Elijah: A Man Prepared by God 1 Kings 17:2-7 Allen Lo – April 24th, 2016

Example of a Great Saint - Elijah A Man Called by God (I King 17:1) A Man Prepared by God (I King 17:2-7) A Man Used by God (I King 18:16-40)

Example of a Great Saint - Elijah A Man Called by God (I King 17:1) A Man Prepared by God (I King 17:2-7) A Man Used by God (I King 18:16-40)

Key Bible verse -1 Kings 17:2-7 1Ki 17:2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 1Ki 17:3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 1Ki 17:4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

Key Bible verse -1 Kings 17:2-7 1Ki 17:5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 1Ki 17:6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 1Ki 17:7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

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Preparation of a Saint Transform Before serving God, Elijah was sent to the DRY BROOK BOOT CAMP Physical Training Mental Training Spiritual Training Transform Elijah the Tishbite (v1) Elijah the Man of God (v24)

Elijah the Prophet Elijah was a man Prepared by God The Place God Ordained (v2-3) The Promise God Offered v4-6) The Problem God Orchestrated (v7) The Product God wanted

Elijah the Prophet Elijah was a man Prepared by God The Place God Ordained (v2-3) The Promise God Offered (v4-6) The Plan God Ordered (v7) The Product God wanted

The Place God Ordained And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. The Name Of That Place – Cherith [or Kerith] (V. 2-3)

Gilead The name of the mountainous region east of the Jordan River in Jordan. In its Hebrew form means "raw or rugged."

Tishbe Believed to be either town of Listib or Naphtali Quite uninhabited during the time of Northern kingdom

Buford, Wyoming A single house, gas station and post office Highest spot for a town along the entire span of I-80. Resident - Don Sammons With a Phin Deli by new Vietnamese owner (Cherith)

The Place God Ordained The Name Of That Place – Cherith (V. 2-3) The word means "to cut off, to cut down“ The Nature Of That Place (v3) It is a hidden place. "Hide thyself", v. 3. A place of solitude The Necessity Of That Place (v4) God’s sent provision ‘there’ Alone with God (No other works)

Elijah the Prophet Elijah was a man Prepared by God The Place God Ordained (v2-3) The Promise God Offered (v4-6) The Plan God Ordered (v7) The Product God wanted

The Promise God Offered And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

The Promise God Offered Advanced Planning (v4) God already commanded the raven to supply food to Elijah Amazing Provision (v4) Water from the brook & food from the raven Absolute Trust (v5) Trust and obey on God’s command

Elijah the Prophet Elijah was a man Prepared by God The Place God Ordained (v2-3) The Promise God Offered (v4-6) The Problem God Orchestrated (v7) The Product God wanted

The Problem God Orchestrated And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

The Problem God Orchestrated A dried brook (v7) God can provide and God can withhold A devastated prophet (v7) Feel abandon and forsaken A dynamic situation (v7) A way to move us to the next stop in life

Elijah the Prophet Elijah was a man Prepared by God The Place God Ordained (v2-3) The Promise God Offered (v4-6) The Problem God Orchestrated (v7) The Product God wanted

The Product God Wanted Elijah was more ready to fight the spiritiual warefare: Physically ready Mentally ready Spiritually ready A Saint needs to be ready before greatly used by God. God needs a Saint to ‘Trust and Obey’

Conclusion Elijah was a man Prepared by God The Place God Ordained The Promise God Offered The Problem God Orchestrated The Product God wanted The DRY BROOK Boot Camp prepares Elijah to become a man of God

Reflection God prepares a saint for great things. God prepares us physically, mentally, and spiritually. Boot camp can be tough Require patience, trust, and obey God prepares us so we can win in the spiritual warfare. Where am I now? Are you being prepared by God? God won’t let a saint lives in vanity Learn and be ready