Session 2 Sermon 1

Our return to the sanctuary was blessed by His presence through vibrant worship and the unction in seeing the "Lord of hosts." It was a great night to be in church.

Message

Returning to The Spirit of Elijah

In preparing for the new session and thus tonight the first study book I opened began with "Elijah enters upon his work of reformation"

Last session we looked at Chapter 17, highlights

1. Hatred of corporate sin
   
2. Lessons learned by Elijah
   
   1. Content in obscurity (patient)
      
      1. Move when God says move and stand when He says, "stand"
         
   2. Stand before God, then stand before man
      
   3. Dependence on God
      
   4. Fellowship with man in suffering
      
   5. God's plan bigger than originally thought
      
3. Which takes us to tonight's focus—another lesson in Elijah's training—an even greater revelation of God!
   
   1. "As the Lord of God of Israel lives, before whom I stand…" (1 Kings 17:1).
      
   2. "As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand…(1 Kings 18:15)
      
      1. Recognizing the Lord of the battle
         
         1. Psalms 24:8-10 (8) Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. (9) Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. (10) Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory.
            
      2. Letting God arise
         

Worship continues

 

1. Hatred of corporate sin
   
   1. Cannot be coddled—by mercy and truth is iniquity purged
      
   2. Judgment must first begin in the house of God
      
2. Greater revelation of God
   
   1. Job 25:3 Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? (Bildad, the Shuhite)
      
   2. His provision
      
   3. His encouragement
      

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