These are the days of Elijah,
Declaring the word of the Lord
And these are the days of Your servant Moses,
Righteousness being restored.
And though these are days of great trial,
Of famine and darkness and sword,
Still, we are the voice in the desert crying
"Prepare ye the way of the Lord!"
Behold He comes riding on the clouds,
Shining like the sun at the trumpet call,
Lift your voice, it's the year of jubilee,
And out of Zion's hill salvation comes.
These are the days of Ezekiel,
The dry bones becoming as flesh,
And these are the days of Your servant David,
Rebuilding a temple of praise.
These are the days of the harvest,
The fields are as white in Your world,
And we are the labourers in Your vineyard,
Declaring the word of the Lord!
Behold He comes riding on the clouds,
Shining like the sun at the trumpet call,
Lift your voice, it's the year of jubilee,
And out of Zion's hill salvation comes.
There's no God like Jehovah.
There's no God like Jehovah!
Behold He comes riding on the clouds,
Shining like the sun at the trumpet call,
Lift your voice, it's the year of jubilee,
And out of Zion's hill salvation comes.
When we are faced with obstacles, mountains, difficult decisions, and hard seasons, we must decide that more than we need answers, more than we need provisions, more than we need plans and clarity, we need Jesus.
He is always the answer and He is always enough.
He is the way, the truth and the life and in Him, not only do we find all that we need, but we also find who we are. We are sons and daughters, loved by a kind and generous Father who went so far as to sacrifice His own son so that we could live in relationship with Him, no longer separated by sin.
How many times do we get fixated on our list of needs, forgetting just to stop, take a moment, and reflect on the greatest gift, which is Christ Himself.
Today, lay down the list of requests and point your heart towards Jesus. Silence all the noise, slow down, take a breath, and listen for His voice.
21:1 Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And after this Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money.” 3 But Naboth said to Ahab, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” 4 And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food.
5 But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, “Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?” 6 And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” 7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern Israel? Arise and eat bread and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city. 9 And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people. 10 And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11 And the men of his city, the elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, 12 they proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people. 13 And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned; he is dead.”
15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” 16 And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
17 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 “Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. 19 And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD: “In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood.”’”
20 Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the LORD. 21 Behold, I will bring disaster upon you. I will utterly burn you up, and will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel. 22 And I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the anger to which you have provoked me, and because you have made Israel to sin. 23 And of Jezebel the LORD also said, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the walls of Jezreel.’ 24 Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone of his who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat.”
25 (There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the LORD like Ahab, whom Jezebel his wife incited. 26 He acted very abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD cast out before the people of Israel.)
27 And when Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his flesh and fasted and lay in sackcloth and went about dejectedly. 28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; but in his son’s days I will bring the disaster upon his house.”
(ESV)
The reading today talks about Naboth's Vineyard and how he was killed so that the King could take possession of it.
In the Gospel of John, Jesus talks about how He is the Vine and we are the branches.
Watch this video to hear the story and how Jesus can make a difference in our lives.
Why not eat some grapes (or even sultanas, currants or raisins) while listening to the story and the service.
Draw a picture of what you think the vine tree looks like and colour in some bunches of grapes and then share your pictures with the church.
And if you can't shout saved you'll have to face the penalty
And as with every penalty you're sure to lose your goal
If you can't shout saved you'll have to face a penalty
And when the final whistle blows
You're gonna lose your soul
You played so well, you think that you could never lose
You haven't shown anything and every time you score
You play to the crowd, you're their hero and their superstar
You don't seem to realise who you're playing for
And if you can't shout saved you'll have to face the penalty
And as with every penalty you're sure to lose your goal
If you can't shout saved you'll have to face a penalty
And when the final whistle blows
You're gonna lose your soul
Half time came, you think you're on the winning side
The crowd are shouting magic, you think you've got it made
But you fail to realise that you're the one who's slowing down
And when the 90 minutes end you've really been outplayed
And if you can't shout saved you'll have to face the penalty
And as with every penalty you're sure to lose your goal
If you can't shout saved you'll have to face a penalty
And when the final whistle blows
You're gonna lose your soul
United United United United
And if you can't shout saved you'll have to face the penalty
And with every penalty you're sure to lose your goal
If you can't shout saved you'll have to face a penalty
And when the final whistle blows
You're gonna lose your soul
The season started off so well Promotion hopes were very high
You could reach the top - well that's what you expected
But when the season ended You finished in the lower half
And when you lose the game of life, you don't get re-elected
And if you can't shout saved you'll have to face the penalty
And as with every penalty you're sure to lose your goal
If you can't shout saved you'll have to face a penalty
And when the final whistle blows
You're gonna lose your soul
The aim of today's message is to see that God will deal with our sin in one of two ways: Forgiveness if we repent, but judgement if we don't.
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