The Widows Empty Meal Barrel
Kings 1 17:7-24 I: “The Brook dried up.” 1. God had another place for him. 2. When the supply gives out, God steps in. 3. “Arise get thee to Zarapath, dwell there. I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.” 4. “So he arose and went” not fuss, no hesitation. II: Faith grows like a Mustardseed. 1. Boarding with crows took the fear out of the dwindling meal supply. Sing the Dovoligy. 2. Most Preachers would have turned pale. 3. Most of us would have prayed to have been excused and some scared out of service. 4. Elijah found it safe to trust the Lord with the bread question. 5. God always has someone preparing food for the faithful. III: God chose a busy woman. 1. God never goes to the loafers bench for workers. 2. Her...
The Other Side of the Road
Cor. 1 13:, Luke 10:30-37 I: The Jerico road, (the bloody way). 1. 21 miles of rugged wilderness. 2. A lone man traveled that way. 3. He may have traveled of necessity or by carelessness. 4. He fell among robbers, (What is yours is mine). II: The robbers deed of the road. 1. He wants that which he can take by force. 2. He thinks the World owes him a living. 3. He feels indignant if refused the desire of his heart. 4. Others property he takes by force. “He talked too much.” III: The Priest walked on the heartless side. 1. He was of all people the one to show compassion. 2. His very position should have caused him to stop. 3. For him to pass by was to give a lie to all he stood for. 4. For his won welfare he chose to pass on. 5. James says this mans...
Where is the Lord God of Elijah?
Kings 2 2:8-14 President Roosevelt in WWI: “We will ask again, where is the Lord God of Elijah?” I: A day of Moral decay. 1. Ahab ruled with a wicked Queen. 2. The people were sold out to the worship of Pagan Gods. 3. The worshipers of Jehovah were hiding and fearful. II: The Time of Elijah’s departure was at hand. 1. Like other great saints, he must bring his work to a close. 2. He had finished his course. 3. God looked for a new man to carry on the fight. III: “Ask what I shall do for thee.” 1. A test of his deep desires in life. 2. He could have asked for self and missed the mark. 3. Elisha walked with the great when he asked for a double portion of spiritual power, (Do it again Lord). 4. His only inheritance an old worn mantle...
The Greatest Invitation
Matthew 11:28-30 I: “Come.” From whom: 1. God’s son. 2. Future King and Lord of all. 3. Ruler of the Universe. 4. Man’s Creator. 5. One who loved us enough to die for us. II: “All.” To whom: 1. Not a selected few. 2. Red, yellow, black, and white. 3. Wise and unwise, rich and poor. 4. “Those weary to the point of exhaustion.” 5. Those loaded with burdens, bending beneath their weight. III: “I alone.” None other can do this. 1. He alone can lift our burden, (a burden of sin, grief, and sickness). 2. The World can’t lift these burdens from our shoulders. 3. “Refresh you with rest.” IV: “Take my Yoke.” (The Roman yoke). 1. Wear no longer the hoke of the world. 2. No yoke, no...
The Growths of Cherith
Kings 1 17:1-7 a 3.5 yr. drought. I: “Get thee hence.” Gods command. 1. “The steps of a righteous are orded of the Lord.” 2. No salary was mentioned, not even the kind of a parsonage. 3. But God promised food by crows. Birds that their nature makes them selfish. 4. Eliah packed without delay. 5. He didn’t ask about weather, reliability of the crows, nor their number. “The steps of a righteous man are ordered of the Lord.” II: “By the Brook Cherith.” Gods water supply. 1. He was willing to drink from the brook God placed him by. 2. Like Paul, he learned to be content in God’s will. 3. The lakes and rivers were closed to him. 4. He didn’t get ulcers over the water supply. 5. He didn’t wear...