Elijah - Faith Building

1Bible Study Preparation

• ...at a glance
• 1. Analyze
• -type of writing

• -poetry?

• -parable?

• -letter?

• -prophetic?

• -wisdom?

• -etc.
• 2. Questions

• -who?

• -writer
• -receiver

• -what?

• -where?

• -when?

• -for what reason?

• 3. Details (H.A.M.)
• -History
• -Area
• -Mind-set

24. Main Idea

3"The Faith Building"

• 1 Kings 17
• B-Ground: v.1 There is background
• -Elijah is suddenly introduced to the reader
• -His name means: " "
• -Elijah is a of fresh
• -considering all these godless we have been told of
• -we have heard of Ahab before, though
• -where?
• -how did he finally die?
• -Ahab had a difficult time with in general
• -the prophet who he really hated was
• -in fact, drank water and ate moldy bread because of him

• Bonus Question: What is a good working definition of "Faith"?

• v.1 What is the promise of God?
• -what happened? 18:1
• -did Elijah have faith?
• v.2-4 Not only did he believe God would stop the rain,
• -he believed there was a where God said there would be
• -he believed his food would come from special delivery
• -Riiiight.

• -would you believe it?

• -no
• -no request for an
• v.5 So he

• v.6 God is just a good guesser right?

• -notice the of God
• -although he plans for famine, he watches over his faithful
• -although food no longer came from the ground
• -now it comes from the
• The Picture: God is the
• -when man turns his back on God's goodness, God is a rewarder of those who faithfully Him.
• v.7 As if we haven't been tested enough already

• Application: How would you feel?

• v.8 The Lord will never you nor you
• -the Lord is in complete control of your every circumstance
• v.9 Another promise
• -a will provide for you

• -so he went...why shouldn't he?

• The Picture: 1. God's provision is pictured first from working ourselves
• -self-dependance
• -responsibility
• -if not responsible in spiritual things
• -the will suffer

• -why is there physical death?

• -because of death 1rst
• 2. God's provision is directly from His hand
• -total in trials
• -He is the sovereign provider
• 3. God's provision is through another person
• -who happens to be
• -who needs her faith to be
• The Application: 1. Our faith is stretched
• -we are brought to a place where we cannot depend on ourselves
• 2. God is able to prove Himself faithful
• -by overcoming insurmountable obstacles
• -we must totally depend on Him, all hope is gone
• 3. Our experience is used to help another person to stretch
• -the experienced help the inexperienced
• v.9-14 His growth is used as a catalyst to cause growth in another life
• v.14 the PROMISE
• v.15 Her obedience is immediate
• v.16 God's Word is never
• The Double dose
• v.17 Lo and Behold, another
• -Do you ever feel like you need a ?
• v.18 We are moving toward a big !
• -she thought Elijah was using God to judge her for past sins

• v.19-24 All's well that ends well?

• Insight:-why did the widow doubt?

• -why did she need two tests?

• v.21 Do you think this is a medical proceedure?

• Conclusion: How many times do you need to be told?

• Does God give you the same test more than once?

• How do we learn from tests?

• What is a good working definition of Faith?

• What one thing will build your faith?