IF THE LORD IS GOD, FOLLOW HIM (4 OF 7)
by Josh Malone
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:17-40
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If the Lord Is God, Follow Him (4 of 7)
Series: The Life and Ministry of Elijah
Josh Malone
1 Kings 18:17-40
ILLUS. - We love BIG MOMENTS don't we? - People pay premium prices at boxing matches, Super Bowls, etc. ... hoping to see a big moment. - Sometimes big moments are big letdowns. - Super Bowls can be blowouts for instance. - But we like to be amazed, wowed ... blown away. - 1 Kings 18 is the BIG MOMENT of Elijah's ministry. It's the story we remember Him for.
Elijah is going to set up what sounds like a match or competition. - But there will be no letdown. God will work in an amazing way for His glory and for the good of His people. God will show that He is God... and only He is worthy to be worshipped. - This is the Super Bowl of 1 Kings. The Championship match. - But as we will see... there is only one champion. Only One is actually able to step into the ring... because the other... isn't real. It's a lie.
Elijah will call Israel to make a choice today... who will you worship, follow, obey, serve? If God is God... treat Him as such. - Get off the fence, make a choice.
Spiritually we must choose... will we serve God... or idols or self. What will be the center of our life? What will we worship? - In a sense, we must make this choice every day.
We must decide are we going to live our lives in alignment with God's truth... or lies. Are we going to treat God as God... or give something or someone else the honor He is due? THIS is the question every person must answer. - We can give our worship to God... or idols.
Rom. 1:21-25 - For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dish ...
Series: The Life and Ministry of Elijah
Josh Malone
1 Kings 18:17-40
ILLUS. - We love BIG MOMENTS don't we? - People pay premium prices at boxing matches, Super Bowls, etc. ... hoping to see a big moment. - Sometimes big moments are big letdowns. - Super Bowls can be blowouts for instance. - But we like to be amazed, wowed ... blown away. - 1 Kings 18 is the BIG MOMENT of Elijah's ministry. It's the story we remember Him for.
Elijah is going to set up what sounds like a match or competition. - But there will be no letdown. God will work in an amazing way for His glory and for the good of His people. God will show that He is God... and only He is worthy to be worshipped. - This is the Super Bowl of 1 Kings. The Championship match. - But as we will see... there is only one champion. Only One is actually able to step into the ring... because the other... isn't real. It's a lie.
Elijah will call Israel to make a choice today... who will you worship, follow, obey, serve? If God is God... treat Him as such. - Get off the fence, make a choice.
Spiritually we must choose... will we serve God... or idols or self. What will be the center of our life? What will we worship? - In a sense, we must make this choice every day.
We must decide are we going to live our lives in alignment with God's truth... or lies. Are we going to treat God as God... or give something or someone else the honor He is due? THIS is the question every person must answer. - We can give our worship to God... or idols.
Rom. 1:21-25 - For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dish ...
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