August 13, 2017

The Elijah Chronicles

41 minutes

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For those of you who weren’t here last Sunday, we had invited anyone who wanted to come,

To meet together after the service at Fort Nonsense, a fort built by George Washington in 1777 overlooking Morristown.

We met there to not only pray over this area… but to ask God to to impart into our own lives, His heart & vision for this area.

Honestly, I was really encouraged… and was full of faith for what God could do through us as a church.

I could see the possibilities… and it was exciting. But I could also see the obstacles.

And so, it would be up to us to decide whether to measure these obstacles against our own wisdom & strength…

Or against the wisdom & strength of our God who has given us everything we need to make an eternal difference in this area.

Well, as I’m thinking through all of this, I kept thinking about the Old Testament Prophet, Elijah…

Who, in spite of his fears & failures & doubts, made a difference in Israel like few others in Scripture.

I just believe that his life and all that God had taught him has significant relevance for all God is wanting to do through us, as a church.

And so, this morning, I’d like to look at the life of Elijah as chronicled in 1 Kings 16-18.

So, if you have your Bible, go ahead and turn to 1 Kings 16:29.

And as you do, I’d like to unpack for you a little of what the political scene was like leading to Elijah’s introduction here.

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By Vineyard Morris Plains