The Conflict of the Gods

THE CONFLICT

OF THE GODS

I KINGS 18:21-40

I.                  Israel’s Sin

A.      Indecision, a want of wholehearted devotion

B.      Its Folly, Both Cannot Be Served

C.      The Torment Of Living This Way

II.               The Challenge

A.      Rejection Of The False Test Of What Is Right

1.      The pretensions of a faith are not established by numbers

2.      Truth is not weighed by its influence

B.      The True Test Proposed

III.           The Decision

A.      Baal Tried And Found Wanting

1.      The first choice was given to the priests of Baal

2.      The earnestness of the false prophets

3.      Their perseverance

4.      The failure

B.      God Tried And Proved

1.    God’s altar rebuilt

2.    This is where the people had once worshipped

3.    Elijah’s faithfulness to God

4.    The pouring out of the Holy Ghost

5.    The answer. The fire fell

IV.  The False Prophets Judged