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16 “I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, In paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will not leave them undone.” 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 13, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Nov. 2022. Summary and Goal After his initial meeting with King Ahab, in which he declared a drought over…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 25:10-30:1 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he…

TEXT: JAMES 5:7-11 | A PATIENT PURSUIT INTRO EXPLANATION : Here in these verses before us, 6 times in 5 verses James addresses this matter of patience or endurance. But what can be so quick to miss is the context in which James is saying these things about Patience. v.7 say, “Be patient THEREFORE” It…

1 Kings 16:29-22:40 . A sad story tonight. It is sad because it is a story of departure from God to a new level. A key statement among the kings of Israel is that no longer when a new king is introduced did they do evil like Jeroboam, now you will see that they did evil like Ahab who went much further…

Today we resolve conflicts in the bible. How do we work through the challenge of Christ with the challenge of life? This passage presents the concern at hand. Jesus is doing an ordinary thing - walking to Jerusalem and this seems to forfeit the extraordinary thing of Conversions and miracles. But the…

There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” God should have the first word in the morning, and the last word in the evening What does it actually mean to pray? I’ve always assumed that praying is talking it’s asking that it involves…

Despair and Depression Last week we looked at how David battled anxiety. We said that he acknowledged that life was going to be difficult. He didn’t have unrealistic expectations but by gazing on the beauty and seeking the Lord in his temple, seeking his face and his will, he could face anything. That…

Our Isolation Often when we are alone, we are finally left with the chance to know God. We make ourselves so busy trying to achieve the things that we believe are necessary for being successful in the world that we don’t take the time to stop and just exist with God. In my life, it is easy to recognize…

The prophet Elijah had a moment of losing faith when he thought his whole world was falling apart. God restores Elijah’s faith; God can restore our faith too.

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20…

Life is a journey. We say this in our world for a reason. Life has its highs, the mountaintops. Mt. Carmel, drought Life has its lows, the cave moments. This is where we pick up the story of Elijah. Be careful what we say. We can unintentionally be like Jezebel as we hear what God has done in other people’s…

Talking to God Johnny, a very bright 5 year old, told his daddy he'd like to have a baby brother and, along with his request, offered to do whatever he could to help. His dad, a very bright 35 year old, paused for a moment and then replied, " I'll tell you what, Johnny, if you pray every day for two…

1 After many days the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year of the drought, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab; I will send rain on the earth.” 2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria. 45 In a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind;…

Devotion Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Prayer A sense of unhappiness arising from a loss of confidence in one’s own abilities, in the reliability of God or in the power of the gospel. Discouragement can occur in the Christian life, especially when there is…

Intro 21 Days if Prayer begins Sunday… Aug 22 - Bring a Friend Sunday - Theme verse 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow…

Introduction So far in the book of Numbers: Gossip Complaining Rebellion Sorcery Compromising Cursing Althought Balaam was not successful in cursing Israel, there seems to be an open door to the “seduction” by Baal - To bring Harlotry And Moses said to them: “Have you kept all the women alive? Look,…

Intro 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We have these witnesses who are cheering us…

The Tired Prophet in 1 Kings 19 , we have the story of Elijah the prophet of God during King Ahab and Queen Jezebel’s time. Elijah had just had a GREAT victory for God, defeating the 450 prophets of Baal. We might imagine this would be the start of a really Awesome series of moves, fixing the Northern…

The ability to recognize God's voice is vitally important to every area of your life. Most every negative issue we face in life is a direct result of doing our own thing, instead of listening to God. The challenge we face is not to get God talking, but rather to be able to tune into What He is saying. Pastor Shawn will endeavour to show us how to prepare ourselves to hear God's voice.

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Our Faith can be challenged and tested by the circumstances of life Our Confidence and Assurance can be eroded Paul’s experience we spoke about last week is an example of that He said… 1 Corinthians 1:8 8 We do not want…

Isaiah 30:21 21 Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left. The organ of speech; someone’s voice expresses a person’s character, thoughts and emotions, and attracts attention by its tone and volume. The human voice…

I have made the statement over this past year that “I would rather take a decade of 2020 over six months of 2019”. I’m not saying that the difficulties we as a family went through were more or less difficult than what God may be allowing you to go through What I am saying is that life brings struggles,…

We’re going to be looking at several texts this week. First, let’s pray. PRAYER Sovereign LORD, Sure Foundation, Mighty Deliverer, Holy God - the names used for you throughout Scripture remind us again and again that you are our Creator God. We need a touch of your healing this morning. We need a word…

3 And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly, 4 and when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord , Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water.) 15 And Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before…