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1 Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle— When God starts to water your life, the enemy will attack. there is a place in the dessert that you can find refreshment it is called an oasis. another thing that you can find in an oasis is violence. when the children…

May we never forget that everyone deserves the wrath of God. How will we respond to the wrath of God coming? We are to respond in receiving God’s free gift, but sadly many will freely choose to refuse it. Revelation 16:1 . 1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and…

Intro: Lessons are sometimes best given in stares of 3 - In The Three Little Pigs , we learn that under preparation and construction can be your downfall. (In the original story, the first two pigs do get eaten!) - In Goldilocks and the Three Bears we find that preferences are fine, but presumption is…

1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord , the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” 2 And the word of the Lord came to him: 3 “Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook…

Welcome Elijah is a prophet who God worked through to bring the people of Israel back to him. Elijah announces to the King of Israel, Ahab, that there is going to be a drought because of how they have turned away from God and worshipped other gods. During this drought God provides water to Elijah through…

Review of Prayer for Healing Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven…

Intro: Throughout the scriptures we see what is known as “Intercessory Prayer”. Intercession is the practice of coming into the presence of God on behalf of others. Moses intercedes on behalf of Israel when they worshiped the golden calf; 31 Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Oh, these people…

Introduction 1934 - Drought and poor soil conservation. Hardened soil. Then 14” of rain fell during the month of April bringing a devastating flood to the town of Hammon, OK. 17 lives were lost as the waters of the Washita River extended from its banks for over two miles in either direction. $53M of…

The Big Drought V 1-6 Yahweh will afflict you with the wasting diseases and with the fever and with the inflammation and with the scorching heat and with the sword and with the blight and with the mildew, and they shall pursue you until you perish. And your heavens that are over your heads shall be like…

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,…

A FORTIORI A fortiori in Latin literally means "from the stronger (argument)". The term is used when drawing a conclusion that's even more obvious or convincing than the one just drawn. If God can do the harder thing, He easily can do the easier thing. Elijah and Positional Truth 1 Ki 17:1-7 The Drought…

Back in the land after 70 years of captivity. The land was in ruins. They found themselves so focused on the every-day things of their household, that they had not time, resources, or energy left for the LORD or the care of the temple. The Jews who returned from Babylon had been given to expect the very…

Healthy Soil If I were a farmer, I would need to learn from another the proper way to plant my crops. Thankfully, my mom grew a garden each year and taught us how to look for good soil and to grow healthy crops. In the planting of these crops, we were fortunate to live right along the Ohio river. Each…

1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest: 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people…

1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. 2 The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They…

Intro : Because it is the Christmas season, how many of you remember a joyous Christmas? I love Christmas - It gives me Joy- or should I say Jesus gives me Joy. AMEN I am not using the word “Happy.” In our English language Happiness is circumstantial and comes and goes like the wind. It is a feeling.…

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…

Webster defines TIME this way: a non-spatial continuum that is measured in terms of events ( priorities ) which succeed one another from past through present to future “I don’t have enough time” “I will get to it when I find time” “I wish I had more time” Quotes on time Time is free, but it’s priceless.…

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…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Have you ever heard someone say something like this... All claims to be the only true religion are like mountain climbers taking different trails to the summit of the same mountain. Each hiker can only see their trail and claims that it is the…

Conviction of Sin What is biblical conviction? 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. According to Ephesians 4:30 , how does your sin affect the Holy Spirit? What does that mean, and why should it motivate you to avoid sin? You can be sure of this:…

Introduction We are once again back in our survey of the book of Jeremiah. I can’t remember if I pointed out to you this fact. Jeremiah is unlike other books of the Bible in the way that the chapters have been arranged. It has become a common belief that the arrangement of the chapters are not necessarily…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 13, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal During the time when the nation of Israel was divided politically into two nations,…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 13, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal During the time when the nation of Israel was divided politically into two nations,…

James 5:8–9 8 You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door! Scripture indicates that believers, both as individuals and communities, may go through…