Bible Study Answer Sheet 9-24-2025

F.S.M. BIBLE STUDY GUIDE

◊ What is the power of agreement?
● A spiritual principle that highlights the immense strength
and unity that can be found when people come into alignment
with one another and with GOD.
◊ Principles on how to apply the power of agreement:
● Identify GOD’S Promise:
> Look for GOD’s promises in scripture that speak to
your situation.
● Find a Partner
> Find another believer to agree with you in prayer and
faith for that promise.
● Speak Faith:
> Consistently speak GOD’S word and the promises
you are agreeing upon, regardless of circumstances.
● Act in Faith
> Put your confession into action by taking steps
of faith based on what you have prayed for
● Keep Unity:
> Consciously work to keep bitterness, anger, and
strife out of your life and relationships to
maintain the spirit of agreement.

◊ Things that hurt the power of agreement:
● A lack of focus (broken focus)
● Broken unity
● Ego and Greed
* Talent is GOD given – Be Humble

* Fame is man-given – Be Thankful
*Conceit is self-given – Be Careful

◊ Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication (1 ST Kings 8:22-61)

I. The Beginning of Solomon’s Prayer
A. Solomon’s prayer place. (V.22a)
B. Solomon’s prayer posture. (V. 22b)
C. Solomon’s prayer of praise. (V.23)
II. The Basis of Solomon’s Prayer
A. He refers to the promises that GOD made
about the Temple. v.24
B. He reminds GOD about the promise made about the
Throne.
III. THE Burden of Solomon’s Prayer (I Kings 8:28-53)
A. His introduction. (V.28-30)
B. His intercession. (v.31-53)
IV. The Benediction to Solomon’s Prayer (v.54-61)
A. He concludes his prayer with blessings. (v.54)
B. He continues with some final requests. (v.57-58)
C. He communicates a desire that GOD will be known
(V.60)
D. He closes with a challenge. v.61

◊ (Part I) 1 st Kings 8:23-30
● The Nature of Yahweh
* Incomparable
*Faithful
*Transcendent and Immanent (v.27-28)
* Majestic (v.28-29)

◊ (Part II) 1 st Kings 8:31-53
● Petitions for Yahweh’s people
*The first petition justice in society (v.31-32)
*The second refers to defeat in battle (v.33-34)
*The third and fourth refer to calamities often
associated with war (v.27-28)
*The fifth moves us out from Israel to the

foreigner (v.41-43)
* The sixth and seventh (v.44-45 / 46-51)
* GOD uses His people to defeat their enemies
* GOD uses their enemies to defeat them