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as long as somebody takes me home A sermon on the widow at Zarephath and Elijah : Here we are. And on the one hand, it doesn’t appear as though very much is happening at all. Does it? You’re sitting there . I’m standing here . And yes, I’m talking , but that’s about it .   But you know what? Something is happening! And not just something, either. No, a lot is happening! God, in all the fullness thereof, is happening ! Yes, I’m speaking, but the words are not mine. No, God , God is coopting them! The Holy Spirit is filling them with Christ himself ! Whatever else you’re hearing, it’s not just mere words. No, it’s Christ the Word made flesh , made word again , and presently taking flesh in these words once more! This means it’s not just the speaking God has a hand in! No, God is also coopting your hearing! Christ is riding the breath of the Holy Spirit on these words to travel down your ear canal and into your heart! And the Holy Trinity is doing all this to bring about t...

they don't make 'em like this anymore A sermon on Elijah & the Widow at Zeraphath ( 1 Kings 17:1-16 ): On any given Sunday, you leave the bills on the counter, the to-do list undone , and get the family together for church. You come with more prayer requests than you'd care for, all the predictions of doomsday ringing in your ears, and the pastor climbs up in the pulpit to say something like, ‘Do not be afraid.’ Here you are, doing everything you can just to tread water, and the pastor dares to tell you , don’t be afraid?!? On those days, it’s hard not to think, “how can (s)he say that to me ?” As scripture says, though, there’s nothing new under the sun. In our passage for today, the prophet Elijah finds himself in the same spot.   The Bible doesn't say much about Elijah. Just that the word of the Lord came to him instead of anyone else. His first assignment was to go and pick a fight with a king that was as wicked as he was powerful, Ahab. Of course Elijah ...

you're on my side again A sermon on Elijah & the widow; 1 Kings 17:1-16 : On any given Sunday you leave the bills on the counter, the to-do list undone , get the family in the car and head off to church.  On any given Sunday, with more prayer requests than you can keep straight and all the predictions of destruction the radio blared on your way in, the pastor climbs up in the pulpit and tells you something like, ‘Do not be afraid.’ Really? Don’t be afraid? Here you are, doing everything you can just to tread water, and the pastor tries to tell you something like ‘don’t be afraid.’ All you can think is, “how can he dare to say something like that to me ?” As scripture says, there’s nothing new under the sun. In 1 Kings 17, the great prophet Elijah begins his career. The Bible doesn't have a lot to say about him. Just that the word of the Lord came to him instead of anyone else, and told him to go and pick a fight with a king that was as wick...