1 Kings 19:14-18. 'Why bother?!' How easily that feeling of frustration and despair can flood over us, just as it did to Elijah! But our Lord assures us, so that our hope is confident that he reigns: Parts: A. He governs the nations. B. He preserves his people, his Church. Preached on June 30, 2013, for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church (WELS), Hancock, MN. Printable copy at http://hancocklutheran.org/sermons/Our-Hope-Is-Confident-That-Our-Lord-Reigns-1Kings19_14-18.html