Training Camp (2 of 7)
Series: Unwavering
Joey Rdoegrs
1 Kings 17:1-6
My worst sports memory occurred the summer going into my sophomore yr in high school. For some reason, all summer long, all I did was hang out by the pool and play video games w/ my buddies. We didn’t run, lift weights, or even stretch – so the first day of training camp for football was horrible. It was 98o, and we were WAY out of shape. Needless to say, after (5) 25 yd bear crawls – most of us were hugging a trash can and it wasn’t a pretty sight. But that’s the purpose of training camp – to get you into shape and prepared for the season when every game counts!
In 1 Kings 17:1-6, after making his debut into Israel’s history, God sent Elijah to training camp at Kerith Ravine to get his life into shape for what was to come.
Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few yrs except at my word.” Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you w/ food there.” So, he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the AM and bread and meat in the PM, and he drank from the brook.
Last Sunday we began a series entitled, Unwavering. In this series we’re studying the life/ministry of the prophet Elijah to learn about God’s calling, preparation, and direction in our lives.
In case you missed last week, let me bring you up to speed. After Solomon’s death, due to civil war, Israel divided into (2) regions – Israel in the north and Judah in the south – w/ each having their own set of kings. In the south, Judah had 17 rulers – (8) who followed God and (9) who abandoned God. In the north, Israel had 19 consecutive wicked rulers – the next ...
Series: Unwavering
Joey Rdoegrs
1 Kings 17:1-6
My worst sports memory occurred the summer going into my sophomore yr in high school. For some reason, all summer long, all I did was hang out by the pool and play video games w/ my buddies. We didn’t run, lift weights, or even stretch – so the first day of training camp for football was horrible. It was 98o, and we were WAY out of shape. Needless to say, after (5) 25 yd bear crawls – most of us were hugging a trash can and it wasn’t a pretty sight. But that’s the purpose of training camp – to get you into shape and prepared for the season when every game counts!
In 1 Kings 17:1-6, after making his debut into Israel’s history, God sent Elijah to training camp at Kerith Ravine to get his life into shape for what was to come.
Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few yrs except at my word.” Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you w/ food there.” So, he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the AM and bread and meat in the PM, and he drank from the brook.
Last Sunday we began a series entitled, Unwavering. In this series we’re studying the life/ministry of the prophet Elijah to learn about God’s calling, preparation, and direction in our lives.
In case you missed last week, let me bring you up to speed. After Solomon’s death, due to civil war, Israel divided into (2) regions – Israel in the north and Judah in the south – w/ each having their own set of kings. In the south, Judah had 17 rulers – (8) who followed God and (9) who abandoned God. In the north, Israel had 19 consecutive wicked rulers – the next ...
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