There is nothing that happens in the world that is outside of the providential control of almighty God. From the largest world events to the smallest personal details, God is in control. When the world seems to be spinning out of control, it’s good to know that God is still on the throne. Read More ...
Those who serve the Lord vocationally greatly benefit from the kindness and generosity of God’s people. The biblical pattern for the support of God’s servants is that the people of God provide for those who serve God vocationally. Read More ...
Christians should combine both prayer and planning. We should consider both the spiritual and the physical when making plans. We should consider what God would want, and we should consider what would be the most likely to succeed. That’s how you plan and make decisions. Read More ...
Today we’ll consider the end of Elijah’s earthly life. As far as we know, no one in the history of the world experienced what Elijah did at the end of…
I Kings 22 records the death of Ahab. During a battle with Syria, an enemy soldier shot an arrow “at a venture” (.34, randomly) and struck Ahab between the joints…
God had instructed Elijah to anoint two kings and to select Elisha to take his place. At the end of chapter 19, we find Elijah throwing his mantle on Elisha,…
Elijah had experienced a miraculous victory on Mt. Carmel in his contest against the prophets of Baal. God had demonstrated undeniably who was the true and living God. Elijah had…
Life has its ups and downs, its mountain top experiences and its valley of the shadow of death experiences. People have their ups and downs, too. Elijah had experienced a…
We’ve been studying the life of Elijah from 1 Kings. Last week we saw the results of a contest between Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel. The…
Second part of the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel