Sermon Tone Analysis

Every journey starts somewhere, and if we are trying to get away from a place, it’s likely that we took a journey to get there in the first place.

Elijah had to journey away from self pity because he first took the jouney to self pity.

The Story So Far…

Ahab on the mountain with the prophets of Baal.

The chains of self-pity have a short memories.

1.

A Journey to self-pity has a short memory.

Then Elijah became afraid

The Holy Bible: Holman Christian Standard Version.

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a. Elijah just came off of a mountain top experience where God showed his power in an amazing way…

The chains of self-pity are locked in solitude.

and immediately ran for his life.

a. Lets be clear we choose to lock those chains on our wrists, and when we do we isolate ourselves mainly because we don’t want anyone to rain on our pity party.

Getting Back on Track

Getting back on track takes a simple question with a hard answer.

So hard to answer because

1.

We have to let God in to ask.

2. We have to answer it honestly if we expect to move forward.

3. We have to be ready for God’s reply

i. Special effects are great but they are designed to distract us.

(Movies that Look great but have a light plot) The best communication happens in one on one interactions, in personal ways.

4. We have to stand up and move to where we can hear!

i. Special effects are great but they are designed to distract us.

(Movies that Look great but have a light plot) The best communication happens in one on one interactions, in personal ways.

Notice God repeats the question after he has Elijas full attention.

2. When we embrace the truth of who we are, especially who we are in Christ, we stop looking at ourselves and begin to see that with God our lives can be complete, our pity can be reserved for others, and his plan can be followed, and God always has a plan for our freedom!

2. When we embrace the truth of who we are, especially who we are in Christ, we stop looking at ourselves and begin to see that with God our lives can be complete, our pity can be reserved for others, and his plan can be followed…

This Week’s Challenge

Write down all the excuses you have been using to tell yourself no one has it as bad as you.

Go to your sink or your fire pit take a lighter and burn them.

Take your Bible or device that has your Bible on it and read

Let God show you His plan and unlock your chains of self pity!