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Gospel Baptist Tabernacle

781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 30741

Where the Love of God

abounds, everyone is

welcome.

Children’s Church taught

by Paul and Marsha Davis

during preaching.

www.rossvillechurch.com

December 7, 2014

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Midway in the drought, God sent Elijah

to Zarephath to live with a widow and

her son who were starving.

When he arrived he asked her for

some water and a cake of bread.

1 Kings 17 14 For thus saith the LORD God of

Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither

shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the

LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

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15 And she went and did according to the saying of

Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat

many days. 16 And the barrel of meal wasted not,

neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the

Word of the LORD, which He spake by Elijah.

Elijah spoke the words, but he was God’s prophet.

She went and did as God said do.

That is the key to all blessing

from the Lord.

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God will do what He says, when we do as He says.

Psalm 1 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the

counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of

sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But

his delight is in the Law of the LORD; and in His

Law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall

be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that

bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also

shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall

prosper. Promise from GodAll we have to do is obey God’s Word.

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1 Peter 2 24 Who His Own Self bare our sins in His

Own Body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins,

should live unto righteousness: by Whose stripes

ye were healed.

Philippians 4 19 But my God shall supply all your

need according to his riches in glory by Christ

Jesus.

John 3 16 For God so loved the world, that He gave

His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in

Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Three Promises!

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Willingly obey every Word of God.

Isaiah 1 19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall

eat the good of the land:

Not reluctantly obedient.

Not resentfully obedient.

Not resistingly obedient.

Willingly obedient.

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Hebrews 10 23 Let us hold fast the profession of our

faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that

promised;) 24 And let us consider one another to

provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not

forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as

the manner of some is; but exhorting (encouraging)

one another: and so much the more, as ye see the

day approaching.

There is nothing difficult about that.

Just make up your mind.

God says to be faithful to church.

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Colossians 3 12-15 Put on therefore, as the elect of

God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kind-

ness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-

suffering; 13 Forbearing (bearing with) one another,

and forgiving one another, if any man have a

quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so

also do ye. 14 And above all these things put on

charity (agape), which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the Peace of God rule in your hearts, to

the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye

thankful.

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God’s children must become merciful people;

Quick to forgive, and gentle in doing so.

We must learn to patiently wait on God,

and to be patient with one another.

We must bear with one another.

And we must love one another with agape.1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

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We must let the peace of God rule in our hearts.

Don’t let anger or fear or doubt rule; let peace rule.

That requires faith and faithfulness.

And finally, we must be

always thankful.

Thank God in

every situation.Willing

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God said we must put on charity.

1 Corinthians 13 4 Charity suffereth long, and is

kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not

itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself

unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily

provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in

iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all

things, believeth all things, hopeth all things,

endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: …

Agape -- the highest form of love.

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1 Timothy 6 6-8 But godliness with contentment is

great gain. For we brought nothing into this world,

and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And

having food and raiment let us be therewith

content.

We live in a culture where to be content with a

little is considered to be undesirable.

Philippians 4 11 Not that I speak in respect of want:

for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am,

therewith to be content.

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1 Tim 6:9-10 But they that will be rich fall into temptation

and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts,

which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the

love of money is the root of all evil: which while some

coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and

pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

To be unwilling to be content with God’s Provision

will lead to bad decisions and many sorrows.

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11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and

follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love,

patience, meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith,

lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also

called, and hast professed a good profession before

many witnesses.

We find what God said we should do in His Word.

Let us do as He says.

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17 And it came to pass after these things, that the

son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell

sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was

no breath left in him. 18 And she said unto Elijah,

What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God?

art thou come unto me to call my sin to remem-

brance, and to slay my son?

The widow’s son got sick and died.

She blamed the preacher.

Elijah is living with the widow of Zarephath.

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19 And he said unto her,

Give me thy son. And he

took him out of her

bosom, and carried him

up into a loft, where he

abode, and laid him upon

his own bed.

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20 And he cried unto the

LORD, and said, O LORD

my God, hast Thou also

brought evil upon the

widow with whom I

sojourn, by slaying her son?

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21 And he stretched

himself upon the child

three times, and cried unto

the LORD, and said, O

LORD my God, I pray

thee, let this child's soul

come into him again. 22 And the LORD heard

the voice of Elijah; and

the soul of the child came

into him again, and he

revived.

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23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down

out of the chamber into the house, and delivered

him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son

liveth. 24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by

this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the

Word of the LORD in thy mouth is Truth.

God had already used Elijah to save them from

starvation, but still she did not fully believe.

We must learn to fully trust

God in and for all things.

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Trust God enough to

willingly obey Him.