GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19. GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 Seems to be a great deal of earth, wind and fire...

GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICEI Kings 19I Kings 19

GOD’S VOICEGOD’S VOICE I Kings 19I Kings 19

Seems to be a great deal of

earth, wind and fire right now in

the world!

Seems to be a great deal of

earth, wind and fire right now in

the world!


The Middle East

Syria, Egypt, Iran, West Bank

The Middle East

Syria, Egypt, Iran, West Bank


The Erosion ofOur Culture

Chicago

53 Homicides224 Wounded in

August!

The Erosion ofOur Culture

Chicago

53 Homicides224 Wounded in

August!


Our Economic Outlook

.5% decrease in Unemployment over last Five

Years

Our Economic Outlook

.5% decrease in Unemployment over last Five

Years


Yet God still Speaks with a

‘still small voice’

Yet God still Speaks with a

‘still small voice’


“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be

exalted among the nations, I

will be exalted in the earth!”

Psalm 46:10

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be

exalted among the nations, I

will be exalted in the earth!”

Psalm 46:10


1 Kings 19:9-13

9 “And there he went into a cave, and spent

the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to

him, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ 10

So he said,

1 Kings 19:9-13

9 “And there he went into a cave, and spent

the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to

him, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ 10

So he said,


‘I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the

children of Israel have forsaken Your

covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take

my life.’

‘I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the

children of Israel have forsaken Your

covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take

my life.’


11 Then He said, ‘Go out, and stand on the mountain before the

Lord.’ And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind

tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but

the Lord was…

11 Then He said, ‘Go out, and stand on the mountain before the

Lord.’ And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind

tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but

the Lord was…


…not in the wind; and after the wind an

earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and

after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was

not in the fire; and after the fire a still

small voice. 13 So it was,

…not in the wind; and after the wind an

earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and

after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was

not in the fire; and after the fire a still

small voice. 13 So it was,


…when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his

face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a

voice came to him, and said, ‘What are

you doing here, Elijah?’”

…when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his

face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a

voice came to him, and said, ‘What are

you doing here, Elijah?’”


When Trouble Comes!

We look for Answers;God Asks

Questions!

When Trouble Comes!

We look for Answers;God Asks

Questions!


1 King 19:13b

“What are you doing here, Elijah?

1 King 19:13b

“What are you doing here, Elijah?


When Our Fears Get the Best of

Us!

We Find a Cave;God Finds a

Purpose!

When Our Fears Get the Best of

Us!

We Find a Cave;God Finds a

Purpose!


1 King 19:15

“Then the Lord said to him: “Go, return on your way to the

Wilderness of Damascus; and

when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria.

1 King 19:15

“Then the Lord said to him: “Go, return on your way to the

Wilderness of Damascus; and

when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria.


We Look For Help In All the Wrong Places!

We look to the Centers of Power; God Says Look to

Him!


We look to the Centers of Power; God Says Look to

Him!



Our Status, our Money, our Learning!


Our Status, our Money, our Learning!


Ecclesiastes 1:16-17

“I communed with my heart, saying,

‘Look, I have attained greatness,

and have gained more wisdom than all who were before

me in…

Ecclesiastes 1:16-17

“I communed with my heart, saying,

‘Look, I have attained greatness,

and have gained more wisdom than all who were before

me in…


…Jerusalem. My heart has

understood great wisdom and

knowledge.’ And I set my heart to

know wisdom and to know madness and

folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the

wind.”

…Jerusalem. My heart has

understood great wisdom and

knowledge.’ And I set my heart to

know wisdom and to know madness and

folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the

wind.”


What Voice Will You

Listen For and To this Day?

What Voice Will You

Listen For and To this Day?

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