www.unlockingthebible.com Free Sermon Download: www.oneplace.com #5/10: Leadership: The Surprising Influence of a Godly Life 1 Kings 17:17-24 May 12th / 13th 2012 by Pastor Colin S. Smith He took [the child] from her arms and carried him up into the upper chamber where he lodged. 1 Kings 17:19 On this special weekend, we come to the story of a mother whose heart was broken and then entered into overwhelming joy. If you are visiting for Mother's Day weekend, I am so glad you are here. We're following a series on the life of Elijah. Elijah was a prophet who spoke the Word of God. He lived at a time when the people who said they belonged to God didn't want to listen to what God said. They turned to idols, and to all the sins that came with them. So God held back the rain, and soon there was famine. God provided for Elijah through a brook at Cherith. But after a while, the brook dried up and God sent Elijah to a widow in Zarephath, and provided for him there. It is a story of de! sperate sadness that ends with wonderful joy. And I want us to learn from it in three ways: First through the eyes of a mother, then through the eyes of Elijah, and lastly through the eyes of a child. A Mother's Journey of Faith The widow's journey gives us a marvelous picture of the Christian life. We looked at the beginning of her faith journey last week. Her food had just run out. She was down to a small amount of flour in a jar and oil in a jug. She had come to the city dump to gather a few sticks
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