God's Power & His Man: Elijah

This is a 4-part series given on Sunday morning by Pastor Paul Hamar covering 1 Kings 17 and part of the life of the prophet Elijah. The series was preached in Sept-Oct 2008. Titles of each sermon and notes are included under each downloadable link.

God's Man - 1 Kings 17:1
Part 1: Click here to listen.

1. God chose a relative unknown to express his power.
a. His background
b. His distinction
2. God developed a model to exalt his Word.
a. The prophetic description
1) "speaker"
2) "seer"
3) "watchmen"
4) "men of God"
b. The Prophetic Model
3. God intended Elijah to be a vessel to impact his generation
a. The trouble
b. The word
c. The choice

The Arena of Life - 1 Kings 17:2-7
Part 2: Click here to listen.

1. God Guides
a. He leads
b. with certain purpose
c. our job is to follow
2. God Provides
a. Depend on Him
b. Refreshed by Him

Confidence in Change - 1 Kings 17:8-16
Part 3: Click here to listen.

1. Change and Crisis (17:8-9)
a. A dried up brook
b. Drought and famine
c. Widowhood
2. Command (17:10-14)
a. This will make or break our spiritual progress
b. To the prophet
c. To the widow
3. Confidence (17:15-16)
a. Obedience (Psalm 37:3-4; Isaiah 41:10)
1) Take life and put it in God's hands
2) Supply

Life's Shocks and God's Sufficiency - 1 Kings 17:17-24
Part 4: Click here to listen.

1. Tragic Surprises (shocks) - (17:17-18)
a. The widow's loss
b. The widow's complaint
1) fueled by guilt
2) marked by accusation
2. Difficult Questions - (17:19-21)
a. "Give me your son"
b. "causing her son to die?"
c. "Let this child (son)'s life return to him"
3. Powerful Affirmation - (17:22-24)
a. Baal's claims and God's glory
b. Prophet's prayer and God's answer
c. Widow's acclamation of God's truth