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The Bible speaks often about the idea of blessing. Every good thing we enjoy ultimately comes from the hand of God. Scripture reminds us again and again of this truth: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning” (James 1:17). “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things,…

We live in a world today where disagreements are so prevalent. Name any topic or issue. We do not have to look very hard or far in order to find people who will vehemently disagree over any issue. Disagreement even happens in the church. Because of an apparent disagreement, Paul entreated Euodia and Syntyche “to agree in the Lord” (Philippians 4:2). Even though the Bible teaches us to be compassionate, kind, humble, meek, patient, forgiving, loving, peaceful, and thankful (Colossians…

If you had the opportunity to read the bulletin article from last week, we thought about the prophet Elijah. Even though Elijah had witnessed God demonstrate His power in amazing ways (1 Kings 17:1ff, 17:17-24, 18:20-46), when Jezebel threatened to take his life within twenty-four hours (1 Kings 19:1-2), he totally fell apart. He ran, left the country of Israel to flee to the nation of Judah, went by himself a day’s journey into the wilderness, sat under a tree,…

The prophet Elijah was used to seeing God act in big ways. He witnessed God withhold rain from the earth for three and a half years (1 Kings 17:1ff, 18:1ff; cf. James 5:17). He saw God raise a widow’s son from the dead (1 Kings 17:17-24). At the end of his time on earth, a chariot and horses of fire appeared, and Elijah was taken by a whirlwind directly into heaven (2 Kings 2:1, 11). A great example of this…