The Love of a Father
Paul Pierucki · June 21, 2026 · 11:00 AM service
Preached on Father's Day, Pastor Pierucki works through Solomon's downfall in 1 Kings 11, where the wisest man who ever lived disobeyed God's clear warning and let his wives turn his heart away. He then turns to Romans 7, Galatians 5, Philippians 3, Ephesians 5, 1 John 1, and 1 Corinthians 13 to show that believers still battle the flesh, that we are kept by grace and not by our own righteousness, and that love, not force, is what moves a wife to submit, a child to obey, and a church to serve. He warns against alcohol, pride, and self-righteousness, urges hearers to forget past failures and keep their eyes on Christ, and reminds fathers that good homes built on the Word of God make good churches.
“But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.”