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Trainwreck: Solomon
🎙️ Trainwreck: Solomon | When Love Becomes an Idol
Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived — blessed by God with unmatched wisdom, power, and wealth. He built the Temple, led Israel into its most prosperous era, and became a legend of divine favor. Yet, behind the gold and glory, something tragic was happening inside his heart.
In Trainwreck: Solomon, Pastor CJ Witkoe explores how the man known for his wisdom became undone by divided love. Despite his divine gift, Solomon “clung in love” to foreign wives who eventually turned his heart away from God (1 Kings 11:1–3).
This message digs deep into the tension between righteous wisdom and reckless love — how Solomon’s success led him to compromise, and how our own hearts can subtly shift from devotion to distraction. We discover that Solomon didn’t stop loving God… he just stopped loving Him fully.
The heartbreaking truth: the same word used to describe Solomon’s love for God is used to describe his love for foreign women. His heart was divided — and that division cost him his kingdom.
đź’ˇ Big Idea: The wisest man in history became a trainwreck, not because he stopped believing in God, but because he started loving other things just as much.
📖 Scriptures: 1 Kings 3:3, 1 Kings 11:1–3, 2 Samuel 12:25, Hebrews 11:24–26
🎙 Series: Trainwreck
đź’” Message Title: SolomonÂ
If you’ve ever found your heart pulled between God and something (or someone) else, this message will help you recognize the idols that divide your devotion — and rediscover what it means to give God 100%.
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