God both warns you and encourages you of how you use words, respect their power, use them to bless others and be wary of the destructive power of your words.

Real peace comes from Jesus Christ alone, Jesus' is a gift and can carry you through any hardship you will face.

Receiving Jesus’ invitation to come to him will bring you relief from whatever burdens you and wears on your soul.

Hearing from God is something most people both want and struggle with.  How do you hear the voice of God? How can you be certain?

Obedience to the Lord is the natural response of the believer and essential for spiritual revival and renewal.

As we return to Elijah’s story we are at a very important moment. Elijah has challenged Israel to choose whether they will follow Baal or the LORD. I contend that two recipes for life are presented; the prophets of Baal present their recipe of performance, manipulation and transaction for spiritual life, which never works, and Elijah presents a different recipe; of honoring God, speaking truth, humility, transparency and concern for redemption.

If you want revival and renewal in your life, you will have to choose, choose the Lord, and when you choose you will have to be ready to face the pressure of the crowd.

The best way to conquer fear is to draw near to the Lord because trusting God is the antidote to fear.

Over the next several weeks I want to explore with you themes in Elijah story that lead to spiritual breakthrough and renewal.

Six themes I want to explore are these: Facing Sin, Facing fear, Facing the Crowd, Facing power, Facing success, Facing failure and finally Facing God.

Jesus does not just want to share dinner with you, he has in mind a redemptive wedding banquet that erases the debt of sin and blesses you with abundant life.