We can find ourselves on a hamster wheel of chasing the good life so easily. Who doesn’t want to be happy or finally have found balance in life? But the question for us is, how does God fit into our good life. As we look at the beginning of the story of Elijah, we encounter a story where provision and famine are front and center. God is the one who both starts the drought but also the one who provides. This challenges the good life that Israel had been enjoying. It should challenge us too. Is chasing the “good life” the point? Or is it rather that we know God in both seasons of feasting and famine?

SUMMARY

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Key Bible Passage(s)

• 1 Kings 17
• John 6:29-41
• Matthew 6:25-34

Weekly Discipleship Practice

• Prayerfully answer the follow questions…
  • Where are we putting God’s kingdom second to our “good life?”
  • What are we so fixated on that we can’t experience God’s peace in both feast and famine?
  • Is God calling us towards faith filled action despite our circumstances?

Full Sermon

https://share.transistor.fm/e/e454c8ed

STUDY QUESTIONS

• Try reading this story (1 Kings 17) with fresh eyes. What about this story is surprising or unexpected?
• What stands out to you about the character of the Widow? How do you think you would have responded in her place?
• What other stories in the Bible can you think about that heavily involve food? Do you see any connections to this story?
• What seems to be the purpose of the drought in the story?