ELIJAH AND THE DRYING BROOK (1)
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-7
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Elijah and The Drying Brook (1)
Series: First Kings 17
Donald Cantrell
1 Kings 17: 1 - 7
I - The Introduction of Elijah (1a)
A) His Town and Home
B) His Tribe and Heritage
II - The Proclamation of Elijah (1b)
A) His Godly Representation
B) His Grave Revelation
III - The Destination of Elijah (2 - 3)
A) His Swift Departure and Instructions
B) His Sure Direction and Isolation
IV - The Accommodation of Elijah (4 - 6)
A) The Flowing Brook and His Drink (4)
B) The Flying Birds and His Dinner (5 - 6)
V - The Realization of Elijah (7)
A) The Brook Dried (17a)
B) The Big Dilemma (17b)
Theme: ''Trusting God with the small things''
Introduction
In today's sermon, we will begin a three part sermon series dealing with First Kings 17, which deals with trust and faith.
TRUSTING THE SCENT
Years ago I read the story of a man by the name of Wally who owned a farm in Connecticut. He had a remarkable talent with birds, chickadees specifically. It seems that every morning these little birds would flutter down and land on his hands. And it wasn't just for food; he'd talk to them and they seemed to enjoy his companionship.
One woman who visited was so enthralled by what she saw that she asked for permission to try and get the birds to do that for her. She practiced for weeks, but never got one bird to land on her hand.
Then one day, she tried something different. She put Wally's fedora on her head and wrapped herself in his mackinaw. Seconds later, she was covered with birds.
They came to her, because they trusted Wally so much that they even trusted his scent on his clothes.
Do you have the ''scent of Jesus'' on you?
In today's sermon we are going to see God working in the life of his prophet, Elijah. He is going to use three various situations to mold his faith. We are going to see God teaching Elijah to trust in his scent.
In my back yard, I have four various places where I place corn and I feed deer. There are t ...
Series: First Kings 17
Donald Cantrell
1 Kings 17: 1 - 7
I - The Introduction of Elijah (1a)
A) His Town and Home
B) His Tribe and Heritage
II - The Proclamation of Elijah (1b)
A) His Godly Representation
B) His Grave Revelation
III - The Destination of Elijah (2 - 3)
A) His Swift Departure and Instructions
B) His Sure Direction and Isolation
IV - The Accommodation of Elijah (4 - 6)
A) The Flowing Brook and His Drink (4)
B) The Flying Birds and His Dinner (5 - 6)
V - The Realization of Elijah (7)
A) The Brook Dried (17a)
B) The Big Dilemma (17b)
Theme: ''Trusting God with the small things''
Introduction
In today's sermon, we will begin a three part sermon series dealing with First Kings 17, which deals with trust and faith.
TRUSTING THE SCENT
Years ago I read the story of a man by the name of Wally who owned a farm in Connecticut. He had a remarkable talent with birds, chickadees specifically. It seems that every morning these little birds would flutter down and land on his hands. And it wasn't just for food; he'd talk to them and they seemed to enjoy his companionship.
One woman who visited was so enthralled by what she saw that she asked for permission to try and get the birds to do that for her. She practiced for weeks, but never got one bird to land on her hand.
Then one day, she tried something different. She put Wally's fedora on her head and wrapped herself in his mackinaw. Seconds later, she was covered with birds.
They came to her, because they trusted Wally so much that they even trusted his scent on his clothes.
Do you have the ''scent of Jesus'' on you?
In today's sermon we are going to see God working in the life of his prophet, Elijah. He is going to use three various situations to mold his faith. We are going to see God teaching Elijah to trust in his scent.
In my back yard, I have four various places where I place corn and I feed deer. There are t ...
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