13 Elijah's Life of Faith, Part 1

ELIJAH’S LIFE OF FAITH
TEXT: 1 Kings 17:1-24

SUMMARY: Elijah, though he was only a man with a nature like ours, was greatly used of God because he exercised great faith that was rooted in obedience, tested by disappointments, and rewarded by the intimate presence of God.

I. His Faith was Rooted in Obedience.
A. He obeyed to the proper discharge of his prophetic office:
B. He obeyed to the meeting of his own physical needs.

II. His Faith was Tested by Disappointment.
A. Disappointment in Times of Solitude.
B. Disappointment in the widow’s presence.
C. Disappointment Before all Israel.

III. His Faith was Rewarded with God’s Presence.