I Kings 19:1-18 Many commentators and preachers are amazed when they see the great Prophet Elijah in the condition he is in here in this chapter. He had just vanquished the worshipers of Baal, ended a 3-year drought, and started a revival in the nation of Israel. But he is discouraged, even to the place …
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Oct 31
Jesus Shows God Does Not Fit in a Box
“Certainly there were many needy widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a severe famine devastated the land. Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them. He was sent instead to a foreigner—a widow of Zarephath in the land of Sidon. [Luke 4:25-26 …
Oct 25
Promise for All Nations
1 Kings 8:27-30, 41-43 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built!” (1 Kings 8:27) This question, asked by Solomon in his prayer of the dedication of the Temple, pushes our human understanding of God. In early 1 …
Aug 15
Three Wishes Solomon’s Prayers
When we think of the biblical character King Solomon we think of his wisdom, the books of Proverbs or Ecclesiastes or Song of Solomon, even the visit from the Queen of Sheba. The next two Sundays we will consider Solomon’s prayers. Each prayer gives insight on the nature of God. The history in Samuel and …
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