PPT-Elijah

Everything Youve Got Shema Hear O Israel the Lord is our God The Lord alone Love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul and with all your might And Love your neighbor as yourself . RKQ573476DQGIRUG The Elijah Task brPage 2br Introduction RKQ573476DQGIRUG57347DQG57347KLV57347OLMDK57347RXVH57347PRYHPHQW KDYH 57347JUHDWO LPSDFWHG57347ZKDW 57347ZDV IRUPHUO57347NQRZQ57347DV57347WKH 57349FKDULVPDWLF57347FKXUFK5734957347LQ57347PHULFD Ahab and Elijah. Kings of Israel. The northern kingdom of Israel struggles to find stability – it goes through several kings in the space of just a few years. One guy, . Zimri. , reigned for 7 days as king. 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” (. John 14:12 . (NIV). 12 . Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.. 1 Kings 19:19-21 . New Hope . United . Methodist Church. February 15, 2015. Announcements. Today: . ♫. Children’s Choir & Chimes, . 11:15 a.m.. . Youth Group. , 5:30 p.m.. . Monday: Prayer Meeting. , 7 p.m. – All are welcome. 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 . 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” (. 1 Kings . 18:16-40. 1 Kings . 18:16-24 . NIV. 16. . So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah. . 17. When he saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, you . troubler. Elijah. . Elijah. & Moses were at the transfiguration of Christ. The first person raised from the dead was through the hands of . Elijah. Elijah. James 5:17 “Elijah was a man with a . nature. 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!!!. Fear to Faith. Backstory. Elijah – a prophet of God. King Ahab – evil king that . leads . the . people of Israel . to sin more than any king previous to him.. 1 Kings 16:30-33 . 30 . Ahab son of . 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). Textual Study of . I Kings 19:1-18. And . Elijah came to all the people, and said, . “. How . long will you falter between two opinions?. If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. .” .