The Story - 1 Kings 12 - 16: United we stand, divided we fall. The English version of the phrase is first attributed to John Dickinson – one of the founding fathers of the U.S. He used it in his pre-Revolutionary War anthem The Liberty Song, as part of a campaign to unite the various new states as one nation. From what we’ve seen on the news in recent months, it seems that our neighbours to the south may want to dust off that old song when their 45th President is sworn into office next Friday. We also see the truth of those words in this weekend’s chapter of The Story. Against all odds, Israel has risen from the ashes to become a middle eastern superpower under David and Solomon. But when we turn the page we discover a train wreck. Israel is divided into two much smaller, much weaker nations. What happened? How did everything go off the rails is such a short time? And what does God want to say to us through this crucial hinge point in Israel’s history? Join us this weekend for Chapter 14 of The Story.