Prayer focus:

Missions - This month we are praying for Jermehmy and Emily O. who are working in the Middle East. This week please continue to pray for their safety as their region has been part of the Iranian retaliation in the Middle East.

Local - Pray for people in your world who are feeling hopeless. Seek opportunity to be an encouragement this week.

Church - Pray for opportunity and provision for Corner Church St. Paul.

Be sure to take an announcement card • More info and a BOGO

This Week:
Connection Groups Starting in March! Get your details in at corner.church/groups.
Community Food Drive – All 5 Corner Coffee locations.
Minneapolis Relief Fund You can also give financially toward groceries and rent relief for immigrant families through the “Minneapolis Relief” Fund at: corner.church/give.

Coming Up:
Partners: If you are interested in serving on the Corner Church Advisory Team, please let your pastor know by April 1. Community Advisory Team votes will take place April 12 or 19. Each community votes individually for its representative.
Kidmin Meeting Monday, March 23 at 6 pm at Camden Corner Coffee.
Neighborhood Candy Grabs! Camden Saturday, March 28 in Camden at Victory Park at 11 am and egg stuffing the week before at Corner Camden on March 21 at 9am. North Loop Saturday, April 4 at 10am in the North Loop! Egg stuffing on Saturday, March 28 at 10am at Corner North Loop. This is an opportunity to serve our neighbors and be a part of neighborhood events!
Passover Seder March 28, 5-8pm at Corner Coffee NE. To volunteer or participate, check out the calendar for more information!
Palm Sunday UNITED Service. Sunday, March 29 at InBound Brew Co, bringing our five communities together for ONE UNITED service.
Corner Church Annual Meeting Sunday, April 26 at 6pm at Corner Coffee North Loop.
Summer Jr. High Camp 3 Aug 2-7 at Camp Lebanon for those entering 7th through 9th in fall 2026. Rich Olson will be speaking during this week!

Strategic Failure • Choosing the wrong direction or priorities.
Execution Failure • Poor follow-through on a good plan.
Moral Failure • Compromising values or integrity.
Communication Failure • Misunderstandings or lack of clarity.
Leadership Failure • Not guiding or supporting people well.
Relational Failure • Damaging trust or neglecting relationships.
Planning Failure • Inadequate preparation or foresight.
Operational Failure • Systems or processes breaking down.
Financial Failure • Mismanaging resources or budgets.
Innovation Failure • Not experimenting or improving.
Technical Failure • Tools or technology not working properly.
Cultural Failure • Allowing unhealthy norms or environments.
Expectation Failure • Setting unrealistic or unclear expectations.
Focus Failure • Losing sight of what matters most.
Self-Awareness Failure • Not recognizing one’s own limits or impact.


For each of these fifteen failures:
Is it more painful if YOU experience the failure or someone who is deeply connected to you experiences the failure?

Dialogue Question:

Why isn’t the pain of failure enough to prevent people from failing?

Dialogue Question:

It is easy to use words and phrases like:

God’s will
God’s way
God’s plan
God’s purpose
What God desires
Following God’s lead
Living in step with God
Trusting God’s direction

What are they?
How do you get there?

Dialogue Question:

What are the range of emotions and responses you go through when you realize that you failed?
(internal emotions / external responses)

Dialogue Question:

What internal and external factors help turn a moment of personal failure into an opportunity for growth rather than a catalyst for further failure?

Solomon turns his trajectory:

Compromised Worship (High Places) • 1 Kings 3:3
Solomon loved the Lord, but sacrificed at the high places.
This is an early sign of partial obedience.

Political Marriage to Pharaoh’s Daughter • 1 Kings 3:1
He forms an alliance through marriage.
This foreshadows later spiritual compromise through foreign wives.

Heavy Taxation and Forced Labor • 1 Kings 5:13–14; 9:15; 12:4
He conscripts labor from Israel.
This later becomes a major grievance that divides the kingdom.

Accumulation of Wealth and Military Power • 1 Kings 10:14–29
There is a vast accumulation of gold.
He acquires horses and chariots from Egypt.
This echoes warnings in Deuteronomy 17 about kings multiplying wealth and horses.

Multiplying Wives (Foreign Alliances) • 1 Kings 11:1–3
He has 700 wives and 300 concubines.
This is an explicit violation of covenantal wisdom for kings.

Idolatry and High Places for Foreign Gods • 1 Kings 11:4–8
His wives turn his heart.
He builds altars for Chemosh, Molek, and other gods.
This is the clearest spiritual collapse.

Heart Not Fully Devoted • 1 Kings 11:4, 9
His heart “was not fully devoted to the Lord.”
God becomes angry and announces kingdom division.

Covenant Unfaithfulness • 1 Kings 11:10–13
There is direct disobedience to God’s command.
Result: the kingdom will be torn from his son.

Dialogue Questions:

What causes people to rationalize or excuse some degree of failure?
What are some of the costs to rationalizing or excusing some degree of failure?

Dialogue Question:

When we fail, Jesus comes to us repeatedly, calling us to love Him.

What is the impact on life’s trajectory as Jesus asks us, “Do you love Me?"

Jesus doesn’t start with, “Why did you fail?”
He starts with, “Do you love Me?”

Take It Deeper Questions:
Read James 1:19-27.
What is something you know things about, but have never done or participated in?
What makes someone worthy of much respect to you?
In what areas of life do you feel the need to apply God’s Word as opposed to just knowing it?
What are some of the obstacles to application?
How are you challenged, encouraged, focused, and/or confused by this text?

Bible Reading Plan:
Deuteronomy 6 • Hear and Obey
Matthew 7 • Hearing and Doing
Luke 6 • Wise Obedience
Romans 12 • Transformed Living
Galatians 6 • Faith Worked Out
1 Kings 10 • Glory That Attracts the Nations
1 Kings 11 • Solomon’s Wisdom Undone