For all the courage and commitment Elijah showed in confronting the evil king and queen, he wasn’t ready yet for the battle that was still to come. God needed to do something deep in the man before He could do something great through the man. Elijah had to go through a time of focused solitude, experience total dependence, and be challenged to unconditional obedience.

Text: 1 Kings 17

Originally recorded February 16, 2014 at Fellowship Missionary Church, Fort Wayne, IN.

Pastor Dave sets the stage for the story of one of the most remarkable characters in the Bible. What enabled this “man just like us” to have the courage to stand up to the most powerful, evil couple of his day?  He was convinced of the reality of Jehovah, that he was a representative of Jehovah, and had the resources of Jehovah.


1 Kings 16:29-17:1

Originally recorded February 9, 2014, at Fellowship Missionary Church, Fort Wayne, IN.