1 Kings
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The Idol of Performance
This is something I shared in my youth sermon this past Wednesday, but I feel like it can apply to everyone. How many of you are wearing yourselves … The Idol of Performance
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The Still Small Voice
1 Kings 19:11-13 “The Lord said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind,…
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The Architect
Every building starts with a plan. Nobody pours concrete or stacks bricks at random and hopes that it miraculously turns into a home. No, it requires… The Architect
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Faith First
1 Kings 20:28 “Because the Arameans think the Lord is a god of the hills and not a god of the valleys, I will deliver this vast army into your hands, and you will know that I am the Lord.” Every morning, I get ready for work and gather all my things. I have some coffee in preparation for the…
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Where is God?
I Kings 19:11-12 “So He said, “Go forth and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the…
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How Long Will You Waver?
1 Kings 18:21 “Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God follow him.” But the people said nothing. I love all of my daughters. One of them had some hard times and it all started with…
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Supernatural Sight
1 Kings 17:14 “For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.’” When I was kid, we used to go hunting with my dad. It was a great time…
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Apposing Family
1 Kings 15:13 “He even deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah.” If you are a human then you have a family. Even Jesus, even though he was born of a virgin, had a family. And where we find family, we…
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What is an Asherah Pole?
1 Kings 14:23 “They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every spreading tree.” Many times I have read the Old Testament and wondered what the author was writing about. I will ask questions such as who is Baal? Why is the worship of idols not…
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Just Anyone
1 Kings 13:33 “Even after this, Jeroboam did not change his evil ways, but once more appointed priests for the high places from all sorts of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest he consecrated for the high places.” In the book, Lord of Flies, a group of young British boys are stranded on an uninhabited…
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