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God vs. Baal

Dennis McCallum

1 Kings 18:1-46

Elijah challenges the Baal prophets to demonstrate the power of their deity versus the living God. While the Baal prophets struggle and wail to provoke their deity to action, Elijah prays relationally with God. Elijah acknowledged His will and calls on Him to demonstrate His power to the people of Isreal. We can learn from this that we can not provoke God to act like the Baal prophets tried to with their deity.

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Moutaintop Showdown

Scott Risley

1 Kings 18

The prophet Elijah and King Ahab put their gods to the test. Elijah erects an altar for the Lord, while Ahab's prophets create one for Baal. Both parties place a cut bull as sacrifice, but neither lights their altar on fire, instead, they decide that whoever's god ignites their own altar is the true God. The prophets appeal to Baal for hours, but nothing happens. Elijah prays to God and the Lord's altar is immediately ablaze, incinerating everything on it. God's power is proven and immense, while Baal is revealed to be a mere idol. Elijah executes the prophets of Baal.

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Elijah Gets Ready

Dennis McCallum

Matthew 6:33

God's followers are being persecuted and killed in the northern tribes of Israel. Elijah is called upon to go down to a secluded area where he meets a woman and her child. He stays with them and all three are provided for by God. Elijah is called upon to take a step in his faith greater than any other he had been through before. God demonstrates to the woman that He is the one true "living God". Elijah sees that through perseverance and faith God can do extensive work through us as well.

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The First Spiritual Renewal

Gary DeLashmutt

Acts 2:1-13

Luke records the event that led to the first spiritual renewal - a time where God works powerfully in and through Christians - in the early church movement. This event, the arrival of the Holy Spirit, led to thousands coming to Christ in a day. From this event we can glean four elements we should expect to see during a spiritual renewal. We should see: 1) Christians united in ongoing, corporate prayer, 2) Christians being moved by God to speak personally about Him to others, 3) God mobilizing His people to reach other cultures, and 4) people being polarized by the message of Christ.

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The Heart of God and His Servant

Jim Leffel

Jeremiah 8:18-9:2

God desires us to cultivate His heart for people and to resist the desire to flee from relationships. He wants us to identify with others and display spiritual sensitivity through faith in prayer and by being energized by hope.

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Prayer & Mission

Jim Leffel

Colossians 4:2-4

Prayer is a crucial part of our spiritual lives. When we are devoted to prayer we see that it transforms us, making us more alert to God's Will, and turns our focus outward instead of inward. As we pray, with gratitude and devotion, God speaks and we see incredible things happen. \r\n\r\n

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Priorities in Prayer

Jim Leffel

Colossians 1:9-14

Paul assures the Colossians that he and Timothy have not stopped praying for them. These prayers include knowing God's will, pleasing God, producing good fruit, knowing God better through pursuing Him, and gaining stamina for the long haul. Paul prays that the Colossians would also be full of joy and prayer that stem from gratitude.

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Two Indicatives and Five Imperatives

Dennis McCallum

Hebrews 10:26-31

After thoroughly explaining how the cross was more than sufficient, the author now moves on in his argument to results of the cross. These results benefit humanity immensely. People can now: 1) come to God in prayer with confidence, 2) have assurance of the future, 3) think of others before themselves, 4) fellowship with one another, and 5) give and receive encouragement.

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Admonish One Another (Part 2)

Jim Leffel

Ephesians 5:21

The second part of a two-part series on admonishing one another with the focus on how to properly give admonishment. We must spend time in reflection and prayer thinking about the other person rather than react out of anger or hurt. Relational closeness, encouraging rapport, humility, and grace are all key when addressing someone's hurtful behaviors. It is an unpopular task because it is difficult to do well, but an important task that can change someone's life. It is also a practical way that we can love one another.\r\n

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