Session 7 1 Kings 19:9-18

HOPE

FOCUS ATTENTION

• What would you include in a list of five reasons a person might suddenly quit a job? (p. 61)

encourage volunteers to name a “reason”.
Focus on the top five reasons,.

Read:

read aloud the first paragraph on page 61.
Use Pack Item 2 (Outline of 1, 2 Kings) !
to help the group see their progress in moving through the book of 1 Kings.

Transition:

In last week’s study,
Elijah trusted God in a big way in a showdown with the false prophets of Baal,
with all of Israel watching.
In today’s study, we find Elijah in a very different place—
hiding in a cave, fearful and discouraged.

Let’s see how God was with Elijah in that cave.

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