Sermons on “1 Kings”
Don’t Worry – Out of the Cave
Part 2 of our Don’t Worry series. This week, Jon explores the battle against depression, anxiety and worry using Elijah in 1 Kings 19 as an example to us.
It’s okay to not be okay. But don’t settle for a lifetime of ‘not okay’. God is calling you out of your cave.
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The Story Continues: Expectant in Worship
Working through 1 Kings 8.1-11 and Ephesians 5.18-19 Jon looks at being expectant in worship as a way of joining in with God’s story. Worship begins with gathering, worship is about God not us, worship is costly, and worship brings us closer to God.
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Elijah – God’s prescription for depression
Jane looks at Elijah in the wilderness – what can it teach us about how to respond when we’re feeling low?
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Elijah understands prayer, and in 1 Kings 18.41-46 he demonstrates what effective prayer looks like – Humble, Specific, Persistent and Expectant.
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Jane talks about idolatry and choosing God, using the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal.
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