THE ROCK AT THE BOTTOM (2 OF 4)
by Craig Smith
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:7-24
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The Rock at the Bottom (2 of 4)
Series: When You Run Dry
Craig Smith
1 Kings 17:7-24
I. Introduction
I want to talk to you today about trusting the Source of life with the stuff of life. Trusting God not only for the things we need in life, but also with, the things we need in life.
If you want to go ahead and grab a bible, we’re going to be in 1 Kings 17, starting in verse 7 today. You can also follow along in the Mission Hills app and there’s room to take some notes in there too.
We’re in a series right now called When the River Runs Dry and if you’re wondering, yes...it’s based on the Garth Brooks song. No, it’s actually based on the life of a prophet named Elijah. And last week we saw God send Elijah to delver a message to King Ahab. Ahab was a Jewish king, but he had disobeyed God and married a Canaanite woman named Jezebel who, exactly like God warned, had led Ahab away from worshipping the true God to worshipping a false god named Baal.
Now Baal was supposed to be the lord of the dew and rain, so God sent Elijah to Ahab to tell him, ‘‘Baal isn’t the lord of the dew and the rain and to clear up your confusion, the true source of the dew and rain says there’s not going to be any more dew and rain until I say so.’’ Now that made Elijah public enemy number one as far as Ahab and Jezebel were concerned, so God told Elijah to go hide in the Kerith Ravine and while he was there, ravens brought him food and he got water from a small river. But then...
II. Main Body
7 Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 8 Then the word of the LORD came to him: 9 ‘‘Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.’’ (1 Ki. 17:7-9)
Ok, so just because the river ran dry, didn’t mean God had forgotten about Elijah. God had another way of providing for him, but Elijah would have to trust him in order to take possession of that provision. And I thin ...
Series: When You Run Dry
Craig Smith
1 Kings 17:7-24
I. Introduction
I want to talk to you today about trusting the Source of life with the stuff of life. Trusting God not only for the things we need in life, but also with, the things we need in life.
If you want to go ahead and grab a bible, we’re going to be in 1 Kings 17, starting in verse 7 today. You can also follow along in the Mission Hills app and there’s room to take some notes in there too.
We’re in a series right now called When the River Runs Dry and if you’re wondering, yes...it’s based on the Garth Brooks song. No, it’s actually based on the life of a prophet named Elijah. And last week we saw God send Elijah to delver a message to King Ahab. Ahab was a Jewish king, but he had disobeyed God and married a Canaanite woman named Jezebel who, exactly like God warned, had led Ahab away from worshipping the true God to worshipping a false god named Baal.
Now Baal was supposed to be the lord of the dew and rain, so God sent Elijah to Ahab to tell him, ‘‘Baal isn’t the lord of the dew and the rain and to clear up your confusion, the true source of the dew and rain says there’s not going to be any more dew and rain until I say so.’’ Now that made Elijah public enemy number one as far as Ahab and Jezebel were concerned, so God told Elijah to go hide in the Kerith Ravine and while he was there, ravens brought him food and he got water from a small river. But then...
II. Main Body
7 Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 8 Then the word of the LORD came to him: 9 ‘‘Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.’’ (1 Ki. 17:7-9)
Ok, so just because the river ran dry, didn’t mean God had forgotten about Elijah. God had another way of providing for him, but Elijah would have to trust him in order to take possession of that provision. And I thin ...
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