Sermon Title: “That Won’t Burn”
Jan 28, 2018
1 Kings 18:16-39
Passage asks two questions:
- Which God brings fire?
- Who are you?
“There was no sound, no reply, no response.”
That won’t burn
There are different kinds of fire; there is false fire. No one knows this better than we do, but we are not such fools as to refuse good bank notes because there are false ones in circulation; and although we see here and there manifestations of what appears to us to be nothing more than mere earthly fire, we none the less prize and value, and seek for the genuine fire.
“Destitute the Fire of God, nothing else counts; possessing Fire, nothing else matters. – Samuel Chadwick
Take care of giving up your first zeal; beware of cooling in the least degree. Ye were hot and earnest once; be hot and earnest still, and let the fire which once burnt within you still animate you. Be ye still men of might and vigor, men who serve their God with diligence and zeal. – Charles Spurgeon
Questions for Reflection:
Why do you think Obadiah seeks favor from Elijah for the help he has provided, while the widow never demands a reward for her sacrifice?
Whose response do you relate to more – Obadiah’s, who has worshiped the Lord since his youth, or the Sidonian widow, who faithfully complies with the prophet Elijah’s commands, but comes to believe much later?
What man-made god are you prone to look to for answers (success, productivity, fear, wealth…)?
What are you breathing?
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