EL I JAH :

S M I RACL E W OR KE R
GOD ’
• ELIJAH WAS A TISHBITE FROM TISHBE IN GILEAD. (I KINGS 17:1)
• ELIJAH’S LIFE IS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING AND COLORFUL BIOGRAPHIES IN
THE BIBLE. GOD USED HIM DURING AN IMPORTANT TIME IN HISTORY TO OPPOSE
A WICKED KING AND BRING REVIVAL TO THE LAND. ELIJAH’S MINISTRY MARKED
THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF BAAL WORSHIP IN ISRAEL. HIS LIFE WAS FILLED
WITH TURMOIL. AT TIMES, HE WAS BOLD AND DECISIVE; AT OTHER TIMES, HE
WAS FEARFUL AND TENTATIVE. HE ALTERNATELY DEMONSTRATED VICTORY AND
DEFEAT, FOLLOWED BY RECOVERY. ELIJAH KNEW THE POWER OF GOD AND THE
DEPTH OF HUMAN DEPRESSION. HIS NAME MEANS “MY GOD IS THE LORD”.
SEVEN DIFFERENT MIRACLES IN ELIJAH’S LIFE:
1. A NATIONWIDE DROUGHT (I KINGS 17:1)
2. FOOD FROM UNCLEAN BIRD ( 17: 2-7)
3. FOOD FROM EMPTY VESSELS (17: 8-16)
4. LIFE FOR DEAD BOY ( 17: 17-24)
5. FIRE FROM HEAVEN (18:1-40)
6. THE RAINS RETURN (18:41-45)
7. STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY (18:46)
LESSONS LEARNED FROM ELIJAH’S MIRACLES:

1. NATIONWIDE DROUGHT

The land belonged to the lord and if the people

defiled the land with their sinful idols, the Lord
would not bless them.
2. FOOD FROM UNCLEAN BIRD
THE WILL OF GOD WILL NEVER LEAD US
WHERE THE GRACE OF GOD CANNOT KEEP US
AND CARE FOR US.
3. FOOD FROM EMPTY VESSELS

WE DON’T LIVE ON MAN’S EXPLANATIONS; WE LIVE ON GOD’S

PROMISES.

IF WE WALK IN FELLOWSHIP WITH THE LORD, AND OBEY HIM,

WE WILL BE OPEN TO HIS WILL; AND WHEN WE ARE OPEN TO HIS
WILL, HE FULFILLS OUR NEEDS AND HIS MERCY TO US NEVER
RUNS SHORT.
4. LIFE FOR A DEAD BOY

God sustains life;

God imparts life.
5. FIRE FROM HEAVEN

THE PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS

MAN AVAILS MUCH.
6. THE RAINS RETURN

Watch and pray and continue

to intercede until the Lord sends
the answer.
7. Strength for the journey

GOD’S POWERFUL HAND IS UPON HIS FAITHFUL

SERVANT ENABLING HIM TO DO ALL THINGS
THROUGH CHRIST.
HOW ELIJAH’S LIFE CHANGED LIVES
THE WIDOW OF ZAREPHAT

SHE SAID, “NOW I KNOW

THAT YOU ARE A MAN OF
GOD, AND THE WORD
OF THE LORD IS IN YOUR
MOUTH”
(I KING 17:24)
THE PEOPLE WITNESSING THE
MT. CARMEL SHOW DOWN

“AND WHEN THE PEOPLE SAW IT,

THEY FELL ON THEIR FACES AND
SAID, THE LORD HE IS GOD, THE
LORD HE IS GOD”.
I KINGS 18:39)
SEVEN KEYS TO EFFECTIVE PRAYER LIFE
1. SANCTIFIED PRAYER
2. STEADFAST PRAYER
3. SPECIFIC, UNITED PRAYER
4. SENSITIVE PRAYER
5. SPIRIT-FILLED PRAYER
6. SURRENDERED PRAYER
7. SERVICE –CENTERED PRAYER
HOW SHOULD THIS STUDY IMPACT AS A CHURCH?

OUR CHURCH IS A HOUSE

OF PRAYER.
 IN JAMES 5:17-18, JAMES DESCRIBES ELIJAH AS A MAN JUST LIKE US. NOT A SUPERMAN
WITH SUPERPOWERS, NOT AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN WITH EXTRAORDINARY ABILITIES. HE WAS
JUST AN ORDINARY MAN WITH EXTRAORDINARY FAITH IN GOD. HIS LIFE IS RECORDED IN THE
BIBLE FOR OUR INSPIRATION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND EXAMPLE.
AS WAS TRUE FOR ELIJAH, WHEN WE FOCUS ON THE TUMULT OF LIFE IN THIS WORLD, WE CAN
GET OUR EYES OF THE LORD AND BECOME DISCOURAGED. BUT WHEN WE ATTENTIVE TO GOD’S
VOICE AND WALK IN OBEDIENCE TO HIS WORD, WE CAN FIND ENCOURAGEMENT, VICTORY AND
REWARD. ELIJAH STRUGGLED WITH TYPICAL HUMAN FRAILTIES, YET HE WAS USED BY GOD
MIGHTILY BECAUSE HE WAS MIGHTY IN PRAYER.