OT Book ofFirst Kings

Raising of an

Obelisk

Ancient Greek

Lawmakers

Julius Caesar

Invading Britain

David Livingstone Missionary

to Africa

Nepalese Fighters Jumping

into Combat

1 Kings 16:29-33

1 Kings 16:29-33

1 Kings 18:17-39

Elijah Comes to Challenge King Ahab

Israel Served and Worshipped

Idol Baal

hesitate between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.”

1 Kings 18:21

Elijah came near to all the people and said: “How long will you

People Called for Baal to Send Fire

Elijah Prepared

an Altar for the Lord

Poured Water on Sacrifice to God

Elijah Called for

God to Send Fire

hesitate between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.”

1 Kings 18:21

Elijah came near to all the people and said: “How long will you

Mark 12:13-17 The Pharisees and Herodians tried to trap Jesus: “Is it lawful to pay a toll-tax to Caesar?”

Mark 12:13-17 The Pharisees and Herodians tried to trap Jesus: “Is it lawful to pay a toll-tax to Caesar?”

Jesus: “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

Mark 12:13-17 The Pharisees and Herodians tried to trap Jesus: “Is it lawful to pay a toll-tax to Caesar?”

Jesus: “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

Mark 12:18-27 The Sadducees also tried to trick Jesus by asking a question about a woman had married seven different brothers. “In the resurrection, which one’s wife will she be?”

Mark 12:13-17 The Pharisees and Herodians tried to trap Jesus: “Is it lawful to pay a toll-tax to Caesar?”

Jesus: “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

Mark 12:18-27 The Sadducees also tried to trick Jesus by asking a question about a woman had married seven different brothers. “In the resurrection, which one’s wife will she be?”

Jesus: “In the resurrection, there is no marriage.”

Mark 12:28-34 One of the scribes asked, “What commandment is the foremost of all?”

Mark 12:28-34 One of the scribes asked, “What commandment is the foremost of all?”

Jesus answered, “The foremost of all is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Mark 12:28-34 One of the scribes asked, “What commandment is the foremost of all?”

Jesus answered, “The foremost of all is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Take my life, and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;Take my hands, and let them move At the impulse of Thy love.Take my will and make it Thine, It shall be no longer mine;Take my heart, it is Thine own, It shall be Thy royal throne.Take my love; my Lord, I pour At Thy feet its treasure store; Take myself, and I will be Ever, only, all for Thee.

“A wife who is 85% faithful to her husband is not faithful at all!”

“A wife who is 85% faithful to her husband is not faithful at all!”

If you try to serve the Lord with only a half-hearted commitment, it will be of no value to either the Lord or to you.

Matthew 6:24 “No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

Matthew 6:24 “No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

We cannot live ½ life spiritual and the other ½ worldly!

Matthew 6:24 “No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

We cannot live ½ life spiritual and the other ½ worldly!

We can’t give just part of ourselves.

We can’t be devoted to God just part-time.

You might think this sermon is about…

the need for us to work harder in our service to God

You might think this sermon is about…

the need for us to work harder in our service to God

You might think this sermon is about…

how we need to do more to make God happy

the need for us to work harder in our service to God

You might think this sermon is about…

how we need to do more to make God happydoing more to gain a greater prize or eternal reward

the need for us to work harder in our service to God

You might think this sermon is about…

how we need to do more to make God happydoing more to gain a greater prize or eternal rewardall the works we need to do to earn way to heaven

the need for us to work harder in our service to God

You might think this sermon is about…

how we need to do more to make God happydoing more to gain a greater prize or eternal rewardall the works we need to do to earn way to heaven

This sermon is not about any of these things!