A SERMON BY PASTOR JIM NORMAN

I KINGS 17:1-16 " HE MOVES US, TO MOVE US"

ELIJAH HAD THREE GREAT EVENTS IN HIS LIFE!

(1) THE CARMEL EXPERIENCE (HIGH POINT)

 (2) THE CAVE EXPERIENCE (LOW POINT)

(3) THE CHARIOT EXPERIENCE.(REAL POINT)

(WHY ARE WE HERE, GOD PUT US HERE!)

PSALM 46:1

* HE MOVED HIM TO A PLACE OF FEEDING  VRS 2-5(NOT FAMINE)

* HE TURN- IT WOULD BE GOOD TO TURN THIS WORLD UP SIDE DOWN!

WE MUST TURN TO GOD, NOT RUN FROM GOD!

SOME GET UP AND GO, HE GOT UP AND WENT!

* HE TRUSTED- TRUST OR BUST!

PROVERBS 3:5

* HE TASTED PSALM 34:8 THE LIVING WATER, THE BREAD OF LIFE.

* HE MOVED HIM TO A PLACE OF FOLLOWING VRS 6-7(NOT FAILURE)

* GOD PUTS US IN STRANGE PLACES VRS 7

THE BROOK DRIED UP- SOME CHURCHES HAVE DRIED UP, SOME PEOPLE HAVE DRIED UP.

JOHN 6:35

JEREMIAH 3:15

* GOD PUTS US WITH STRANGE PEOPLE

I PETER 5:2

YOU CAN ONLY FEED THE FLOCK THAT COMES TO EAT!

* GOD PUTS US IN STRANGE POSITIONS

PHILLIPPIANS 4:19

THE LAD WITH A SMALL LUNCH FED A MULTITUDE!

*HE MOVED HIM TO A PLACE OF FAVOUR VRS 13-16(NOT FRUSTRATION)

NAHUM 1:7

* HE WAS WHERE HE SHOULD BE FOR GOD'S PURPOSE

JOHN 10:27

PSALM 91:1

* HE WAS WHAT HE SHOULD BE FOR GOD'S PURPOSE

ROMANS 8:28

ROMANS 14:12

* HE WAS WHO HE SHOULD BE FOR GOD'S PURPOSE

GOD'S WITNESS