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So - Last week we finished up with the last chapter of 1 Kings… chapter 22 - And so - if you’ve been around here long enough you know that when we finish a book of the Bible... …I like to provide a RECAP of the book - in one concise - sermon. *Why? (I actually think it helps provide a necessary - OVERARCHING…

Torah Portion: Exodus 30:11-34:35 March 18, 2023 Haftarah: 1 Kings 18:1-39 Review Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema - 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin (2) New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full Moon Picture of Moed Picture of Time between New and full moon Picture of New and full moon Picture of…

21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing. 22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord ’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.…

1 Kings 18:17-40 How many of us think about someone who has wronged us and wish we could get back at them? It could be a co-worker, former friend, previous boss, or even a close family member. Most of us have probably heard the phrase, "Hurt people, hurt people." What sets revenge apart from retribution?…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Following Jesus Matthew 16:24–26 (NKJV) 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what profit is…

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…

5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. Relationship NOT Religion 3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 10 The thief comes only to…

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…

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…

Has there ever come a time in your life where all you could think about was the trials and struggles of life? What is so difficult about trials is the not knowing of what may come. I mean why we doubt, and fear, and despair is because we don’t know how things will end. How does our trial end, and will…

Devotion 15 Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard. Prayer Announcements Weekly Theme: Don’t Live Against God Word for the Week: Rejection is rebellion against God’s authority, purpose and instruction and results in the rejection of God’s servants and, ultimately, in the…

Limping Between Opinions As we pick up our Casket Empty series again, we have journeyed to the point where the Kingdoms are divided. 10 tribes have separated from the other 2, to form a Northern and Southern Kingdom. These numbers might sound familiar as when the 12 spies went and scouted the promised…

You ever wonder what is necessary in order to experience the grace of God in your life? How do we live, better yet, how do we know and experience the grace of God first hand? 1 Kings 18 is going to help us to answer that question In doing so, we’ll break up the chapter into four sections... 1-16, 17-19,…

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 And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word. Prayer And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet…

Has there ever come a time in your life where all you could think about was the trials and struggles of life? What is so difficult about trials is the not knowing of what may come. I mean why we doubt, and fear, and despair is because we don’t know how things will end. How does our trial end? That is…

Text: 1 Kings 18:16-24 Sermon in a Sentence: The only answer to a world in crisis is the fire of the Holy Spirit empowering Christians and convincing people to follow Christ. Purpose: To see people filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered to witness. Text: 1 Kings 18:18-40 Introduction Almost 3,000…

This is a time to see clearly Are you seeing from God’s prospective? How and what do you choose to believe? Your information source will determine what you believe What is the Word saying? What are the prophets saying? (Eyes and Ears of the body) What is MSM saying? What is social media saying? What…

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,…

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…

The Purpose of Prayer 14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. God wants to bring Healing 12 And it came to pass, when he was…

It can be a difficult time in the church these days. Can we honestly believe that God is still active (with declining attendance, diminishing resources, ... ) That is exactly what we're called to do, and remember the faith of the people who have gone before us.

How will I respond to God's promises? Patience!

When God Puts You on the Spot 1 Kings 18:21-24 ; 21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a…