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page 1 U nclenching the H eart by Thea Elijah Take in a moment to field assess which requires being in body which requires actually delegating to the chair so that I donx2019t have to worry. hyattcom 0213 FLOOR57365PLAN 5I WO MENS MENS BUSINES CENTE ALES CA TERING EXE CUTIVE OFFIC TIBURO SA US ALI TO LARKSPUR BE LV EDER BAY VIEW WOMENS MENS KITCHEN SKYLINE SUNSET UNION SQUARE 573755737457373573745737257371573705736957374 57368573675 As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends,  so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery in the Nova Scotia back country.. A CD of this message will be available (free of charge) immediately following today's message. This message will be available via podcast later this week at calvaryokc.com. 9:1-29. 9:1-29. 9:1-29. Artificial Horizon . UNDERSTANDING . THE SCRIPTURES. ANTICIPATORY SET .  . Brainstorm. some important attributes for leaders of nations to have. .  . We will see if these good attributes are found in Kings . Rehoboam. www.TheElijahChallenge.org. What . has the Lord entrusted . to . us?. We train servants of God to make disciples of all nations and fulfill the Great Commission. . . How do we do this?. We teach them how to preach the gospel as Jesus commanded his disciples. Jordan River. Mikveh in Jerusalem. Machaerus. Winnowing Fork. Sandal. Josephus' Portrayal of John the Baptist . “But to some Jews the destruction of Herod's army seemed to be divine vengeance, and certainly a just vengeance, for his treatment of John, surnamed the Baptist. For Herod had put him to death, though he was a good man and had exhorted the Jews to lead righteous lives, to practice justice towards their fellows and piety towards God, and so doing to join in baptism. In his view this was a necessary preliminary if baptism was to be acceptable to God. They must not employ it to gain pardon for whatever sins they committed, but as a consecration of the body implying that the soul was already thoroughly cleansed by righteousness” (. Watch the video. . Tell your partner what happened, in detail.. Check the story in your gospel Ch.9:2-8. What did the film “make up” that is not in the gospel?. Describe the Story: Key phrases.. Jesus + Peter, James, John. Elisha. Discipleship Relationships. 1 Kings 19:12-21. Introduction. Elijah. Mt. . Horeb. – after defeating prophets at Mt. Carmel. Consuming fire from heaven. Evil Queen Jezebel – Wife of King Ahab. Preparation & future . work of. Class Structure. Elijah’s Preparation . – Unlikely Providers. Elijah’s . Preparation. . – Soul Searching. Elijah’s Future Work. – The Elijah Mission. Elijah’s Future Work . PART 2. I Kings 18:30-40. REVIEW. NO RAIN FOR 3 ½ YEARS!!. THE QUESTION: “HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE UNDECIDED?. THE CHALLENGE: “IF THE LORD IS GOD – FOLLOW HIM….”. THE CONTEST: WHO IS GOD?. Praying into God’s Purposes. Elijah and A Test of Rain. Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower. So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down on the earth, and put his face between his knees… . What is prophet??. Famine took over the land of . gilead. …….wait what is famine ???. Is there any trees or plant?. Is there any food we can eat?. Is there . any rain?. That’s how dried land look like!!!. 1 Kings 19: 1-18. 19:1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”. James 5:16-18. Elijah’s Previous Prayers. Elijah prayed . some . amazingly effective prayers!. For a dead child’s soul to return to him . (. 1 Kings 17:21-22).