Solomon builds the temple | Pastor Di Beals | Venture Church

What does it mean to make space for God?

This week, we continued our series through the life of Solomon by looking at one of his greatest achievements — building the Temple. But this message is about more than a building. It’s about holiness, dedication, and what it looks like to live a life of long obedience in the same direction.

If we build a space for God, He will fill it.

The question is — do we want Him to?

Watch as we explore:

• The significance of the Temple

• Solomon’s obedience (and compromise)

• What happens when God’s presence fills the space

• Why WE are now the temple

• And what it means to live set apart today

Timestamps

0:00 – Introduction to Solomon: Wise Until He Was Not

1:26 – Solomon’s Temple: A Permanent Dwelling for God

2:30 – Long Obedience in the Same Direction

3:31 – “If You Build It, He Will Fill It”

4:54 – The Timeline of Israel

7:16 – Why Mount Moriah Matters

9:00 – The Massive Project of Building the Temple

10:16 – God’s “If-Then” Promise

11:05 – Inside the Temple: The Holy of Holies

13:58 – Seven Years to Build God’s House

14:39 – Thirteen Years to Build Solomon’s Palace

16:39 – You Can’t Live With a Foot in Both Worlds

17:46 – Starting Well vs. Finishing Well

18:52 – Preparing for God’s Presence

20:00 – The Glory of the Lord Fills the Temple

21:36 – Fire from Heaven

24:32 – It’s All Stories Until He Shows Up

25:01 – Solomon’s Prayer: Will You Really Live Here?

26:45 – Brilliant in Judgment, Compromised in Obedience

27:15 – The Choice: Do We Want a Holy God?

28:33 – You Are the Temple

29:35 – When We Gather, He Fills the Space

30:59 – A Call to Dedication

32:31 – Prayer: Holy God, Fill This Place

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Let’s make space for God.