Our World Seems to Be Defined by. Jesus Says: In this world you will have trouble. John 16:33 Each day has enough trouble of its own.

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1 Our World Seems to Be Defined by Jesus Says: In this world you will have trouble. John 16:33 Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matt 6:34

2 God s Provision In Desperate Times Jesus Says 33 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 (NIV) 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matt 6:33-34 (NIV)

3 Kings of Israel to Ahab Approx Date (BC) Name Saul David Solomon Divided Kingdom (10 N Tribes = Israel) Jeroboam Bad Nadab Bad Baasha Bad Elah Bad 885 Zimri Bad Omri Extra Bad Ahab Worst

Desperate Evil Times in Israel 1 Kings 16:29-33 29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years.

4 Desperate Evil Times in Israel 1 Kings 16: In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years. 30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him. 31 He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. 32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. 33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to arouse the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him. (NIV)

Elijah Announces No Rain Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years

5 Elijah Announces No Rain Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word. 1 Kings 17:1 (NIV) Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. James 5:17 (NIV) FreeBibleimages.org

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7 Elijah Feed By Ravens 2 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: 3 Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. 4 You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there. 6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. 1 Kings 17:1-6 (NIV) FreeBibleimages.org

8 Elijah Directed to a Foreign Widow 7 Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 8 Then the word of the Lord came to him: 9 Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food. FreeBibleimages.org 10 So he went to Zarephath 1 Kings 17:7-10 (NIV)

Elijah, the Widow, and the Son Provided For 12 As surely as the Lord your God

9 Elijah, the Widow, and the Son Provided For 12 As surely as the Lord your God lives, she replied, I don t have any bread only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die. 16 For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah. 1 Kings 17:10-16 (NIV) FreeBibleimages.org

22 The Lord heard Elijah s cry, and the boy s life returned to him, and he lived.

10 The Son Dies The Son Lives 17 Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing. 21 Elijah: Lord my God, let this boy s life return to him! 22 The Lord heard Elijah s cry, and the boy s life returned to him, and he lived. 23 Elijah picked up the child and carried him down from the room into the house. He gave him to his mother and said, Look, your son is alive! 1 Kings 17:17-24 FreeBibleimages.org

11 God s Provision In Desperate Times Jesus Says 33 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 (NIV) 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matt 6:33-34 (NIV)

12 Receiving God s Provision In Desperate Times Is there worry or anxiety that needs to be overcome? What is your need? Physical Emotional Spiritual Seek - Submit and commit to God ways Ask - For the need according to God s will and direction Hear - Listen for mind and heart understanding Obey - God s direction Praise - Give God honor and glory

WAITING ON THE LORD, PART ONE: WAITING ON GOD S 1 KINGS 17:1-24 PROVISION

WAITING ON THE LORD, PART ONE: WAITING ON GOD S 1 KINGS 17:1-24 PROVISION The Prophet Elijah - Came on the scene in 874 BC. - Prophesied for nearly 40 years. - Began his prophetic ministry during the reign