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GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICEI Kings 19I Kings 19
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
Seems to be a great deal of
earth, wind and fire right now in
the world!
Seems to be a great deal of
earth, wind and fire right now in
the world!
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
The Middle East
Syria, Egypt, Iran, West Bank
The Middle East
Syria, Egypt, Iran, West Bank
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
The Erosion ofOur Culture
Chicago
53 Homicides224 Wounded in
August!
The Erosion ofOur Culture
Chicago
53 Homicides224 Wounded in
August!
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
Our Economic Outlook
.5% decrease in Unemployment over last Five
Years
Our Economic Outlook
.5% decrease in Unemployment over last Five
Years
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
Yet God still Speaks with a
‘still small voice’
Yet God still Speaks with a
‘still small voice’
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be
exalted among the nations, I
will be exalted in the earth!”
Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be
exalted among the nations, I
will be exalted in the earth!”
Psalm 46:10
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
1 Kings 19:9-13
9 “And there he went into a cave, and spent
the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to
him, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ 10
So he said,
1 Kings 19:9-13
9 “And there he went into a cave, and spent
the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to
him, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ 10
So he said,
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
‘I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the
children of Israel have forsaken Your
covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take
my life.’
‘I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the
children of Israel have forsaken Your
covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take
my life.’
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
11 Then He said, ‘Go out, and stand on the mountain before the
Lord.’ And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind
tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but
the Lord was…
11 Then He said, ‘Go out, and stand on the mountain before the
Lord.’ And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind
tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but
the Lord was…
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
…not in the wind; and after the wind an
earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and
after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was
not in the fire; and after the fire a still
small voice. 13 So it was,
…not in the wind; and after the wind an
earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and
after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was
not in the fire; and after the fire a still
small voice. 13 So it was,
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
…when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his
face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a
voice came to him, and said, ‘What are
you doing here, Elijah?’”
…when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his
face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a
voice came to him, and said, ‘What are
you doing here, Elijah?’”
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
When Trouble Comes!
We look for Answers;God Asks
Questions!
When Trouble Comes!
We look for Answers;God Asks
Questions!
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
1 King 19:13b
“What are you doing here, Elijah?
1 King 19:13b
“What are you doing here, Elijah?
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
When Our Fears Get the Best of
Us!
We Find a Cave;God Finds a
Purpose!
When Our Fears Get the Best of
Us!
We Find a Cave;God Finds a
Purpose!
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
1 King 19:15
“Then the Lord said to him: “Go, return on your way to the
Wilderness of Damascus; and
when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria.
1 King 19:15
“Then the Lord said to him: “Go, return on your way to the
Wilderness of Damascus; and
when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria.
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
We Look For Help In All the Wrong Places!
We look to the Centers of Power; God Says Look to
Him!
We Look For Help In All the Wrong Places!
We look to the Centers of Power; God Says Look to
Him!
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
We Look For Help In All the Wrong Places!
Our Status, our Money, our Learning!
We Look For Help In All the Wrong Places!
Our Status, our Money, our Learning!
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
Ecclesiastes 1:16-17
“I communed with my heart, saying,
‘Look, I have attained greatness,
and have gained more wisdom than all who were before
me in…
Ecclesiastes 1:16-17
“I communed with my heart, saying,
‘Look, I have attained greatness,
and have gained more wisdom than all who were before
me in…
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
…Jerusalem. My heart has
understood great wisdom and
knowledge.’ And I set my heart to
know wisdom and to know madness and
folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the
wind.”
…Jerusalem. My heart has
understood great wisdom and
knowledge.’ And I set my heart to
know wisdom and to know madness and
folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the
wind.”
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19
What Voice Will You
Listen For and To this Day?
What Voice Will You
Listen For and To this Day?
GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICEI Kings 19I Kings 19
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