Gentleness for Elijah
August 1, 2010 – 1 Kings 19:11-18 Immediately following the “showdown” between God and Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18), Elijah, the great prophet of God who led the showdown, ran for his life. ?He feared Queen Jezebel because he had slaughtered the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel after God consumed the sacrifice by a bolt of fire from above. ?However, God graciously met with Elijah and gently spoke with him. ?Join Pastor John as he begins a new sermon series on the Fruit of the Holy Spirit, Gentleness by considering the ways God speaks to us.
