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1 Kings 18:1–15—Outline not available.

Take Home Points

  • Remember the sin does not evolve—it devolves—tearing out your heart and replacing it with stone.
  • If there is sin in your heart, you need to confess it to God today.
  • Live your life and your relationships with one another with good theology.
  • You may not be “called to the ministry,” but you are in it!
  • Stand for Christ every day courageously.

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Outline—1 Kings 17:17–24

  1. A sense of forboding (v. 17)
  2. Normal human response (v. 18)
  3. The man of God in the midst of suffering (vv. 19, 20)
  4. Something not yet seen on earth (vv. 21, 22)
  5. Reuniting of family and faith (vv. 23, 24)

Take Home Points

  • Our role is to take people away from common everyday life and point them toward Jesus Christ; to show a lost world that God lives.
  • God is able to do mighty things.
  • Be definite and fervent in your prayers.
  • Remember that God is the One who gives you life!
  • Invite people into your life of faith.

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Outline—1 Kings 17:8–16

  1. Rewarded faith (vv. 8, 9)
  2. Stretched faith (vv. 9–11)
  3. Challenged faith (vv. 12–14)
  4. Strengthened faith (vv. 15, 16)

Take Home Points

  • Faith in the provider is more important than faith in the provision.
  • The humbling tasks that God puts in our lives are sometimes designed to prepare us for the next big step.
  • God will lead in ways that surprises—so expect surprises!
  • We need to learn to practice our faith. Develop a good “faith ethic.”
  • God meets the need at the important time.

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Outline—1 Kings 17:1–7

  1. The prophecy goes forth (v. 1)
  2. The command goes forth (vv. 2–4)
  3. The prophet goes forth (vv. 5, 6)
  4. The lessons come forth (v. 7)

Take Home Points

  • See things through God’s eyes. He has a plan that is sometime different from ours.
  • Be satisified with the miraculous necessities that God provides.
  • Love God for who he is, not just for his gifts.
  • Be willing to be set aside for God’s use.

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Outline—1 Kings 16:29–17:1

  1. Turbulent times (vv. 16:29–16:33)
  2. Formidible enemy (v. 16:34)
  3. The prophet’s entrance (v. 17:1)

Take Home Points

  • God does great things with just a single person.
  • God is looking for people willing to stand strong in difficult times.
  • Jehova lives!
  • If you can stand upright before God, you have nothing to fear.
  • Be like Elijah.

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