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Florence begins a new series looking at the story of Elijah Elijah finds himself in the Kerith Ravine trusting in the Lord. How does this apply to our lives?

RESOURCES: Resources: Kobe's book: Why Am I Like This?: How to Break Cycles, Heal from Trauma, and Restore Your Faith Dwell Bible App  In this episode, Kobe explores the intersection of prayer, therapy, and setting boundaries in the journey of healing from relational wounds and trauma. Drawing from personal and professional experiences, Kobe shares insights and practical tools to empower listeners in their healing journey. Prayer as a Healing Practice: Importance of Prayer: Prayer serves as a foundational practice in connecting with God and seeking emotional and spiritual healing. Prayer in Daily Life: Kobe shares personal experiences where prayer has been pivotal in navigating challenges and finding peace amidst turmoil. Spiritual Insights and Healing: Learning from Elijah: Elijah's journey in 1 Kings 19, is where God provided resources for endurance rather than immediate escape from suffering. Price of Righteousness: Doing the right thing does not always lead to immediate positive outcomes, yet God provides strength and resources for those who persevere. Benefits of Therapy and Coaching: Perspective Beyond Pain: Therapy and coaching offer insights outside one's immediate suffering, essential for moving beyond trauma. Healing Responsibility: While not responsible for the initial wounds, individuals are accountable for their healing journey. Questioning for Growth: Asking oneself questions is pivotal for healing, acknowledging there are answers beyond current understanding. Setting Boundaries and Biblical Perspective: Importance of Boundaries: Setting boundaries is biblical and mirrors God's design for relationships, fostering mutual respect and safety. Misconceptions: Boundaries are not about punishment but safeguarding conditions for personal thriving and mutual respect. Breath Prayer for Healing: Kobe shares a breath prayer exercise as a contemplative practice, combining deep breathing with a prayerful connection to God's presence.  

Charlie expounds on 1 Kings 19:1-8 as Elijah battles through depression, right after a massive victory. How do we handle dark times such as this? Where is God in them? Can we ever come out? Here is a message of hope and grace!

Elijah: Elijah's depression & how to be a Syd Scripture Ref : 1 Kings 18:44 - 19:21 Speaker - Nigel Ford

Join co-hosts Richard Coyne & Bill Zahller as they interview guests who left successful careers to pursue a different path on the Road Less Traveled Show! In this episode, we spend time with Elijah Brown!  Elijah served in the U.S. Army and now serves in the reserves.  Elijah got his start working in the Real Estate field REIT.  While there, Elijah built his financial modeling skills and started investing in Real Estate.  Now, Elijah runs GoldHawk Capital while traveling the world.   A bit more about Elijah: Elijah began his real estate career as an employee for a large Real Estate Investment Trust, Healthpeak Properties. During his time at Healthpeak, Elijah developed a strong foundation in financial modeling, playing a key role in $4 billion of transaction volume. In 2017, Elijah co-founded GoldHawk Capital, a real estate investment firm focused on acquiring value-add multifamily and Airbnb properties across the United States. Through a combination of ownership structures, Elijah has acquired interests in over 1,000 apartment units and 100 short-term rentals valued at over $150 million. In addition to real estate, Elijah serves as a Civil Affairs Officer in the United States Army Reserve and was previously a Military Intelligence Officer. Elijah has received numerous leadership awards during his time in the military. Elijah received his bachelor's degree in business from the University of Southern California. Elijah travels the world full-time in a self-converted camper van and writes folk music with an acoustic guitar.   Contact Elijah: Email: elijah@goldhawk.us Website: www.goldhawk.us LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/elijahwbrown/   Contact Bill Zahller Phone: 828-275-5035 Email: Bill@ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/billzahller   Contact Richard Coyne Phone: 404-245-9732 Email: Richard@ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/richardjcoyne   If you would like to learn more about: How Park Capital Partners connects investors with passive income-generating opportunities through real estate, Our Park Capital Value-Add Fund (a 506c fund), Our latest multifamily acquisitions, or The Park Capital Partners Foundation, Inc. (a 501(c)3 non-profit).   Please contact Park Capital Partners LLC in the following ways:  Website: ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com Email us: info@ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkCapitalPartners/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/park-capital-partners-llc/   Music by Aliaksei Yukhnevich/Jamendo. Audio and Video Production by Kerry Webb of KLAW Machine Media.   If you would like to be a guest on our show and have a “path change” story, please reach out to Richard at Richard@ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com.  We would love to chat with you!

Season 5 begins with a six episode block of conversation about Elijah and Elisha. For this block, Neil and Fiona are joined by Elaine Duncan, Chief Executive of the Scottish Bible Society. After an opening discussion about passing on the mantle and succession planning, conversation moves to a discussion about the role of the prophet and the relationship between Elijah and Elisha as observed in 2 Kings 2. Glover's Others brings another little known Bible character to our attention along with the reminder of the prize on offer for the first person to spot the sequence.   This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins. ------- Show Notes The Outspoken Bible is hosted by Fiona Stewart with Neil Glover and Elaine Duncan. All opinions are those of the individual contributors and don't necessarily reflect the view of the Scottish Bible Society as an organisation.  ------- Shownotes: Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org. ------- Next time we will be talking about the many miracles of Elisha as found in 2 Kings 4:1-7:2

Basic Bible Study | 1 Kings: Chapters 17-22 (Part 4) This is part 4 of 7 In today's podcast, join Amy and Robyn as they continue their discussion of 1 Kings: Chapters 17-22. Here is a breakdown of what was discussed: - the Lord spoke to Elijah - Elijah appointed Elisha as his successor “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9) "Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God & Father, who has loved us & given us everlasting consolation & good hope by grace, comfort your hearts & establish you in every good word & work." (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABOUT Opening a Bible for the first time can be intimidating. Join Amy & Robyn in an easy-to-follow discussion. This Basic Bible Study is perfect for beginners & those who have never read the Bible. Look for new podcasts every Tuesday & Friday! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BIBLE RESOURCES https://biblehub.com/ https://www.bible.com/ http://betterdaysarecoming.com/bible/pronunciation.html https://biblespeak.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/mybasicbiblestudy WEBSITE http://www.mybasicbiblestudy.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can contact us through e-mail or regular old snail-mail: Basic Bible Study 7797 N. 1st St. #34 Fresno, CA 93720 basicbiblestudy19@gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Basic Bible Study | 1 Kings: Chapters 17-22 (Part 2) This is part 2 of 7 In today's podcast, join Amy and Robyn as they continue their discussion of 1 Kings: Chapters 17-22. Here is a breakdown of what was discussed: - the Lord sends ravens to Elijah - Elijah & the widow - Elijah confronted King Ahab & the false prophets “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9) "With change comes fear, insecurity, sorrow & stress. Look up to God instead of hibernating or taking no risks due to fear." (Max Lucado) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABOUT Opening a Bible for the first time can be intimidating. Join Amy & Robyn in an easy-to-follow discussion. This Basic Bible Study is perfect for beginners & those who have never read the Bible. Look for new podcasts every Tuesday & Friday! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BIBLE RESOURCES https://biblehub.com/ https://www.bible.com/ http://betterdaysarecoming.com/bible/pronunciation.html https://biblespeak.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/mybasicbiblestudy WEBSITE http://www.mybasicbiblestudy.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can contact us through e-mail or regular old snail-mail: Basic Bible Study 7797 N. 1st St. #34 Fresno, CA 93720 basicbiblestudy19@gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 11:1-10. These studies focus on what the Bible says, and what it means. Topics covered: Ways in which God has not rejected “His people” -- Paul, as an example -- The preserved remnant, as an example -- The remnant, as illustrated through the history of Elijah -- Elijah on Mt. Carmel -- Elijah, fleeing from Jezebel -- The “still small voice” of God -- The absurdity of thinking that God needs us -- A look at Psalm 69 -- The dangers of prosperity -- Contentment over prosperity. For more Bible studies, visit ScriptureStudies.com

Message from Pastor Warren Johnson on November 16, 2022

In this episode Analena has a have a beautiful and deep conversation with Elijah Parker from the Gene Keys Publishing Team. We chat of course about the Gene Keys and how our relationships in particular impacts success in business. This evolves at looking at the Venus Sequence which is all about opening our heart through our relationships. It's one one the most transformative journeys you can go on. And there is a gentle invitation to join the Venus Sequence Retreat which starts early November 2022. More about Elijah: Elijah is a Gene Keys Guide, Ambassador, and a core member of the Gene Keys Publishing team. He has dedicated the last decade to integrating the language of the Gene Keys deeply into his life. This has given him a unique ability to transmit profound truths in a spontaneous and elegant manner, sharing reflections from his own personal journey of cultivation and growth, and offering intuitive readings for his clients. Talented in both left and right brain modalities, Elijah weaves years of experience in the fields of design, animation, music, event production, and intermodal expressive arts. https://fractaldoors.com Learn more about the Venus Sequence Retreat - A Deep Dive into Love Here you can also listen to the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvqQAMnRIaI How to get in touch with Analena: E-mail: bloom@analenafuchs.com Analena's Website: https://www.analenafuchs.com - Analena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/analena.fuchs/ Aligned Living Academy: https://www.alignedlivingacademy.com - Human Design Certification for Conscious Business Leader --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-art-of-slowing-down/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-art-of-slowing-down/support

Message from Pastor Warren Johnson on September 28, 2022

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Message from Pastor Warren Johnson on August 17, 2022

Elijah is sent to meet Ahab—Obadiah saves a hundred prophets and meets Elijah—Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal to call down fire from heaven—They fail—He calls down fire, slays the prophets of Baal, and opens the heavens for rain. The post 1 Kings 18 appeared first on Sacred Text Daily.

Elijah is sent to meet Ahab—Obadiah saves a hundred prophets and meets Elijah—Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal to call down fire from heaven—They fail—He calls down fire, slays the prophets of Baal, and opens the heavens for rain. The post 1 Kings 18 appeared first on Sacred Text Daily.

Join Pastor Ryan as he talks to us about the Prophet Elijah. This is Pastor Ryan's Last Sabbath with us at Spokane Linwood Adventist Church. Please keep his family in your Prayers as they embark on their new chapter of life. We will miss you! Production of Spokane Linwood Adventist Church in Spokane WA. Please follow us on Facebook and YouTube. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spokanelinwoodchurch/message

Life of Elijah - Elijah Part 1 (10/25/20) by Spring Meadows Presbyterian Church

Sunday morning sermon at Sandy Bay Baptist Church (Hobart, Australia) on 25/10/2020. [CID:48b147cc]

Maybe you're like me and you have to revisit the vision.I don’t know about you, but lately I’ve been in a bit of a funk because I’m a planner and an achiever. And with all that’s going on, I haven’t been able to do much planning or achieving.In this BONUS episode, I talk about how revisiting the vision helps you to see what loose ends you need to tie up before you get the peace to move on to the next thing. Revisiting the vision reminds you of the track you need to be on, regardless of what’s going on around you. God saw what was happening in 2020 while he was forming you in your mother’s womb. It’s not a surprise to him. While it feels like the environment is no longer ripe or right for your actions, your voice or your impact, it’s the perfect time for God to get Glory through you. Because if the circumstances were perfect then you could say that you did it in your own strength and by your own volition. But now, in a time like this, when you pull off the unlikely, people will be able to see the power of God working in and through you. Revisiting the vision means trusting the process. In yesterday’s episode I talked about the importance of staying ready and how our readiness may be affected by distractions. There’s so much noise, so many voices, opinions, suggestions, interpretations that if we’re not careful they can drown out God’s voice in our heads and hearts. Like I said yesterday, staying current and connected with God will help us stay ready. We need to instead fill up on the word and seek His Wisdom to guide us along this journey of life. You know who this reminded me of?Elijah. I've been feeling like Elijah in the cave in 1 Kings 19: 9-10: "But the LORD said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”Elijah replied, “I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” "Tired. Just tired. But the Lord revealed to him (in verse 18):"Yet I will preserve 7,000 others in Israel who have never bowed down to Baal or kissed him!"God has reminded me that there is a remnant, even now. We are not alone in our fight or our faithfulness. Keep going.Revisit the vision, renew your mind, renew your faith and keep fighting the good fight. We might be more alike than you think... Grab a copy of my book to see what I mean *wink wink*: Secret Donuts: a Journey to Getting Over Your Weight, Aligned with God and into Your Purpose Connect with Alicia on Instagram and let her know your thoughts on this week's episode. Thanks for listening!

Aim: To understand what is more important to us – our home on earth or our home in heaven (2 Kings 2:1-11)

Matthew Intro 1 (Jesus and the Old Testament) - Stephen Kraeuter:The Book of Matthew Intro #1 Jesus and the Old Testament To read a book it is always helpful to know a little about your author…  Matthew was tax collector  Left everything to follow Jesus Matthew wants us to see the beauty of God's mercy and grace Matthews Gospel deals more with money than any other Gospel Matthew has a Jewish audience in mind He writes a detailed and layered account that will require day and night meditation just like the Shema. Deuteronomy 6:4-7 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Matthew Old Testament 1:1 Book of Genesis Genesis 2:4; 5:1 1:1-17 son of Abraham Genesis 12-26 1:18-25 Joseph the Dreamer Genesis 37 2:1-12 Magi Nations to Egypt for Joseph; Promise to Abraham 2:13-15 Herod kills children Exodus 1-2 Pharaoh kills children 2:14 Jesus rescued, flees Exodus 2 Moses rescued, flees 2:19-23 Jesus returns to Israel Exodus 3-4 Moses returns to Egypt 3:1-12 John announces judgement Exodus 5-12 Moses/Aaron bring judgement 3:13-17 Jesus passes through waters Exodus 16 Exodus from Egypt 4:1-11 Temtpation in wilderness Exodus 17-19 Israel tempted 4:18-22 Jesus calls disciples Exodus 18 Moses appoints rulers Chapters 5-7 Sermon on the Mount Sinai and the giving of Torah 8:1 Leave mountain with crowds Numbers 10:11 Israel leaves Sinai, following cloud 8:2-4 heal a leper Numbers 12:1-16 Miriam cleansed of leprosy healings Wilderness with overlay of Isaiah 35 10 "follow" and 10 Miracles Numbers 14:22 10 Rebellions 9:34 opposition from Pharisees Numbers 16 opposition from Korah, Dathan, Abiram 9:36 sheep without a shepherd Numbers 27:27 "sheep without shepherd" 10:1 authority to apostles Numbers 27:18-24 glory to Joshua 12 sent into land double overlay: 12 spies of Numbers 13-14 Chapter 10 discourse on mission Deuteronomy instructions for conquest 11:1-19 "this generation" Numbers 13-14 Exodus generation fails to enter rest 11:25-30 Jesus offers rest Joshua 11:23 Joshua achieves rest 12:1-8 Jesus as David 1 Samuel 21 David and showbread 12:7 compassion, not sacrifice 1 Samuel 15:22-23 obedience not sacrifice Jesus persecuted by leaders David persecuted by Saul 12:14 Pharisees plot murder 1 Samuel 27:1 Saul plots to kill David 12:15 Jesus withdraws 1 Samuel 27:2 David withdraws to Philistia 12:23 "Son of David" David as warrior 12:27-28 exorcisms by Spirit 1 Samuel 16 David calms Saul because of Spirit 12:34 mouth speaks from heart 1 Samuel 24:13 wickedness comes from wicked 12:42 greater than Solomon 1 Kings 3-4 Solomon's wisdom Chapter 13 Parables of Kingdom 1 Kings 4:32 "Parables" of Solomon 14:1-12 Herod kills John 1 Kings 19 Jezebel tries to kill Elijah 1 Kings 21 Naboth John's death 2 Kings 2 Elijah's departure Herod vs Jesus Divided Kingdom; Omrides vs Prophets 14:13-21 Jesus multiplies loaves 2 Kings 4:42-44 Elisha multiplies loaves 14:22-33 Jesus rescues Peter 2 Kings 6:1-7 Elisha makes axehead float 15:14 blind leading the blind 2 Kings 6:8-23 Elisha blinds and give sight to Aramean soldiers 15:21-28 Syro-Phoenician woman 2 Kings 4:8-37 Elisha raises Shunammite's son 15:23 disciples keep her away 2 Kings 4:27 Gehazi pushes Shunammite away Syro-Phoenician woman Overlay with Elijah: raises son in Sidon, 1 Kings 17 15:29-31 healing on mountain 2 Kings 4:27 Elisha on mountain when Shunammite seeks help; (compare to - 2 Kings 1:9 Elijah sitting on mountain; sick king) 15:32-39 4,000 fed 2 Kings 4:38-44 Elisha's food miracles 16:5-12 Leftover bread/leaven 2 Kings 4:42-44 leftover bread 16:13-20 Peter's confession Jesus compared to "Elijah" Announcement of death Jesus suffers like prophets, Elijah and John 16:16 "the Christ" Elisha is only anointed prophet, 1 Kings 19:16 "anointed for entry to city" Jehu is the anointed Norther king 16:24 "follow me" 2 Kings 2 Elisha following Elijah 16:28 "Son of Man" in glory 2 Kings 2 Ascenssion of Elijah 17:1-13 transfiguration 2 Kings 2 Elijah's departure; John as Elijah (Elijah and Moses outside the land - now on mountain inside the land) 17:1-13 transfiguration 2 Kings 6:15-19 Elisha surrounded by angels 17:12 "do not fear" 2 Kings 6:16 "do not fear" 17:14-21 Disciples fail to heal 2 Kings 4:29-31 Gehazi fails to heal 17:24-27 fish and tax money Elisha's odd miracles Chapter 18 community discourse rules for the "sons of the prophets" 19:1 into Judea Southern Kingdom 20:17 Preparing for Jerusalem 2 Kings 11-12 Joash cleansing temple 20:29-34 healing at Jericho 2 Kings 2:19-22 heals waters at Jericho 21:1-11 Triumphal entry 2 Kings 9 Jehu rides on robes 21:12-13 temple action 2 Kings 10 Jehu destroys temple of Baal; Joash 21:13 robbers' den Jeremiah 7:11 robbers' den 21:18-21 withered fig tree Jeremiah 8:13 "no figs"; "leaf shall wither" 21:33-46 parable of vineyard Jeremiah 12:10-11 "ruined my vineyard" 21:35 beaten servant Jeremiah 20:2 Jeremiah beaten Chapter 23 temple discourse Jeremiah 7, 26 24:30 Son of Man coming on the clouds Daniel 7:13-14 with the clouds of heaven came one like the Son of Man Chapters 24-25 Olivet discourse Ezekiel 8-11 (Jeremiah 7:14 with 24:2) 26:28 blood of covenant Jeremiah 31:27-40 (with Exodus 24:8) 26:28 "remission of sins" Jeremiah 31:34 26:38 soul sorrowful to death Lamentations 3:20 soul downcast within me 26:50-66 Jesus falsely accused Jeremiah 26 Jeremiah falsely accused 27:3-10 Judas recants Jeremiah 18, 32 (with Zechariah 11): explicit fulfillment 27:4, 24 "innocent blood" Jeremiah 26:15 "innocent blood" 27:25 blood on heads Jeremiah 51:35 blood on Chaldea 27:30 struck on head Lamentations 3:30 offer cheek to strike 27:30 gall Lamentations 3:19 "wormwood and bitterness" 27:39 abuse from those who pass Lamentations 2:15 "all who pass… shake their heads" 27:45 darkness… My God why have you forsaken me Lamentations 3:2-3 darkness no light… turned hand against me… 28:18-20 great commission 2 Chronicles 36:23 Cyrus' commission But what does that all mean… Why should I care? 1. You should always want to know what the writer was doing and how he wanted us to read it… If we don't understand what he was doing and what he wanted us to see we'll be apt to read it wrong, make it mean things that it wasn't meant to mean… If we don't understand what it meant to his original audience we'll have a harder time knowing what it should mean to us… 2. Matthew, the tax collector who left everything behind to follow Jesus, wants us to see that Jesus is greater than everything and everyone… Ever! He wants us to follow Him with everything we are! To love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind! And dwell on His words day and night… search out the riches of His word… It is packed to the brim with insights into who He is and how he functions… 3. He wants us to see that if He is for us… who can be against us… So, give Him everything you have and in your daily going out… heal the sick, cast out demons, bring life wherever you go… Be holy as He is Holy… Bring life as He is life… And make disciples…

April 12, 2020 Why doesn’t God answer our prayers? Today we are going to be looking at the most famous story of Elijah’s. This is an epic showdown between Baal and Yahweh found in 1 Kings 18. This battle answers the question, “Why doesn’t God answer our prayers?” It doesn't totally answer that question, but it begins to answer it. Next Sunday, we will see how Chapter 19 continues to answer this question, but today we are going to see the first reason. In 1 Kings 18:1, Elijah is told by God that it is time for the drought to end. So God commands Elijah to go and speak to Ahab. Elijah goes to the servant of Ahab, Obadiah, who is a devout man and tells him to bring Ahab to him. After some reluctance, Obadiah agrees to bring Ahab to this place and they meet in 18:17. Listen to the conversation... 1 Kings 18:17--20 (ESV) --- 17 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, you troubler of Israel?” 18 And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father’s house, because you have abandoned the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals. 19 Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.” 20 So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel. Troubler of Israel Notice how Ahab is accusing Elijah of bringing about all of this trouble for Israel. This is typical of how people react when things don’t work out the way they think that it should. We start to cast blame. It’s what we do. Elijah is the trouble maker because he pronounced a curse against Ahab and Israel. It is all Elijah’s fault. He has offended Baal, and now Baal won’t send anymore rain down. This is why Ahab has been trying to kill Elijah. He thought that the death of the offender would result in the return of Baal and her rain. This is the scenario that Ahab has worked out in his head. But this is not nearly the truth. Elijah looks at Ahab and tells him the truth. He says, “You are the trouble maker. You are the one who has abandoned the commandments of the Lord to follow the Baals.” Elijah calls Ahab out for his apostasy. It is interesting that Elijah did not say this back in Chapter 17. He just let Ahab stew over the curse for 3.5 years. Now, he approaches him and they each share their point of view. Which one is true? Which god has caused this drought? Elijah tells Ahab to gather the prophets together at Carmel so that they can find out. The Battle Of “gods” This is going to be the closest thing to a blockbuster fight that we have seen since David and Goliath. In this corner we have 850 prophets belonging to Baal and Asherah and in the other corner we have Elijah and the Lord, Yahweh. All of Israel comes to witness this event, so there are literally thousands in attendance. Everyone is invested in this. They are ready for the death of those responsible for this drought. Elijah comes near to Israel and makes a speech. 1 Kings 18:21--24 (ESV) --- 21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word. 22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord, but Baal’s prophets are 450 men. 23 Let two bulls be given to us, and let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces and lay it on the wood, but put no fire to it. And I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood and put no fire to it. 24 And you call upon the name of your god, and I will call upon the name of the Lord, and the God who answers by fire, he is God.” And all the people answered, “It is well spoken.” Elijah is extremely outnumbered, but he challenges them to a match to see whose God can bring down fire and consume the sacrifices. This sounds good to them. Elijah even gives them first crack at it since they have so many people. The assumption is that this should be easy and quick for you to do, if your god is able. This seems to be a sudden death match up, with the first god to produce fire being called the ultimate god everyone should worship. Crying For Baal So they start to set up their sacrifice and they build their alter. Then, they call on the name of Baal from morning until noon that day saying, “O Baal, answer us.” 1 Kings 18:27 (ESV) --- 27 And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” This has to be one of the funniest passages in scripture. You can just imagine these 850 men spending hours calling out to Baal expecting him to answer and prove himself before all of Israel. This shows that they are not trying to pull one over on the people or that they know Ahab will kill them if they don’t try. But it seems like they really believe that Baal will set that sacrifice on fire. Then, Elijah starts taunting them by coming up with excuses for them. If he really is a god, he must be busy. If he is a god, he must be on a journey, asleep, or relieving himself. Not all translations put that in there, but that is what the Hebrew idiom meant. Elijah tells them to cry louder and they respond by crying louder and cutting themselves so that blood runs down them. It starts to get graphic and they start to get desperate. Nothing happens. There is no sound. There is no voice. There is no fire. Calling On The Lord Elijah calls all of the people to him and repairs the altar of the Lord in front of them with the 12 stones that represented Israel. Then, he added the wood and made a trench around the altar. He had men bring in 12 jars of water to pour on the sacrifice and fill the trench. 1 Kings 18:36--40 (ESV) --- 36 And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. 37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.” 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, “The Lord, he is God; the Lord, he is God.” 40 And Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape.” And they seized them. And Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon and slaughtered them there. God is responding to this prayer battle to show his ability to everyone. After this, Elijah prays for rain and it rains. The drought is ended. What Do We Learn? Understanding the purpose behind this story is not difficult. This is a prayer battle. This is an attempt to settle once and for all time the challenge of God’s opponents. Elijah starts by asking the people, “How long will you ride the fence?” They are assuming that it is better to be neutral than to make up their mind and pick a god to worship. This is the story of our society today. America has returned to an idea that is centuries old, thinking that it is a modern idea. Our society says, “We can worship all of the gods out there. Just pick whichever one you like and worship it. They are all the same and we are all going to the same place by worshipping them.” They don’t realize that they are actually delusional. All religions cannot be true because all religions profess different theologies and different ideologies. Someone who says that all of the religions are basically the same is lazy, disrespectful, and emotionally violent. They are trying to say that they know better than everyone else and that their religion, which blends the things they like in all religions, is the only one that makes sense. They are acting like choosing a religion is just like choosing your favorite flavor of ice cream because there is no absolute truth. It’s all relative. So many people believe in relativism without even realizing it. But relativism contradicts itself. Saying that all truth is relative and that there is no absolute truths is an absolute statement professing to be true. Saying that all religions are true can’t hold up because my religion says all religions aren’t true. Being neutral and accepting all is neglecting to get into the details of religion. It is lazy, disrespectful, and emotionally violent. We are not doing the dirty work of finding out what is true and what is false. So, Elijah is calling for the people of Israel to make up their mind on who to serve. He wants them to stop being lazy, disrespectful, and emotionally violent. They need to recognize that God is not malleable and able to fit into whatever we want him to fit into. We must conform to his ways, he does not conform to ours. But they are unwilling to do that. Why? Why did they ever leave the Lord to worship ba’al in the first place? Ba’al Is A Spiritual Lord The word ba’al is a word that actually means spiritual lord. There was a beauty ba’al, a military ba’al, a rain ba’al, a party ba’al, a fortress ba’al (Asherah) and many others. The people would worship anything and call it their god. We might think this is primitive, but they were just willing to recognize and describe what they were doing. We don’t call anything our spiritual lord. We do not call anything our ba’al. But do we have any spiritual lords? Do we cry out for those ba’als to provide us with what we desire most? I think we all do this. What are we are praying for and why are we praying for it? When we want something really badly we pray for it. We call out to God with faith, confessing our sins, remembering his promises, and we may even thank him ahead of time because we are so sure that he will give us what we want. We follow all of the rules to have an acceptable prayer. We may even make promises to stop sinning in this area or that if he will just give us what we want. We do our little dance expecting God to hear our prayers and give us whatever we ask of him. But that god is on a journey. He must be distracted, asleep, or relieving himself. He does not give us what we want so badly. We have to have whatever this is. We have to have good health, we have to have a marriage partner, we have to have children, or we have to have a successful job. We have to have enough rain to fill our land and make us wealthy. Fill in the blank. If we do not have this one thing, our god has failed us. We are dancing for those lords to give us what we want. We are not focused on God’s glory. I think we do this little dance to our destruction. We try to follow all of rules on raising children, but our children do not turn our right. We try to follow all of the rules on marriage and our marriages don’t turn out right. We try to follow all of the rules on our job and we still do not succeed. We are dancing for our god to hear us. Dancing is a way to get our god to do what we want him to do. But our dancing does not work. When dancing doesn’t work, we start cutting ourselves. We can’t seem to get over our prayers not being answered. So what do we do? We hate ourselves. We do things to hurt ourselves. Losing a boyfriend or a girlfriend should not result in suicide. Losing a child should not result in abandoning your spouse. When we can’t seem to get over our prayers not being answered, we let it have the spiritual authority over our life. It is not just a good thing that I would enjoy and look forward to, it is the ultimate thing. It is my ba’al. If it fails, we hate ourselves and we slash ourselves. Whether God gives these things to us or not, he is still in control and he still loves us. We have to see this, admit that we are doing this, and get passed loving these spiritual lords. We have to determine that we are going to worship God and find satisfaction in him whether these prayers come true or not. God Is The Spiritual Lord At the end of this story we see that God sends down fire, but he doesn’t send down fire to destroy the people. He could have. He could have roasted them because we all know that they deserved it for their idolatry. But God doesn’t send the fire down on the people. He accepts the sacrifice. He doesn’t ask for the blood of his prophet or the blood of the people. He accepts the blood of the bull. In the New Testament we read that the blood of bulls and goats has never been sufficient to take away sins (Heb 10:4). But there was blood that was offered on their behalf and ours 800 years later. We have all fallen into the same kinds of traps as these Israelites, but God has given an ultimate sacrifice that is supposed to turn our hearts to him. God is now expecting us to make him our ultimate. We don’t need a wife, husband, children, successful careers, good health, or even freedom to be content and blessed in this life. We can suffer the loss of everything and still be blessed because the love of God fills us. How Do We Serve God Alone? So when we pray and we find that God has not given us what we ask for, we need to evaluate who is our spiritual lord as we pray. This story says that when we pray to God and also worship ba’al we are making a grave mistake and we need to choose the Lord because He is God. That is what the people conclude at the end of the battle and that is what we must conclude as well. We must evaluate our hearts greatest desire. What kind of man was Elijah? Elijah was a man who was single minded. He was solely focused on the Lord and his glory. Listen to another thing that James said... James 4:1--7 (ESV) --- 1 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. 4 You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? 6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. The problem James points out throughout his letter is being double minded. We don’t feel like we are worshipping other gods, but we are. We have passions at war within us and we get upset about unanswered prayers so we pursue those passions more. We hurt ourselves and those around us while being unfaithful to God. God is jealous over our hearts. We have been focusing in on James 5 where James says that Elijah was a man like us and God heard his prayers. Now we start to get a little insight into what he means. Elijah put his faith, his hope, and his trust in the Lord for all that he needed to survive. Conclusion The point of Elijah’s drought and his contest was to turn the heart of the people back to God and it seems to work, but not for long. They will return to pursuing beauty, success, security, fulfillment, and happiness as their spiritual lords once things go back to normal. It is what they always do. They will continue in spiritual adultery and double mindedness. But the fact remains, only one god is living and active and able to bring down fire from heaven or come to earth to suffer and die for us all. Ba’al couldn’t do that and neither can anything else we put our trust in today. Our spouses cannot provide us with what we need in this life or in the life to come. Our children, our jobs, and our possessions are all just as temporary as we are. Don’t worship them or rely on them for satisfaction. Rely on God. How long will we ride the fence? Put your trust in God.

Shakings bring forth the eternal that can’t be shaken. Courage comes and the chapter closes and a new chapter awaits. What is next? Comfort and renewed strength now happen and the course is set for a new way forward. Elijah was a man that experienced the same human emotions as us. He felt the frailty of his limited humanity after the shakings of the battle with the prophets of Baal. Elijah has just brought a nation to repentance, defeated prophets of Baal and God sent rain. Even though he had won the battle he was left shaken in his soul and body. He has a panic attack because he hears that Ahab and Jezebel are after him so he runs away and wants to die – under a tree. He had shown courage and now he needed comfort. He is supernaturally fed by an angel before he journeys to the top of Mt. Sinai, a trek oåf forty days and nights where he hears God. He keeps hearing God but all God does is ask him the same question ‘What are you doing here Elijah?’1 Kings 19:7 Then the angel of the Lord came again and touched him and said, “Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.” So he got up and ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to travel forty days and forty nights to Mount Sinai, the mountain of God. There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the Lord said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” Elijah replied, “I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” “Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a still small voice. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.And the voice said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied again, “I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” Then the Lord told him, “Go back the same way you came, and travel to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint Hazael to be king of Aram. Then anoint Jehu grandson of Nimshi to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat to follow you as my prophetAfter Jesus went through wilderness temptation for forty days and nights he stood on the top of a mountain and received comfort from the angels he began his ministry and went back to his home town and declared his vision mandate. This not always about courage, but how to sit and wait recover and rest and wait for the future word - not look to the past performances. After the shakings there needs to be the stillness that receives the still small voice of the new thing that God wants us to hear. Elijah had seen The Lord in the wind and the fire and the earthquake on Mount Carmel and he expected to see God in those things again. He was hanging onto past experience to find the future, but God wanted to speak something new into the present stillness. Forget the past, surrender the future, and be present to the now. God will show the way.            

We closed on Sunday's! In the last episode for 2019, the WTD Crew takes up the topic of Kanye's new album Jesus is King. It won't surprise any of our listeners that the crew does not have unanimous agreement. But they do have fun, and provide some food for thought. Grab your favorite earbuds and let's chat! ———————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/wetalkdifferent Ashley: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyironsdoesthings/ Elijah: Elijah@wetalkdifferent.com Ryan: https://twitter.com/uthatwhiteguy Website: www.wetalkdifferent.com Email: holla@wetalkdifferent.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Facebook: http://facebook.com/wetalkdifferent You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast.

This week the WTD Crew wrestles with the words of John MacArthur about Beth Moore, feminism, and who has authority to rightly read the Bible. Ashley's back, Elijah is loose, and Ryan hit 1 shot of espresso before hitting the record button. Grab some ear buds fam and let's talk! ———————————— Show Notes: Audio clip of John MacArthur - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeNKHqpBcgc ———————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/wetalkdifferent Ashley: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyironsdoesthings/ Elijah: Elijah@wetalkdifferent.com Ryan: https://twitter.com/uthatwhiteguy Website: www.wetalkdifferent.com Email: holla@wetalkdifferent.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Facebook: http://facebook.com/wetalkdifferent You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast.

This week Elijah and Ryan talk about the Atatiana Jefferson murder in Fort Worth, Texas. They look at white supremacy, policing, and the erasure of minority women from the national narrative. Grab your ear buds, something to drink, and let’s chat! ———————————— Show Notes: Vox Podcast with Ibram Kendi: In iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ibram-x-kendi-wants-to-redefine-racism/id1081584611?i=1000452609664 In Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gxitailg0kcfhrJYeXLjp?si=hZhbCJQfRnOvT7Xt7bGnog Police shootings involving female minorities: http://aapf.org/sayhernamewebinar Police Kill Black Women All The Time, Too — We Just Don't Hear About It: https://www.bustle.com/articles/52433-police-kill-black-women-all-the-time-too-we-just-dont-hear-about-it ———————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/wetalkdifferent Ashley: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyironsdoesthings/ Elijah: Elijah@wetalkdifferent.com Ryan: https://twitter.com/uthatwhiteguy Website: www.wetalkdifferent.com Email: holla@wetalkdifferent.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Facebook: http://facebook.com/wetalkdifferent You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast.

1 Kings 17: The Agonies and Ecstasies of Elijah | Elijah is considered the king of the prophets, and actually appeard to Jesus on teh Mount of Transfiguration earning him a top billilng in canonical history. Amid the incredible highs of jaw-dropping supernatural miracles, Elijah experiences lows where he's stranded in the wilderness wiht nothing to eat; yet God takes care of those who take care of the things of God.Journey 10 | Kingdom. Journey Ten opens with worship in Psalms Book III, then jumps forward to pastoral care and end times prophecy in Thessalonians & Jude. Revelation unveils God's great plan for His Kingdom and the glorious return of the King of Kings. In the OT, 1st Kings brings us to the height of Israel's kingdom under Solomon, but Amos challenges the corruption of later kings, and Jonah delivers a whale of a story about a man running from God's mercy. (88 days)Teacher: Peyton JonesAbout TTW: When the Bible is confusing, Through the Word explains it with clear and concise audio guides for every chapter. The TTW Podcast follows 19 Journeys covering every book and chapter in the Bible. Each journey is an epic adventure through several Bible books, as your favorite pastors explain each chapter with clear explanation and insightful application. Understand the Bible in just ten minutes a day, and join us for all 19 Journeys on the TTW podcast or TTW app!Get the App: https://throughtheword.orgContact: https://throughtheword.org/contactDonate: https://throughtheword.org/giving1 Kings 17 Themes: obedience, ravens, widow, miracle, resurrection1 Kings 17 Tags: obedience, ravens, widow, miracle, resurrectionKey Verses: Quotes: Audio & Text © 2011-2021 Through the Word™ Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.Bible Quotes: The Holy Bible New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

Ep 143: The “Is There Justice for Botham” Edition – 10.08.19 This week the WTD crew gets legal! Trial lawyer and former Dallas Prosecutor Amber Booker joins the WTD crew to talk through the legal trial of Botham Jean. Amber breaks down what happened, what the law outlines, castle doctrine, and mistake of fact arguments. Grab your earbuds and let’s chat! ———————————— Show Notes: https://m.facebook.com/5304611/posts/10105617754696404?sfns=mo ———————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/wetalkdifferent Ashley: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyironsdoesthings/ Elijah: Elijah@wetalkdifferent.com Ryan: https://twitter.com/uthatwhiteguy Website: www.wetalkdifferent.com Email: holla@wetalkdifferent.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Facebook: http://facebook.com/wetalkdifferent You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast.

It’s time for the WTD crew to get a little nutty! Not a fan of puns? Ashley, Elijah, and Ryan tackle a half dozen topics that cover the gamut from purity culture, to the NFL, to if Popeye’s really has a good chicken sandwich (we have actual reporting here!), to Trump’s Sharpiegate saga. The crew goes in on an assortment of topics this week. Grab your earbuds, maybe some nuts, and let’s chat! ———————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/wetalkdifferent Ashley: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyironsdoesthings/ Elijah: Elijah@wetalkdifferent.com Ryan: https://twitter.com/uthatwhiteguy Website: www.wetalkdifferent.com Email: holla@wetalkdifferent.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Facebook: http://facebook.com/wetalkdifferent You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast.

Teaching by Elijah Dally

We finish off our series looking at Elijah. Sim unpacks the story of how Elijah struck the waters.

We continue to look at the life of Elijah. This week Jo gives a great talk on mentorship and discipleship as we look at the story of Elijah and Elisha.

This is the last of our 14 part series on the -Life of Elijah---Elijah knew that God would take him and desired to be the voice piece and teacher for the next prophet, Elisha. ----Elijah proves -challenges- Elisah's devotion, discernment and dedication as his faithfulness to God was being tested. Will God find us faithful in whatever He has called us to do-----We see the transformation of Elisha as he becomes the next prophet. We see how he trusted God to fulfill what He had promised to do.

James 5:17-18 makes it very clear that Elijah isn't a spiritual superhero to gawp at, but an example to emulate. While our exploits of faith may look very different to his, we too are called to walk in his footsteps to advance God's kingdom in our lives and the key way we can do that is by putting prayer at the centre of our lives, as he did.