The Lord Will Provide

Northwest Bible Church – June 11, 2006 – Worship Service – 1&2 Kings Series – Alan Conner

1 Kings 17:2-16

The Lord will Provide

 

INTRO

 

 

1. TRAINING LESSON #1 – “WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT”

 

 

1. THE TRAINING BEGINS – “Go away and hide” (v. 3).

 

So why remove and hide Elijah?

 

1) For protection.

 

2) Symbolic purpose.

 

3) For training.

 

 

1. THE BROOK CHERITH (vv. 3-7).

 

1) The brook –

 

2) The raven –

 

 

Lessons from ravens:

 

 

1. THE WIDOW FROM ZAREPHATH (vv. 8-16).

 

1) Zarephath.

 

2) The providential meeting (v. 10).

 

3) The widow –

 

Her circumstances –

 

4) Elijah’s request (vv. 10-14).

 

5) Her faith (v. 15) –

 

6) The miracle of the provision –

 

 

Summary: God’s ways with His people are often mysterious steps are ordained by the LORD, How then can man understand his way? but we can always trust Him.

 

 

 

1. TRAINING LESSON #2 – THE LORD WILL PROVIDE

 

 

1. The trial of faith at the brook of Cherith (v. 7) -

 

 

1. How to wait on God when the brook is drying up:

 

 

                                    1) Stay put and trust God until He gives you a fresh direction (v. 8).

 

 

2) Don’t worry. Mt. 6

 

 

3) The obedience of faith.

 

 

4) God’s sovereignty. God ordains both the problems and the solutions.

 

 

CONCLUSION