Learn to trust in the goodness and faithfulness of God and His purposes for your life.Be encouraged to wait on God’s good work in your heart and mind, even in seasons when you feel like no one sees.Understand the value of seasons of growth and testing in your spiritual maturity.Articles to enhance your study and application of the content.Seven enriching teaching videos, approximately 15-20 minutes per session, available for purchase or rent.Personal study segments to complete between 7 weeks of group sessions Join Priscilla Shirer on this 7-session journey through the life and times of the prophet Elijah to discover how the fire on Mount Carmel was forged in the v.Join Priscilla Shirer on this 7-session journey through the life and times of the prophet Elijah to discover how the fire on Mount Carmel was forged in the valley of famine. Leader guide to help with questions and discussions within small groups Elijah: Faith and Fire Audio Session 1 (for individual listening) by Priscilla Shirer is the Session 1 individual, downloadable audio session.And the emboldened, fiery faith you desire is being fashioned by God in your life at this very moment.
Those who patiently wait on God in the darkness always emerge with their loyalty, courage, and belief in Him set afire. The objective is to provide practical insight into the doctrinal and spiritual significance and meaning of his life. Elijah demonstrates how the strength of faith, character, and boldness are first shaped in the hidden fires of silence, sameness, solitude, and adversity. This series of lessons is a devotional study on the life of the prophet Elijah. Learn to trust in the goodness and faithfulness of God and His purposes for your life.Join Priscilla Shirer on this 7-session journey through the life and times of the prophet Elijah to discover how the fire on Mount Carmel was forged in the valley of famine. Understand the value of seasons of growth and testing in your spiritual maturity.īe encouraged to wait on God’s good work in your heart and mind, even in seasons when you feel like no one sees. This may seem like a tall order, but todays believers have a similar opportunity. Seven enriching teaching videos, approximately 30–40 minutes per session, available for purchase or rentĪrticles to enhance your study and application of the content The Bible says, Elijah was a man with a nature like ours (James 5:17) it also says he confronted idolatry, performed miracles, spoke Gods judgment, and changed his world. Personal study segments to complete between 7 weeks of group sessions Leader guide to help with questions and discussions within small groups And how the emboldened, fiery faith you desire is being fashioned by God in your life right now.
Those who patiently wait on God in the darkness emerge with their holy loyalty cemented, their courage emblazoned, and their confident belief in Him set afire. Strength of faith, character, and boldness can only be shaped in the hidden fires of silence, sameness, solitude, and adversity. Yet few are willing to go through the process required to get them there. Life is much like a roller coaster-full of ups and downs. Just like the rest of us, he experienced the problem of depression-that mental and emotional condition marked by feelings of discouragement, worthlessness, dejection, guilt, apprehension, and failure. ~ Old Testament heroes are best known for their most celebrated moments: Moses dividing the Red Sea David slaying Goliath Gideon routing an insurmountable army Joshua marching around the defiant walls of Jericho.Īnd Elijah - calling down fire on Mount Carmel.īlinded by the remarkable narratives of our biblical heroes, we can forget they each had a backstory - months and years of development, even difficulty, which fortified their spiritual muscle and prepared them for the tasks that made their lives unforgettable.Įvery serious believer longs to summon up the kind of boldness and faith that can stand firm on Mount Carmel and pray down heaven into impossible situations. Elijah in Depression(19:4, 10, 14) Elijah was a man with a nature like ours.