Sermons

Pentecost 17 - (10/5/25)
1 Chronicles 29:1-2, 10-18 (NIV84)
1)Then King David said to the whole assembly: "My son
Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the LORD God.
2) With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God--gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble--all of these in large quantities.

10) David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, "Praise be to you, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
11) Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you
are exalted as head over all.
12) Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all
things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.
13) Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.
14)"But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.
15) We are aliens and strangers in your sight, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
16) O LORD our God, as for all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name, it comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.
17)I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things have I given willingly
and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.
18) O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep this desire in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.