hoping for a miracle… hoping for a miracle… “when you’re running out of everything”...
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Hoping For A Miracle…Hoping For A Miracle…“When You’re
Running Out of Everything”
“When You’re Running Out of
Everything”
I Kings 17:1 “Now Elijah the Tishbite,
from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord, the
God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither
dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.’”
I Kings 17:1 “Now Elijah the Tishbite,
from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord, the
God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither
dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.’”
I. Kerith: The Ravine of ________.
I. Kerith: The Ravine of ________.
ObscurityObscurity
I Kings 17:2, 3 “Then the Lord said to Elijah, 3 ‘Go to the east
and hide by Kerith Brook, near where it enters the
Jordan River.”
I Kings 17:2, 3 “Then the Lord said to Elijah, 3 ‘Go to the east
and hide by Kerith Brook, near where it enters the
Jordan River.”
I Kings 17:4 “‘Drink from the brook
and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded them to
bring you food.’”
I Kings 17:4 “‘Drink from the brook
and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded them to
bring you food.’”
I Kings 17:5 “So Elijah did as the Lord
told him and camped beside Kerith Brook, east
of the Jordan.”
I Kings 17:5 “So Elijah did as the Lord
told him and camped beside Kerith Brook, east
of the Jordan.”
I Kings 17:6 “The ravens brought him bread and meat each morning and
evening, and he drank from the brook.”
I Kings 17:6 “The ravens brought him bread and meat each morning and
evening, and he drank from the brook.”
I Kings 17:7 “But after a while the
brook dried up, for there was no rainfall
anywhere in the land.”
I Kings 17:7 “But after a while the
brook dried up, for there was no rainfall
anywhere in the land.”
Why Brooks Dry Up…
Why Brooks Dry Up…
1. To keep me from depending ______ _____.
1. To keep me from depending ______ _____. on the brook on the brook
Why Brooks Dry Up…
Why Brooks Dry Up…
2. To move me to ____________.
2. To move me to ____________. a better placea better place
Why Brooks Dry Up…
Why Brooks Dry Up…
3. To prove that God has not ____________.
3. To prove that God has not ____________. forgotten youforgotten you
II. Journey North: The Road of ________.
II. Journey North: The Road of ________.
InsecurityInsecurity
I Kings 17:8, 9 “Then the Lord spoke His word to Elijah: 9 ‘Get up, go to Zarephath (which belongs to Sidon), and
stay there. I’ve commanded a widow there to feed you.’”
I Kings 17:8, 9 “Then the Lord spoke His word to Elijah: 9 ‘Get up, go to Zarephath (which belongs to Sidon), and
stay there. I’ve commanded a widow there to feed you.’”
Remember on The Road…Remember on The Road…1. The path to a miracle is always through ___________________.
1. The path to a miracle is always through ___________________. uncomfortable territoryuncomfortable territory
Remember on The Road…Remember on The Road…2. The source of a
miracle is always _________.
2. The source of a miracle is always _________.
unexpectedunexpected
Isaiah 55:8 “‘My thoughts are
completely different from yours,’ says the
Lord. ‘And My ways are far beyond anything you
could imagine.’”
Isaiah 55:8 “‘My thoughts are
completely different from yours,’ says the
Lord. ‘And My ways are far beyond anything you
could imagine.’”
Remember on The Road…Remember on The Road…3. The pattern for a
miracle is always CPR: __________________.
3. The pattern for a miracle is always CPR: __________________. command–promise-riskcommand–promise-risk
III. Zarephath: The Refinery of _______.
III. Zarephath: The Refinery of _______.Scarcit
yScarcity
I Kings 17:10 “So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town
gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to
I Kings 17:10 “So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town
gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to
her and asked, ‘Would you bring me a little
water in a jar so I may have a drink?’”
her and asked, ‘Would you bring me a little
water in a jar so I may have a drink?’”
I Kings 17:11 “As she was
going to get it, he called,
‘And bring me, please, a piece
of bread.’”
I Kings 17:11 “As she was
going to get it, he called,
‘And bring me, please, a piece
of bread.’”
I Kings 17:12 “‘As surely as the Lord
your God lives,’ she replied, ‘I don’t have any
I Kings 17:12 “‘As surely as the Lord
your God lives,’ she replied, ‘I don’t have any
bread – only a handful of flour
in a jar and a little oil in a jug.’
bread – only a handful of flour
in a jar and a little oil in a jug.’
I Kings 17:13
“Elijah said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have
said.
I Kings 17:13
“Elijah said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have
said.
But first make a small cake of bread for me from what you have and bring it to
me, and then make
But first make a small cake of bread for me from what you have and bring it to
me, and then makesomething for yourself and
your son.’”
something for yourself and
your son.’”
I Kings 17:14 “For this is what the Lord, the God
of Israel, says: “The jar of flour will not be used up and
I Kings 17:14 “For this is what the Lord, the God
of Israel, says: “The jar of flour will not be used up and
the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord gives rain on the
land.”’
the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord gives rain on the
land.”’
I Kings 17:15 “She went away and did as
Elijah had told her. So there was food every day
I Kings 17:15 “She went away and did as
Elijah had told her. So there was food every day
for Elijah and for the woman and
her family.
for Elijah and for the woman and
her family.
I Kings 17:16 “For the jar of flour was
not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in
I Kings 17:16 “For the jar of flour was
not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in
keeping with the word of the Lord
spoken by Elijah.”
keeping with the word of the Lord
spoken by Elijah.”
What To Remember When You Run Out of Resources
What To Remember When You Run Out of Resources1. Whatever I need
more of, __________ ___________.
1. Whatever I need more of, __________ ___________. give what I have to God give what I have to God
Luke 21:1, 2 “As Jesus looked up, He
saw some rich people putting their gifts into the Temple money box. 2 Then
He saw a poor widow putting two small copper
coins into the box.”
Luke 21:1, 2 “As Jesus looked up, He
saw some rich people putting their gifts into the Temple money box. 2 Then
He saw a poor widow putting two small copper
coins into the box.”
Luke 21:3, 4 “He said, ‘I tell you the truth, this poor widow gave more than all those rich people. 4 They gave only what they
did not need. This woman is very poor, but she gave all
she had to live on.’”
Luke 21:3, 4 “He said, ‘I tell you the truth, this poor widow gave more than all those rich people. 4 They gave only what they
did not need. This woman is very poor, but she gave all
she had to live on.’”
What To Remember When You Run Out of Resources
What To Remember When You Run Out of Resources2. Whatever I have the
least of, ___________. 2. Whatever I have the
least of, ___________. I give to GodI give to God
What To Remember When You Run Out of Resources
What To Remember When You Run Out of Resources3. I don’t give to get
a blessing, but to ____ _______.
3. I don’t give to get a blessing, but to ____ _______. be a blessing be a blessing
Recession LessonsRecession Lessons
1. God is _________. 1. God is _________. all I needall I need
Recession LessonsRecession Lessons
2. Where God guides ___________.
2. Where God guides ___________. God providesGod provides
Recession LessonsRecession Lessons
3. I must trust Him ______________.
3. I must trust Him ______________. one day at a timeone day at a time
Recession LessonsRecession Lessons
4. God’s promises hinge on ___________.
4. God’s promises hinge on ___________.
my obediencemy obedience
Philippians 4:19 “My God will meet all your needs according
to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:19 “My God will meet all your needs according
to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”