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There must be many ways. Many years ago, a king whose name was Solomon decided to build God a beautiful temple to show God that he loved him.

After a three year period of being hidden away from public view, first by the Brook Cherith and then at Zarephath, Elijah is brought back into the spotlight. When he first appeared before the throne of king Ahab and announced the drought, he was a man of faith.

However, as he passed through the trials of the dried brook, the empty meal barrel and the dead son, Elijah was transformed into a man of God. He is a man wholly dedicated to the Lord God!

As he reenters the public eye, Elijah's first encounter is with a fellow believer by the name of Obadiah.

While both are believers, the contrast between these men is striking! Elijah is seen to be a faithful servant of God, while Obadiah is pictured as a mere hireling, that is, one who gives lip service to God, but by his life he denies the God he claims to serve.

Sadly, there are many people like Obadiah in the modern church.

People who talk about being saved and who claim to love the Lord, but who by the lives they live deny Him, His power and His presence in their lives. Of course, this is as Paul said it would be in the last days, "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: However, it does not have to remain that way!

I would like for us to listen in on this encounter between Elijah and Obadiah.

Jan 27,  · Wednesday, January 27, Sermon from 8/16/ 1 Kings August 16, Scripture: I Kings Sermon Title: "The Journey" Rev. George N. Miller It’s an honor to be here today, as a guest preacher and as a fellow wanderer who . Verses 22– In this excellent prayer, Solomon does as we should do in every prayer; he gives glory to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's promises call for larger praises. The noun 1 KINGS has 1 sense: 1. the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel Familiarity information: 1 KINGS used as a noun is very rare.

In this passage, we will meet a hireling and a servant. In fact, we may even meet ourselves this morning.

If we find that we are more like Obadiah than we are like Elijah, may God give us grace to change today. The Commander - After all this time, Elijah is still serving the Lord! All the trials and difficulties he has had to endure have not dulled his sense of service to God Almighty.

They have not made him feel as though God has let him down. Just the opposite is true!

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Elijah has been honed by his afflictions into an instrument of power and ability. He is still serving God and is more than ready for the task which lies ahead.

This is a man committed to serving God with his whole being! Surely we have learned by now that God allows the trials that come into our lives so that He might help us to grow into His image, Rom.Watch Reality Kings - Two hot blondes share cock on initiativeblog.com, the best hardcore porn site.

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To access the Lesson components, click on the green dot beside the lesson and the items will download to your computer. Learn bible quiz 1 kings with free interactive flashcards. Choose from different sets of bible quiz 1 kings flashcards on Quizlet. Aug 24,  · 1 And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.

2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into . The First of Kings 8 At that time Solʹo·mon congregated+ the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, the chieftains of the paternal houses of Israel.+ They came to King Solʹo·mon at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah from the City of David,+ that is.