Searching for Right Answers in the Wrong Places (Part One) by Dr. Rod Mattoon

About this sermon

Have you ever lost something in your house and went on a quest to find it? I mean you searched everywhere to find it. You looked in drawers, closets, shelves, under the beds, in the garage, in the attic, even in your pockets. You searched and searched, but came up empty because you went to the wrong places on your search. This is what happened in the life of King Solomon. This man drifted away from God after he became the king of Israel. In the beginning, he sought God’s wisdom and accomplished great things. Unfortunately, he drifted far away from God and lived in sin. His pagan wives turned his heart away from the Lord and he became an idolatrous king. His power, prestige, and possessions left him on top of the mountain, but it was not high enough. He was still empty and dissatisfied, wanting to know the meaning and purpose of life. So he went on a search to find the right answers to these questions, but as we will see, he searched in the wrong places. This message was preached on Wednesday night, September 23, 2020 at Lincoln Land Baptist Church, Springfield, Illinois.