kingdom would be divided, to the process by which the nation and its worship were split through the wrong choices of Rehoboam and Jeroboam. Outwardly it looks like a story of the glory of the Temple and the prosperity of the kingdom, of political division and a new dynasty; but within it are contained the reason we must set the gospel of the water and the Spirit at the center of our hearts, and the weighty truth that the Word of salvation God has ordained must never be changed by human thinking.

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]]> 00:16:20 <![CDATA[Ch08_01_Biblical Exposition_Overview of the Entire Content • From the Perspective of the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:35:46 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555791 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch08-01-biblical-exposition-overview-of-the-entire-content-from-the-perspective-of-the-gospel-of-t 1 Kings chapter 8 records how Solomon moved the Ark of the Covenant from the City of David into the Most Holy Place of the new temple, and dedicated the temple to God while the glory of God filled it. Solomon proclaimed before the people of Israel that God’s promise had been fulfilled, and he pleaded with God to hear whenever the people prayed toward the temple in all kinds of situations, including lawsuits, war, drought, plague, and life in captivity. Afterward he blessed the people, offered many sacrifices, and held the dedication of the temple.

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]]> full 2 false 1 Kings chapter 8 records how Solomon moved the Ark of the Covenant from the City of David into the Most Holy Place of the new temple, and dedicated the temple to God while the glory of God filled it. Solomon proclaimed before the people of Israel that God’s promise had been fulfilled, and he pleaded with God to hear whenever the people prayed toward the temple in all kinds of situations, including lawsuits, war, drought, plague, and life in captivity. Afterward he blessed the people, offered many sacrifices, and held the dedication of the temple.

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]]> 00:46:52 <![CDATA[Ch08_02_Biblical Exposition_The Gospel of the Water and the Spirit That We Must Enshrine at the Center of the Temple]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:35:41 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555790 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch08-02-biblical-exposition-the-gospel-of-the-water-and-the-spirit-that-we-must-enshrine-at-the-cent 1 Kings chapter 8 is the Word in which the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD comes into the completed temple, and Solomon dedicates the temple before all Israel and prays to God. The temple had already been built and its furnishings were in place, but at its center there absolutely had to be the Ark of the Covenant. A temple without the Ark is a house with only an outward form left. This shows that our faith today also must stand not on outward form but on the center of the covenant God has established.

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]]> full 3 false 1 Kings chapter 8 is the Word in which the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD comes into the completed temple, and Solomon dedicates the temple before all Israel and prays to God. The temple had already been built and its furnishings were in place, but at its center there absolutely had to be the Ark of the Covenant. A temple without the Ark is a house with only an outward form left. This shows that our faith today also must stand not on outward form but on the center of the covenant God has established.

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]]> 02:32:33 <![CDATA[Ch08_03_Sermon_Only When the Ark of the Covenant Is at Its Center Is the Temple the House of God (1 Kings 8:1-66)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:35:34 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555789 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch08-03-sermon-only-when-the-ark-of-the-covenant-is-at-its-center-is-the-temple-the-house-of-god-1 1 Kings chapter 8 is the chapter of the dedication of Solomon’s temple. The temple was already completed, and the furnishings to go into it were in place. Now Solomon gathered the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes to Jerusalem and brought the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD up from the City of David, Zion, to the temple. And when the Ark was set under the wings of the cherubim in the Most Holy Place, the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

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]]> full 4 false 1 Kings chapter 8 is the chapter of the dedication of Solomon’s temple. The temple was already completed, and the furnishings to go into it were in place. Now Solomon gathered the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes to Jerusalem and brought the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD up from the City of David, Zion, to the temple. And when the Ark was set under the wings of the cherubim in the Most Holy Place, the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

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]]> 00:27:48 <![CDATA[Ch08_04_Sermon_Prayer toward the Temple Must Be a Faith That Does Not Change the Law of Sacrifice (1 Kings 8:22-66)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:35:30 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555788 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch08-04-sermon-prayer-toward-the-temple-must-be-a-faith-that-does-not-change-the-law-of-sacrifice-1 In 1 Kings chapter 8, Solomon dedicates the temple and offers a long prayer. He stands before the altar of the LORD, spreads out his hands toward heaven, and confesses that God has fulfilled the promise He made to David. And he pleads that when the people of Israel pray toward the temple from the place of their many sins, plagues, defeats, and captivity, God would hear from heaven and remit their sins.

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]]> full 5 false In 1 Kings chapter 8, Solomon dedicates the temple and offers a long prayer. He stands before the altar of the LORD, spreads out his hands toward heaven, and confesses that God has fulfilled the promise He made to David. And he pleads that when the people of Israel pray toward the temple from the place of their many sins, plagues, defeats, and captivity, God would hear from heaven and remit their sins.

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]]> 00:23:59 <![CDATA[Ch09_01_Biblical Exposition_Overview of the Entire Content • From the Perspective of the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:35:27 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555787 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch09-01-biblical-exposition-overview-of-the-entire-content-from-the-perspective-of-the-gospel-of-t 1 Kings chapter 9 records how, after Solomon finished building the temple and the palace, God appeared to him a second time, with the promise of the throne conditioned on obedience and the warning against idolatry. There follow his dealings with Hiram king of Tyre, the building of various cities and military facilities, the system of the labor force, the sacrifices at the temple, and the maritime trade through Ophir.

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]]> full 6 false 1 Kings chapter 9 records how, after Solomon finished building the temple and the palace, God appeared to him a second time, with the promise of the throne conditioned on obedience and the warning against idolatry. There follow his dealings with Hiram king of Tyre, the building of various cities and military facilities, the system of the labor force, the sacrifices at the temple, and the maritime trade through Ophir.

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]]> 00:43:13 <![CDATA[Ch09_02_Biblical Exposition_The LORD Appeared Again and Gave the Covenant and the Warning]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:35:22 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555786 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch09-02-biblical-exposition-the-lord-appeared-again-and-gave-the-covenant-and-the-warning 1 Kings chapter 9 begins with the word God spoke when He appeared to Solomon again, after Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and his own palace. The time when the work of God is finished is the time when a man’s heart is revealed. When he begins a work he can be humble, but when the work is accomplished and its results are before his eyes, a man can tilt toward his own glory and his own comfort. For Solomon, too, that very time was a crucial time of testing.

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]]> full 7 false 1 Kings chapter 9 begins with the word God spoke when He appeared to Solomon again, after Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and his own palace. The time when the work of God is finished is the time when a man’s heart is revealed. When he begins a work he can be humble, but when the work is accomplished and its results are before his eyes, a man can tilt toward his own glory and his own comfort. For Solomon, too, that very time was a crucial time of testing.

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]]> 01:06:05 <![CDATA[Ch09_03_Sermon_What Must We Do Not to Serve Idols before God like Solomon？ (1 Kings 9:1-9)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:35:17 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555785 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch09-03-sermon-what-must-we-do-not-to-serve-idols-before-god-like-solomon-1-kings-91-9 Looking at today’s Scripture passage, after Solomon had finished building the palace and the temple, God appeared to Solomon a second time. This is what God said to Solomon: He said that He had specially set apart and consecrated that temple, and that He would put His eyes and His heart there.

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]]> full 8 false Looking at today’s Scripture passage, after Solomon had finished building the palace and the temple, God appeared to Solomon a second time. This is what God said to Solomon: He said that He had specially set apart and consecrated that temple, and that He would put His eyes and His heart there.

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]]> 00:27:55 <![CDATA[Ch09_04_Sermon_Pursue the Things of the Spirit More Than the Things of the Flesh (1 Kings 9:15-22)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:35:13 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555784 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch09-04-sermon-pursue-the-things-of-the-spirit-more-than-the-things-of-the-flesh-1-kings-915-22 That we have truly become one people and one family is something to be deeply thankful for in these last days. That all our sins have been remitted through Jesus and we have received salvation, that we have become a people delivered from all sin—this is a matter of great thanksgiving. Especially in this age, how amazing it is that we have been saved from sin! I will preach the Word now, and then we will have fellowship in the second part of the service.

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]]> full 9 false That we have truly become one people and one family is something to be deeply thankful for in these last days. That all our sins have been remitted through Jesus and we have received salvation, that we have become a people delivered from all sin—this is a matter of great thanksgiving. Especially in this age, how amazing it is that we have been saved from sin! I will preach the Word now, and then we will have fellowship in the second part of the service.

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]]> 01:24:35 <![CDATA[Ch10_01_Biblical Exposition_Overview of the Entire Content • From the Perspective of the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:34:50 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555821 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch10-01-biblical-exposition-overview-of-the-entire-content-from-the-perspective-of-the-gospel-of-t 1 Kings chapter 10 records the visit of the queen of Sheba, who came to Jerusalem to confirm Solomon’s wisdom and fame, and the enormous wealth and international influence of Solomon’s kingdom. Solomon’s wisdom became known to many nations, and gold, silver, spices, and precious stones gathered to Jerusalem; but the picture of his excessive accumulation of chariots, horses, and riches also shows the spiritual danger that would appear later.

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]]> full 10 false 1 Kings chapter 10 records the visit of the queen of Sheba, who came to Jerusalem to confirm Solomon’s wisdom and fame, and the enormous wealth and international influence of Solomon’s kingdom. Solomon’s wisdom became known to many nations, and gold, silver, spices, and precious stones gathered to Jerusalem; but the picture of his excessive accumulation of chariots, horses, and riches also shows the spiritual danger that would appear later.

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]]> 00:44:43 <![CDATA[Ch10_02_Biblical Exposition_The Visit of the Queen of Sheba， the Glory of Solomon， and the Source of True Wisdom and Glory]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:34:45 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555781 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch10-02-biblical-exposition-the-visit-of-the-queen-of-sheba-the-glory-of-solomon-and-the-source 1 Kings chapter 10 is the chapter in which Solomon’s wisdom and riches are displayed before the world. The queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD and came and tested his wisdom, and she was greatly amazed to see Solomon’s wisdom and the order and abundance of his palace. In the eyes of man, Solomon’s kingdom stood at the height of wisdom, splendor, and success.

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]]> full 11 false 1 Kings chapter 10 is the chapter in which Solomon’s wisdom and riches are displayed before the world. The queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD and came and tested his wisdom, and she was greatly amazed to see Solomon’s wisdom and the order and abundance of his palace. In the eyes of man, Solomon’s kingdom stood at the height of wisdom, splendor, and success.

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]]> 01:12:58 <![CDATA[Ch10_03_Sermon_Did You Not Know That You Become a Heretic If You Worship Idols？ (1 Kings 10:1-29)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:34:40 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555780 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch10-03-sermon-did-you-not-know-that-you-become-a-heretic-if-you-worship-idols-1-kings-101-29 These days I want to teach my fellow workers overseas and many souls who it is that belongs to heresy. If there are any who have fallen into heresy, I want to bring them out of it. So now I intend to tell you what heresy is within the truth of the gospel of the water and the Spirit. It seems that they truly need this faith and this knowledge.

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]]> full 12 false These days I want to teach my fellow workers overseas and many souls who it is that belongs to heresy. If there are any who have fallen into heresy, I want to bring them out of it. So now I intend to tell you what heresy is within the truth of the gospel of the water and the Spirit. It seems that they truly need this faith and this knowledge.

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]]> 00:54:32 <![CDATA[Ch10_04_Sermon_We Must See the Road by Which the Glory of Solomon Leads to the Sin of Jeroboam (1 Kings 10:1-29)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:34:35 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555779 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch10-04-sermon-we-must-see-the-road-by-which-the-glory-of-solomon-leads-to-the-sin-of-jeroboam-1-ki 1 Kings chapter 10 is the chapter in which the kingdom of Solomon looks most glorious. The queen of Sheba came to see Solomon’s wisdom, and the people of the world desired to see his face. His riches and wisdom were greater than those of all the kings of the earth, and much gold and many presents came in year by year. Silver was as common as stones, the vessels of the palace were pure gold, and horses and chariots came in from Egypt.

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]]> full 13 false 1 Kings chapter 10 is the chapter in which the kingdom of Solomon looks most glorious. The queen of Sheba came to see Solomon’s wisdom, and the people of the world desired to see his face. His riches and wisdom were greater than those of all the kings of the earth, and much gold and many presents came in year by year. Silver was as common as stones, the vessels of the palace were pure gold, and horses and chariots came in from Egypt.

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]]> 00:20:48 <![CDATA[Ch11_01_Biblical Exposition_Overview of the Entire Content • From the Perspective of the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:34:28 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555778 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch11-01-biblical-exposition-overview-of-the-entire-content-from-the-perspective-of-the-gospel-of-t 1 Kings chapter 11 records how Solomon loved many foreign women, and following their gods and building high places, his heart drew far from God. God declared that He would tear the kingdom away from Solomon’s son and divide it, and He raised up Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam as adversaries. This chapter shows the process by which the reign of Solomon, who had enjoyed wisdom, wealth, and honor in full, collapsed through idolatry, and the cause of the division of the kingdom was laid.

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]]> full 14 false 1 Kings chapter 11 records how Solomon loved many foreign women, and following their gods and building high places, his heart drew far from God. God declared that He would tear the kingdom away from Solomon’s son and divide it, and He raised up Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam as adversaries. This chapter shows the process by which the reign of Solomon, who had enjoyed wisdom, wealth, and honor in full, collapsed through idolatry, and the cause of the division of the kingdom was laid.

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]]> 00:47:02 <![CDATA[Ch11_02_Biblical Exposition_Solomon＇s Fall in His Later Years and the Foretelling of the Judgment That Would Divide the Nation]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:34:23 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555777 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch11-02-biblical-exposition-solomons-fall-in-his-later-years-and-the-foretelling-of-the-judgment-t 1 Kings chapter 11 shows through the fall of Solomon that even a man who has received great grace, wisdom, and riches from God can go the road of idolatry at any time if he does not keep his heart. Solomon was the king who built the temple of the LORD, the king who received wisdom from God, and a man so greatly blessed that the people of the world came to him when they heard of his glory. But in his later years he loved foreign women, and his heart was turned away from God.

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]]> full 15 false 1 Kings chapter 11 shows through the fall of Solomon that even a man who has received great grace, wisdom, and riches from God can go the road of idolatry at any time if he does not keep his heart. Solomon was the king who built the temple of the LORD, the king who received wisdom from God, and a man so greatly blessed that the people of the world came to him when they heard of his glory. But in his later years he loved foreign women, and his heart was turned away from God.

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]]> 01:43:38 <![CDATA[Ch11_03_Sermon_God Blesses the Life Lived for the Gospel (1 Kings 11:1-13)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:34:05 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555776 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch11-03-sermon-god-blesses-the-life-lived-for-the-gospel-1-kings-111-13 Today we have looked at the Word of God from 1 Kings 11:1 to 13. It says, “King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites” (1 Kings 11:1). Concerning these nations God had spoken to the children of Israel beforehand. He had said, You shall not intermarry with them, for they will surely turn away your hearts after their gods; yet Solomon clung to them in love.

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]]> full 16 false Today we have looked at the Word of God from 1 Kings 11:1 to 13. It says, “King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites” (1 Kings 11:1). Concerning these nations God had spoken to the children of Israel beforehand. He had said, You shall not intermarry with them, for they will surely turn away your hearts after their gods; yet Solomon clung to them in love.

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]]> 00:33:17 <![CDATA[Ch11_04_Sermon_Who Is a Heretic before God？ (1 Kings 11:1-13)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:34:01 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555775 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch11-04-sermon-who-is-a-heretic-before-god-1-kings-111-13 Today I intend to speak on how collective heresy arose within the New Testament church. In the Old Testament, the people of Israel could meet God through the forefathers of faith. They were led through the law given through Moses and through the prophets of God, and for the sins they committed they could obtain salvation through the law of sacrifice revealed in the Tabernacle. Therefore the love of God and the salvation of the remission of sin revealed in the Tabernacle were the truth the people of Israel had to believe and keep in order to obtain life and salvation.

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]]> full 17 false Today I intend to speak on how collective heresy arose within the New Testament church. In the Old Testament, the people of Israel could meet God through the forefathers of faith. They were led through the law given through Moses and through the prophets of God, and for the sins they committed they could obtain salvation through the law of sacrifice revealed in the Tabernacle. Therefore the love of God and the salvation of the remission of sin revealed in the Tabernacle were the truth the people of Israel had to believe and keep in order to obtain life and salvation.

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]]> 00:40:35 <![CDATA[Ch11_05_Sermon_Those Who Have Now Replaced God with Material Things Are Those Who Serve Idols before God (1 Kings 11:1-13)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:33:57 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555774 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch11-05-sermon-those-who-have-now-replaced-god-with-material-things-are-those-who-serve-idols-before The Bible records that King Solomon took the daughter of Pharaoh and made her his wife. How many wives did Solomon have? Seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. Solomon, having become the king of the nation of Israel, should have led the people before God; but instead his heart departed from God. He departed from God in his heart and served countless Gentile idols, dishonoring God.

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]]> full 18 false The Bible records that King Solomon took the daughter of Pharaoh and made her his wife. How many wives did Solomon have? Seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. Solomon, having become the king of the nation of Israel, should have led the people before God; but instead his heart departed from God. He departed from God in his heart and served countless Gentile idols, dishonoring God.

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]]> 00:44:44 <![CDATA[Ch11_06_Sermon_How Pseudo-Christianity Came About (1 Kings 11:26-40)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:33:52 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555773 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch11-06-sermon-how-pseudo-christianity-came-about-1-kings-1126-40 How are you? We have returned from holding good meetings. Traveling the provinces, we also looked into a chapel and an office, and we intend to plant churches in several regions and expand the work for the gospel. Today, through the Word of 1 Kings 11:26–40, I would like to look into how pseudo-Christianity came about.

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]]> full 19 false How are you? We have returned from holding good meetings. Traveling the provinces, we also looked into a chapel and an office, and we intend to plant churches in several regions and expand the work for the gospel. Today, through the Word of 1 Kings 11:26–40, I would like to look into how pseudo-Christianity came about.

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]]> 00:30:43 <![CDATA[Ch12_01_Biblical Exposition_Overview of the Entire Content • From the Perspective of the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:33:48 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555772 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch12-01-biblical-exposition-overview-of-the-entire-content-from-the-perspective-of-the-gospel-of-t 1 Kings chapter 12 records the process by which the kingdom of Israel was divided into north and south when Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, rejected the people’s request to lighten their heavy yoke. The ten northern tribes made Jeroboam king, and Jeroboam, to protect his own kingship, set up golden calves at Bethel and Dan and changed the priesthood, the feast, and the system of sacrifice at his own will.

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]]> full 20 false 1 Kings chapter 12 records the process by which the kingdom of Israel was divided into north and south when Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, rejected the people’s request to lighten their heavy yoke. The ten northern tribes made Jeroboam king, and Jeroboam, to protect his own kingship, set up golden calves at Bethel and Dan and changed the priesthood, the feast, and the system of sacrifice at his own will.

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]]> 00:44:57 <![CDATA[Ch12_02_Biblical Exposition_The Nation Is Divided in Two， and Jeroboam Corrupts the Worship]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:33:43 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555771 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch12-02-biblical-exposition-the-nation-is-divided-in-two-and-jeroboam-corrupts-the-worship 1 Kings chapter 12 is the chapter in which, after Solomon’s fall, the nation of Israel is actually torn apart. Rehoboam succeeded to the throne, but what he inherited was not the kingship alone. He inherited together the heavy yoke Solomon had left on the people, the results of fleshly rule, and even the current of sin that had left God. Therefore this chapter is not only the story of a political division; it shows how a heart that does not enthrone God as King tears down a community.

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]]> full 21 false 1 Kings chapter 12 is the chapter in which, after Solomon’s fall, the nation of Israel is actually torn apart. Rehoboam succeeded to the throne, but what he inherited was not the kingship alone. He inherited together the heavy yoke Solomon had left on the people, the results of fleshly rule, and even the current of sin that had left God. Therefore this chapter is not only the story of a political division; it shows how a heart that does not enthrone God as King tears down a community.

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]]> 01:33:21 <![CDATA[Ch12_03_Sermon_If You Follow Your Own Personal Fleshly Desires， You End Up Becoming a Heretic (1 Kings 12:1-18)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:33:37 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555770 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch12-03-sermon-if-you-follow-your-own-personal-fleshly-desires-you-end-up-becoming-a-heretic-1-ki We have read today’s Scripture passage together. This is what happened when Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, became king. King Solomon’s own son was Rehoboam. When King Solomon died, the people of Israel went to find Rehoboam in the region of Shechem and made one request. They made that request because the people were already utterly worn out from the work of building the temple and the royal palace. At that time Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had fled to Egypt for refuge, returned and came before Rehoboam together with the people of Israel.

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]]> full 22 false We have read today’s Scripture passage together. This is what happened when Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, became king. King Solomon’s own son was Rehoboam. When King Solomon died, the people of Israel went to find Rehoboam in the region of Shechem and made one request. They made that request because the people were already utterly worn out from the work of building the temple and the royal palace. At that time Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had fled to Egypt for refuge, returned and came before Rehoboam together with the people of Israel.

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]]> 00:36:35 <![CDATA[Ch12_04_Sermon_Let Us Not Corrupt God＇s Law of Sacrifice (1 Kings 12:1-33)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:33:33 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555769 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch12-04-sermon-let-us-not-corrupt-gods-law-of-sacrifice-1-kings-121-33 The greatest event in the Bible is this very event. Why has this world grown so dark? Why has the world failed to return to God and instead gone over to the Devil and become his slave? This Word shown in 1 Kings tells us the reason.

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]]> full 23 false The greatest event in the Bible is this very event. Why has this world grown so dark? Why has the world failed to return to God and instead gone over to the Devil and become his slave? This Word shown in 1 Kings tells us the reason.

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]]> 00:38:49 <![CDATA[Ch12_05_Sermon_We Must Now Return from the Sin of Jeroboam to the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit (1 Kings 12:25-33)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:33:29 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555768 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch12-05-sermon-we-must-now-return-from-the-sin-of-jeroboam-to-the-gospel-of-the-water-and-the-spirit The season is changing and it is easy to catch a cold, so please all take care, and get your flu vaccinations as well. They say a severe cold virus is going around and little children are suffering from it, so do not let your bodies get too tired, and by all means be careful.

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]]> full 24 false The season is changing and it is easy to catch a cold, so please all take care, and get your flu vaccinations as well. They say a severe cold virus is going around and little children are suffering from it, so do not let your bodies get too tired, and by all means be careful.

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]]> 00:58:47 <![CDATA[Ch12_06_Sermon_Our Hearts Must Follow God (1 Kings 12:25-33)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:33:25 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555767 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch12-06-sermon-our-hearts-must-follow-god-1-kings-1225-33 A person who believes in God has both soul and body. As the Apostle Paul said, with our hearts we serve the law of God and with our flesh the law of sin, and we live carrying these two together. And yet, because God the Holy Spirit is in our hearts, we hear the Word that says, you are now not in the flesh but in the Spirit, and it is fitting to serve the true God in the Spirit. The person who believes in God is always fighting because of these two.

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]]> full 25 false A person who believes in God has both soul and body. As the Apostle Paul said, with our hearts we serve the law of God and with our flesh the law of sin, and we live carrying these two together. And yet, because God the Holy Spirit is in our hearts, we hear the Word that says, you are now not in the flesh but in the Spirit, and it is fitting to serve the true God in the Spirit. The person who believes in God is always fighting because of these two.

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]]> 00:26:47 <![CDATA[Ch12_07_Sermon_The Characteristics and Phenomena of Heresy (1 Kings 12:25-33)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:33:20 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555766 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch12-07-sermon-the-characteristics-and-phenomena-of-heresy-1-kings-1225-33 Today we have looked at the same Scripture passage as in Sermon 4. Within this Word it is clearly shown what kind of people are heretics. Today, through this passage, I want us to look together at what heresy is biblically, and at what kind of church, among the countless churches around us today, is in fact heretical while looking like a true church.

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]]> full 26 false Today we have looked at the same Scripture passage as in Sermon 4. Within this Word it is clearly shown what kind of people are heretics. Today, through this passage, I want us to look together at what heresy is biblically, and at what kind of church, among the countless churches around us today, is in fact heretical while looking like a true church.

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]]> 00:30:56 <![CDATA[Ch12_08_Sermon_Who Are the Christians That Believe in Jesus within the Framework of Their Own Fleshly Thoughts？ (1 Kings 12:25-33)]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:33:09 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71209/episode/2555765 https://english-84.castos.com/episodes/ch12-08-sermon-who-are-the-christians-that-believe-in-jesus-within-the-framework-of-their-own-fleshl Today we have looked at the same Scripture passage as in Sermon 4. It is a passage we hear often, but many people do not know well the spiritual meaning hidden within this Word. So today I want us to look together at heresy, which has become a fearsome group, as it appears in this passage.

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]]> full 27 false Today we have looked at the same Scripture passage as in Sermon 4. It is a passage we hear often, but many people do not know well the spiritual meaning hidden within this Word. So today I want us to look together at heresy, which has become a fearsome group, as it appears in this passage.

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