Sermons from July 2017
Embrace your Calling and your Companions (1Kings 19:19-21)
1Kings 19:19-21 Embrace your Calling and your Companions in ministry Sermon Outline We all need partners in the work of God Men need wives and vice versa (Gen 2:18) Elders need other elders (Acts 14:23) Servants need fellow servants… Jesus sent people out 2×2 (Luke 10:1) We all need partnership in the word of ministry! Why do we need partners? None of us is superman/woman with every gift set (1Cor 12:27-29) Elijah’s needs display a common set of needs…
Crazy Thoughts 1Kings 19:1-18
1Kings 19:1-18 Crazy Thoughts Sermon Outline Elijah’s story is one of the most amazing stories (1Ki 19:1-2, 21:23, 2Ki 9:33-35, James 5:17). Crazy Thoughts Elijah gets scared and runs (1Ki 19:3-4) First lesson: When we don’t stay focused on God we get all sorts of crazy ideas Runs from a Woman (1Ki 19:3, Jud 4:17-4:25, 9:54) Lesson 2: How many of us have allowed a present circumstance to trump the history of God’s working in our life and in…
I believe that God has created me and all that exists – Psalm 104
I believe that God has created me and all that exists Psalm 104
Fervent Prayer 1Kings 18:41-46
Sermon Outline 1Kings 18:41-46, James 5:16-18 Fervent Prayer The Context Elijah is God’s Man in control (1Ki 18:41) Ahab is a puppet king (Prov 21:1) Why the command to Go up, eat and drink? Practical breaking of the fast from the events of the day. (Pink, Elijah, p54). Call to celebrate the that drought is over (1Ki 18:41b, Dt 28:12) Instructing Ahab to partake of a sacred Covenantal meal and personally ratify his commitment to God Application: Profound truth…
Reclaiming Hearts (1Kings 18:17-40)
Sermon Outline Reclaiming Someone’s Heart is a Difficult Thing The Accusations Ahab’s Accusation against Elijah: (1Kin 18:1, 17) “The most wonderful compliment” Why would Ahab begin his interaction with the man he has searched for 3 years to find this way? (Lk 6:45, 1Ki 18:5, Jer 17:9) Elijah’s Indictment of Ahab: (1King 18:18) Elijah’s challenge to the People: (1King 18:21) No straddling the Fence Stop thinking like a pagan. The Challenge False words of Elijah? (1Kings 18:22) Fire from heaven!…