PPT-Elijah and

Elisha Discipleship Relationships 1 Kings 191221 Introduction Elijah Mt Horeb after defeating prophets at Mt Carmel Consuming fire from heaven Evil Queen Jezebel Wife of King Ahab. RKQ573476DQGIRUG The Elijah Task brPage 2br Introduction RKQ573476DQGIRUG57347DQG57347KLV57347OLMDK57347RXVH57347PRYHPHQW KDYH 57347JUHDWO LPSDFWHG57347ZKDW 57347ZDV IRUPHUO57347NQRZQ57347DV57347WKH 57349FKDULVPDWLF57347FKXUFK5734957347LQ57347PHULFD Malachi 4:5-6. Matthew 11:11-13. Matthew 17:10-13. Malachi 4:5-6. 5 . “See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the . Lord. comes. . 6 . He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse.”. Everything You’ve 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. . 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. To describe key events in Elijah’s life. To learn from the attitude from Elijah and other characters for your own life. To evaluate how difficult it was for Elijah to be prophet. . King... And his wife Jezebel worshipped....This was wrong because.... 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 . Mark 9:1-13. Mark 9:1-13. And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power. .” . 2. 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 . Ahab went out to meet Elijah. .  . When Ahab saw him, he exclaimed, “So, is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?”. “I have made no trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the Lord and have worshiped the images of Baal instead. . 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?. 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 . 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.”. 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. .” .