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Recap of 2-25-07 (1 Kings 20:1-43)
1. God is bigger than anything we face. He gives victory against overwhelming odds. It is our job to be obedient and faithful to His Word.
2. As we face the challenges before us:
-we must think about our lives and decisions from God’s point of view. We must have in mind God’s view.
-we must not be small in our thinking. We have a big God, we must pray big.
-we must have in mind the people we will hurt by our decisions
-we must understand that Satan looks for where we are vulnerable (fear, lust, pride, etc.)and attacks along that line.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
The Road to Restoration
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Recap of 2-18-07 (1 Kings 19:13b-21)
1. To help Elijah to deal with his discouragement and despair, God first provided him with food, water, and rest. Now He gave him work to do.
2. The importance of work:
-it is a gift to us, a part of creation before the Fall, an extension of God’s work
-it brings a sense of worth, accomplishment, dignity
-it brings the respect of our neighbors, essential to spreading the gospel
-the Bible warns against idleness
-by working we meet our own needs, as well as the needs of God’s work and others
-our purpose in work is to glorify God
3. The third way God ministered to Elijah’s need was by providing him with someone to share the work.
Recap of 2-18-07 (1 Kings 19:13b-21)
1. To help Elijah to deal with his discouragement and despair, God first provided him with food, water, and rest. Now He gave him work to do.
2. The importance of work:
-it is a gift to us, a part of creation before the Fall, an extension of God’s work
-it brings a sense of worth, accomplishment, dignity
-it brings the respect of our neighbors, essential to spreading the gospel
-the Bible warns against idleness
-by working we meet our own needs, as well as the needs of God’s work and others
-our purpose in work is to glorify God
3. The third way God ministered to Elijah’s need was by providing him with someone to share the work.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Five Dangers to Avoid, Pt 2
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Recap of 2-11-07 (1 Kings 19:8-13a)
1. There are five dangers to our spiritual health and vitality we must be aware of. To fail to recognize them is to invite discouragement and despair. They are:
-the danger in taking our eyes off the Lord and onto our circumstances
-the danger of estimating the enemy of our souls and falling for his schemes
-the danger of neglecting the physical (rest/relaxation/food), for the physical affects the emotional and spiritual
-the danger of success and pride, failing to give God credit, a sense that we are indispensable to Him and His work
-the danger of addiction to the spectacular, the dramatic, in our spiritual lives, not realizing that God more often than not, works in the ordinary
2. We must learn an appreciation for God’s work in the ordinary things of life. We cannot always be on the mountaintop or have mountaintop experiences. Most of what God accomplishes He accomplishes through ordinary people doing the ordinary things that make life. To be faithful in the ordinary is to be faithful indeed.
Recap of 2-11-07 (1 Kings 19:8-13a)
1. There are five dangers to our spiritual health and vitality we must be aware of. To fail to recognize them is to invite discouragement and despair. They are:
-the danger in taking our eyes off the Lord and onto our circumstances
-the danger of estimating the enemy of our souls and falling for his schemes
-the danger of neglecting the physical (rest/relaxation/food), for the physical affects the emotional and spiritual
-the danger of success and pride, failing to give God credit, a sense that we are indispensable to Him and His work
-the danger of addiction to the spectacular, the dramatic, in our spiritual lives, not realizing that God more often than not, works in the ordinary
2. We must learn an appreciation for God’s work in the ordinary things of life. We cannot always be on the mountaintop or have mountaintop experiences. Most of what God accomplishes He accomplishes through ordinary people doing the ordinary things that make life. To be faithful in the ordinary is to be faithful indeed.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Five Dangers to Avoid
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Recap of 2-4-07 (1 Kings 19:1-7)
1. Despite Elijah’s victory on Mt. Carmel a threat from Jezebel sends him into a tailspin and he despairs of life, feeling overwhelmed and like he can’t take anymore. His state is not unlike that of many Christians today.
2. From the heights of great victory to the depths of despair can happen in a moment when we are unaware of the dangers waiting to assail our spiritual life and health. There are five altogether. The first three are:
-the danger in taking our eyes off the Lord and onto our circumstances
-the danger of estimating the enemy of our souls and falling for his schemes
-the danger of neglecting the physical (rest/relaxation/food), for the physical affects the emotional and spiritual.
Recap of 2-4-07 (1 Kings 19:1-7)
1. Despite Elijah’s victory on Mt. Carmel a threat from Jezebel sends him into a tailspin and he despairs of life, feeling overwhelmed and like he can’t take anymore. His state is not unlike that of many Christians today.
2. From the heights of great victory to the depths of despair can happen in a moment when we are unaware of the dangers waiting to assail our spiritual life and health. There are five altogether. The first three are:
-the danger in taking our eyes off the Lord and onto our circumstances
-the danger of estimating the enemy of our souls and falling for his schemes
-the danger of neglecting the physical (rest/relaxation/food), for the physical affects the emotional and spiritual.
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