e100 Challenge- Day 39- Elijah and the Prophets of Baal 1 Kings 16:29-19:18

  

                                                           1 Kings 16:29-19:18

God had called Elijah to a mission of bringing a message to Ahab and those who worship the Baals, that Yahweh (LORD) was God and not the Baals they worshiped.  The God who calls Elijah is the God who provides for Elijah in chapter seventeen, so that he can carry out God's mission and bring Him glory.

Questions to Consider:

1. In Chapter seventeen, what were the ways that God provided

    for Elijah, the man of God?  How does God's provision to 

    Elijah mirror Jesus' promise to provide for us (Matt. 6:31-33)?

2. Martin Luther said that "Our hearts are prone to wander from 

    the God we love", because like Ahab we fail to believe that 

    God is great, so we waver (18:21).  How did God demonstrate 

    that He is the Almighty to the prophets of Baal?

3.  Look back at your life.  How has God shown you that He is 

     the Almighty in your life? (see 18:39)

Pray: Try praying through Psalm 48; bow down before the God 

           and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and acknowledge His 

           greatness! 

The Bux-Mont & Telford Campuses of the Penn Valley Church Multi-site Network are participating in the e100 Challenge, a 100-day Bible reading program. True revival comes from prayer and knowing the Word of God. We can only live the life God intended if we know what He says about it. Join us as we read through this plan and grow deeper in our knowledge of God's Word.

e 100 challenge-Day 38-Solomon's Temple-1 Kings 8:1-9:9

In our passage today we see the people of Israel engaging in a solemn celebration remembering the covenant promise that God made to King David that his son Solomon would build a temple where the Lord would dwell. 

Questions to consider:

1. Solomon was aware that God is so awesome that He can't be 
    contained in a temple (8:27, 8:43).  Solomon's understanding of 
    God's greatness leads him to pray for the people of Israel.  What
    does Solomon pray for?  (see chapter 8 vv. 30, 34, 36, 39, 45, 49,
    50)

2. The temple of God was the glory of Israel, but what is the glory
     (inheritance) of God?

3. In 8:56-61, Solomon finishes his prayer.  How is repentance 
    toward God and forgiveness from God tied to the glory of God?

Prayer: The law of God was kept in the heart of the temple.  In Christ, the Holy Spirit is living in the heart of the believer...Thank God for His presence in your heart (His Temple) and ask Him to glorify Himself in your life today!

The Bux-Mont & Telford Campuses of the Penn Valley Church Multi-site Network are participating in the e100 Challenge, a 100-day Bible reading program. True revival comes from prayer and knowing the Word of God. We can only live the life God intended if we know what He says about it. Join us as we read through this plan and grow deeper in our knowledge of God's Word.

e 100 Challenge- Day 37- King Solomon

                                     

                                                   

                                                 Today's Passage is 1 Kings 2:1-3:28

In 1 Kings 2:6&9, King David acknowledges Solomon as a man of wisdom.  Solomon must have displayed some kind of wisdom in order for his father (King David) to make these statements.  Yet in chapter three, Solomon asks God for wisdom to rule over Israel and God delivers in a big way.  We see this wisdom demonstrated in the way Solomon handles the two prostitutes at the end of our reading today!

Questions to Consider

1. Was there a difference between the wisdom that Solomon possessed in chapter 2 and the wisdom that God gave him in chapter three?  (See 1 Kings 3:3)

2. Read 1 Corinthians 1:20-25.  What does Paul pray say about the wisdom of this world in the eyes of God?  How does what God say about the wisdom of the world inform us as children of God?

3. Solomon was "called" of God to rule over Israel and he displayed the wisdom of God in dealing with the two prostitutes in their dispute over the baby.  If we want want wisdom from God as His "called" people, from whom do we get it? (see 1 Cor.
1:24)

Pray
James 1:5 says if we lack wisdom, we must do what Solomon did....we need to ask God in faith.  Ask the Lord for His wisdom (in Christ) to be able to discern God's will for your life today.


The Bux-Mont & Telford Campuses of the Penn Valley Church Multi-site Network are participating in the e100 Challenge, a 100-day Bible reading program. True revival comes from prayer and knowing the Word of God. We can only live the life God intended if we know what He says about it. Join us as we read through this plan and grow deeper in our knowledge of God's Word.

e 100challenge-Day 36- David and Bathsheba- 2 Samuel 11:1-12:25

In today's passage, David, the man after God's own heart had been gaining military victories over many of the armies of the pagan nations that were enemies of Israel.  However, David loses a battle over the sinful desires of his heart.  This failure in His life brought great heartache and pain to him and his family.  Although David stumbles, in this passage, God doesn't waver in His love for David and the people of Israel to whom he was called to rule over!

Questions to Consider:

1. Our sin is so insidious that we can commit sin and go on with our 

    lives (as if nothing happened) without dealing with it.  However

    God loves us too much to allow us to stay in our sin.  Who did 

    God send to David to reveal his sin?

2. Who did Jesus send to us to reveal our sin (see John 16:6-11)

3. When we sin against God, we are saying, God is not enough, and

     we go to something else.  How does God describe David's sin in 

     2 Samuel 12:9&10?

4. God never takes our sin lightly, we will often reap what we sow.  

    Yet God still fulfills His promises to David through a covenant 

    God made with him in 2 Samuel 7:11-16).  How does the New 

    Covenant in Jesus' blood bring blessing to the child of God who

    struggles with sin as David did? (see 1 Cor. 15:3&4)

Prayer: Read Psalm 37:23&24 and thank God for Jesus Christ,  

              because even when we stumble, we will not fall, because

              the LORD upholds us in Christ and therefore He can 

              delight in us and use us for His glory!

The Bux-Mont & Telford Campuses of the Penn Valley Church Multi-site Network are participating in the e100 Challenge, a 100-day Bible reading program. True revival comes from prayer and knowing the Word of God. We can only live the life God intended if we know what He says about it. Join us as we read through this plan and grow deeper in our knowledge of God's Word.

e100 Challenge Day 35 - King David - II Samuel 5:1-7:29

Finally David is recognized as King over Israel in today's passage.  "David became more powerful because the Lord was with Him" (5:10).  Different than Saul before Him, he inquired of the Lord before going to battle (5:19). He valued the presence of God by going to get the Ark (6:2) and demonstrated a heart of worship when it was brought back to Jerusalem (6:12ff.).  God made a covenant with David (7:4-17) and David recognized God's work in establishing the people of Israel (7:18-29).  We see David as God's King for his people Israel.

Discussion Questions...

1. Knowing what you know about David, what made Him such a good king? How was his perspective different than Saul.

2.What lessons can you learn from King David?  How did he see God that would make a difference in our life?

How Should we Pray?

Lord, thank you for being a covenant making and keeping God.  Like David, may we be people of worship with the perspective that you are great and meet our greatest needs.

The Bux-Mont & Telford Campuses of the Penn Valley Church Multi-site Network are participating in the e100 Challenge, a 100-day Bible reading program. True revival comes from prayer and knowing the Word of God. We can only live the life God intended if we know what He says about it. Join us as we read through this plan and grow deeper in our knowledge of God's Word.