Esther
Esther 6
Esther 7
Esther 8
Esther 9
Esther 10
Esther Introduction
Esther
Esther 1
Esther 2
Esther 3
Esther 4
Esther 5
Daniel 4
Daniel 5
Daniel 6
Daniel 1
Daniel 2
Daniel 3
Amos Introduction
2 Kings Introduction
Introduction
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Elijah Denounces Ahaziah
Elijah Taken to Heaven
Elisha Succeeds Elijah
Moab Rebels Against Israel
Elisha and the Widow's Oil
Elisha and the Shunammite Woman
Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son
Elisha Purifies the Deadly Stew
Document for DBS
Series: Connected “Abiding in Christ”
In a time of growing isolation and individualism, we are reminded of how important it is to stay connected to God and each other. Jesus’ metaphor of the vine and branches calls us into a life of connection over production as we abide in Him.
Title: “Downcast But Not Consumed” (1 Kings 19)
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Opening Thoughts: .
Elijah
Mountain Top experiences don’t last forever.
What do we do when we find ourselves in the dark valleys of life?
Fear & Doubt
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Text: 1 Kings 19:1-21
Elijah Flees to Horeb
19 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”
3 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.
All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.
7 The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night.
The Lord Appears to Elijah
And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
10 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”
11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.
Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
14 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”
15 The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. 16 Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. 17 Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. 18 Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
The Call of Elisha
19 So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. 20 Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. “Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,” he said, “and then I will come with you.”
“Go back,” Elijah replied. “What have I done to you?”
21 So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant.
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Summarize the main story: Describe the events of the scriptural story in your own words.
Review and retell the story.
Reflections for applications:
1 Kings 19:3-4
Elijah is ready to give up.
Fear & anxiety trigger reactivity
Sometimes you need to sit in the pain, but you don’t have to stay there!
1 Kings 19:9b-11a
Lewis & Clark Expedition
Depression is a liar.
1 Kings 19:18
God lets Elijah know he is not alone.
We often want to isolate ourselves when we are struggling with depression
Community can be helpful
Build your battle plan
1 Kings 19:15
God gives Elijah a job
Why now?
God knows structure is helpful
Best to start small and grow from there
The whole narrative of 1 Kings 19 is God giving Elijah perspective
God gives Elijah perspective
Depression makes it hard to see things clearly
We can get overly focused on the negative
Be intentional in our thoughts
God meets needs, shows Elijah his power and peace, gives him purpose and connects him to others
Lamentations 3:1-7
3 I am the man who has seen affliction
by the rod of the Lord’s wrath.
2 He has driven me away and made me walk
in darkness rather than light;
3 indeed, he has turned his hand against me
again and again, all day long.
4 He has made my skin and my flesh grow old
and has broken my bones.
5 He has besieged me and surrounded me
with bitterness and hardship.
6 He has made me dwell in darkness
like those long dead.
7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape;
he has weighed me down with chains.
“Walled in” & “weighed down”
Lamentations 3:21-24
21Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”
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Digging Questions:
How will you respond to making “Connection to Jesus”? What transformative move needs to be made?
What do these biblical texts tell you about God and His nature?
What is God calling us (me and you individually) to do?
Take Away Challenges
What has the Holy Spirit revealed to you in this passage? How will you apply it to your life this week?
Whom do you know who needs to hear this?
What is God bringing to your attention in this discussion? What beliefs, thoughts, or actions need to be addressed or changed?
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1 Kings 16
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In both the Old and New Testaments, time is conceived primarily as a context for specific events rather than as an abstract dimension. It is inseparably linked to God’s acts and humankind’s response in the story of creation, from its beginning to its consummation. In other words, the flow of redemptive history is central to Scripture, beginning with creation and the fall (Gen 1–3) moving through Israelite history (Gen 12:1–3) and Christ (Eph 1:9–10), and finally toward consummation at the eschaton (Rev 21:1–7).
The Hebrews viewed historical time as a “sequence of God’s saving acts” (Smith and Hung, “Bible and Time,” 87). For the New Testament writers, the final stage of history began with the advent of Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of the Old Testament hope of salvation (Joel 2:28–32; compare Acts 2:16–36).
Psalm 134
Psalm 146
Psalm 147
Psalm 148
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Psalm 146
Psalm 150
1 Kings 8
The Ark Brought into the Temple (1-11)
Solomon Blesses the Lord (12-21)
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication (22-53)
Solomon's Benediction (54-61)
Solomon's Sacrifices (62-66)
Solomon's Temple
1 Kings 3
Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom
Solomon's Wisdom
1 Kings 4
Solomon's Officials
Solomon's Wealth and Wisdom
Introduction
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David in His Old Age
Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King
Nathan and Bathsheba Before David
Solomon Anointed King
David's Instructions to Solomon
The Death of David
Solomon's Reign Established
2 Samuel 11
David and Bathsheba
2 Samuel 12
Nathan Rebukes David
David's Child Dies
Solomon's Birth
Rabbah Is Captured
1 Chronicles 20
The Capture of Rabbah
Philistine Giants Killed
1 Kings Introduction
2 Samuel 5:11–6:23
David Defeats the Philistines
The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
Uzzah and the Ark
David and Michal
1 Chronicles 13
The Ark Brought from Kiriath-Jearim
Uzzah and the Ark
1 Chronicles 14
David's Wives and Children
Philistines Defeated
1 Chronicles 15
The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
1 Chronicles 16
The Ark Placed in a Tent
David's Song of Thanks
Worship Before the Ark
When Brothers Dwell in Unity
Psalm 133
2 Samuel Introduction
