GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 Seems to be a great deal of earth, wind and fire right now in the world!

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 The Middle East Syria, Egypt, Iran, West Bank The Middle East Syria, Egypt, Iran, West Bank

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 The Erosion of Our Culture Chicago 53 Homicides 224 Wounded in August! The Erosion of Our Culture Chicago 53 Homicides 224 Wounded in August!

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 Our Economic Outlook.5% decrease in Unemployment over last Five Years Our Economic Outlook.5% decrease in Unemployment over last Five Years

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 Yet God still Speaks with a ‘still small voice’

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 “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

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 1 Kings 19: “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: “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,

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 ‘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.’

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 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…

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 …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,

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 …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?’”

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 When Trouble Comes! We look for Answers; God Asks Questions! When Trouble Comes! We look for Answers; God Asks Questions!

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 1 King 19:13b “What are you doing here, Elijah? 1 King 19:13b “What are you doing here, Elijah?

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 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!

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 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.

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 We Look For Help In All the Wrong Places! We look to the Centers of Power; God Says Look to Him! We Look For Help In All the Wrong Places! We look to the Centers of Power; God Says Look to Him!

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 We Look For Help In All the Wrong Places! Our Status, our Money, our Learning! We Look For Help In All the Wrong Places! Our Status, our Money, our Learning!

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 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…

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 …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.”

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19 What Voice Will You Listen For and To this Day?

GOD’S VOICE I Kings 19