A MAN LIKE US WITH A GOD LIKE NO OTHER

1 KINGS 17                                                                              Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. FROM OUR MOUTH TO GOD’S EAR [v. 1]

 

1. The Backing of Elijah [v. 1, Romans 8:31 If God be for us, who can be against us?]

 

2. The Boldness of Elijah [v. 1, Hebrews 4:16]

 

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

 

3. The Business of Elijah [James 5:16-17]

 

II. FROM LITTLE UNTO MUCH [v. 2-16]

 

1.  Obedience Does Not Require Understanding [v. 2-8]

 

2.  Obedience Does Not Require Bravery [v. 9-16]

 

3.  Obedience Does Not Require Birthright [Lk. 4:16-26]

 

III. FROM DEATH UNTO LIFE [v. 17-24]

 

1. The Fear of Judgment [v. 17-18]

 

2. The Fear of the Lord [v. 19-22, Proverbs 9:10, Hebrews 5:7]

 

3. The Faith of the Born Again [v. 23-24, John 5:24

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.