1 Kings 19:1-9

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 59 CHRIST INTERCEDING (CONTINUED) John 17:13-19 The following is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us: — 1. Christ’s desire for His disciples’ joy, verse 13. 2. The disciples hated by the world, verse 14. 3. Christ’s prayer for their preservati... Read More

THE BEATITUDES THE EIGHTH BEATITUDE "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: fo... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 15 July 2012 1 Kings 19 9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? 10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Is... Read More

OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF THE REVEREND MR. AARON SPURRIER,[1] Late Pastor of a Church of CHRIST at Limehouse. Preached Sept. 17, 1749. PHILIPPIANS 1:23. —Having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better. ABOUT two years ago I stood in this place, and delivered a discourse at th... Read More

A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 3—Chapter 2 OF THE CREATION OF ANGELS. From considering the creation in general, I descend to particulars; not to all the creatures that are made; to treat of the nature, form, figure, and qualities of every creature in heaven, earth, and sea, would be a work too la... Read More

A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 3—Chapter 4 OF THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD. The next external work of God is "Providence"; by which all the creatures God has made are preserved, governed, guided, and directed. The word itself is never used of the divine Being syllabically, or in so many syllables in scr... Read More

In the Bible, God left us the complete stories of spiritual giants through whom He worked—Moses, Elijah, David and many more—just as they were, flaws and all. He did not touch up the negatives or use Photoshop to present them in a better light. There was no cover-up. Look at Moses. What an incredibl... Read More

Robert Robinson lived in the 18th century. Converted through George Whitefield’s preaching, he himself went on to become the Methodist minister who wrote the famous hymn “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing.” You probably remember the lines: Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing T... Read More

God’s rights concerning His house have always been challenged. God had created this earth as a place where His rights would be recognized. That is why He gave man certain commandments. He gave them to man to bring him to the place where he would respect God’s rights. Through the recognition of God’s... Read More

Reading: 1 Kings 19:9,10,14; 2 Kings 19:29-31; Isaiah 59:17; John 2:14-17. The key to the life of Elijah may very well be found in this utterance of his: “I have been very jealous for the Lord...” (1 Kings 19:14). I think those two words explain Elijah—“very jealous.” That jealousy was related to th... Read More