A Gentle Whisper A conversation with God

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A Gentle WhisperA conversation with God

• 1 King 199-15a

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Our Story continues

• 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.
• (1 King 198-9a)

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What are you doing here?

• And the word of the LORD came to him "What are
  you doing here, Elijah?" (1 King 199b)

This question reveals the intention of what the
person in question is doing.
What would be your respond to the question What
are you doing here?
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Elijahs response

• He replied, "I have been very zealous for the
  LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected
  your covenant, broken 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. (1 King 910)

ME
Elijahs encounter with God reveals his honest
struggles and the heaviness of his heart. His
response reveals where his heart lies and what he
is focusing upon. himself.
GENERATION ME is a generation that is all about Me
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Gods response 1
 

• The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain
  in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is
  about to pass by." (1 King 1910a)    

God knows Elijah and invites Him into His
presence.
From Me to He
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•   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. (1 King 1910b-12)

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• When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over
  his face and went out and stood at the mouth of
  the cave. (1 King 1913)

From Me to He
Encountering God reveals a God who is unique but
intimate
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Gods response 2

• The LORD said to him, "Go back the way you came,
  and go to the Desert of Damascus.

From Me to We
God re-orients Elijahs way of life and adjust
Elijahs perspectives from fearing for his own
life to becoming a man ready to embrace his own
fears.
Encountering God gives us a new reason for living
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• Today, God is saying to YOU,
• what are you doing here?