Obadiah – the Secret Disciple

Northwest Bible Church – July 2, 2006 – Worship Service – 1$2 Kings Series – Alan Conner

1 Kings 18:1-16

Obadiah – the Secret Disciple

 

 

Intro

 

 

 

1. OBADIAH, THE STEWARD (1D8:3-4).

 

 

         Obadiah means “servant of the Lord.” Not the prophet in the Minor Prophets.

 

 

1) Obadiah was over the household of Ahab.

 

 

 

2) Obadiah was a godly man. “He feared the Lord greatly” (v. 3).

 

 

What a marvelous surprise.

 

 

I’m sure his soul was daily vexed.

 

 

 

3) Obadiah’s courageous ministry.

 

 

 

Application: Good people in bad places.

 

 

 

 

1. OBADIAH AND AHAB (18:5-6).

 

 

1) The concern of the king (vv. 5-6).

 

 

2) The contrast with Obadiah.

 

 

 

1. OBADIAH AND ELIJAH (18:7-16).

 

 

1) Obadiah’s concern (18:8-16).

 

 

2) Obadiah, the secret disciple.

 

 

1. a) The nature of his witness: public or private?

 

 

 

8. b) Other secret disciples: Phil. 4:22; John 19:38.

 

 

Obadiah was a secret disciple, but not a static disciple.

 

 

 

1. c) God uses all kinds of believers to accomplish His will.

 

 

 

 

Maybe you are an Obadiah?

 

 

 

Conclusion