A Royal Pain | Part 6
Posted January 25, 2010 – 12:12 pm in: MessagesShowdown [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Elijah has reached the apex of his ministry. Ever thing prior to this is prologue; everything that follows is afterword. After three years of drought—a drought that shook the Israelite’s confidence in Ahab and his wife’s god, Baal—the true God decided to demonstrate his power. Read the [...]
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Posted January 18, 2010 – 11:57 am in: MessagesTroublemakers Unite! [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Oh, it’s on. Elijah’s second visit with King Ahab was about as abrupt and unexpected as the first. He wandered out of the desert and gave Ahab some instructions: Meet me on Carmel. We’re going to settle this once and for all. Ahab (predictably) called Elijah [...]
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Posted November 3, 2009 – 12:27 pm in: MessagesA Fearsome Forecast [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This week we started a new series on the life of Elijah. In order to understand the prophet himself, we spent some time looking at the world he lived in—especially the influence of Baal through Ahab’s wife, Jezebel. Elijah was one reckless prophet. He entered [...]
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