Elijah, a Man Like Us - Part 1

Drawing from 1 Kings 19, Pastor Gordon shows how Elijah plunged into deep depression immediately after his greatest victories, fleeing Jezebel's threat and praying to die under a broom tree. James identifies Elijah as "a man with a nature just like ours," making his cycle of spiritual highs and crushing lows a mirror for every believer who has felt overwhelmed, self-pitying, and ready to quit. God's response to Elijah's despair was not rebuke but tender care: food, rest, and a still small voice at Horeb, teaching that divine strength comes through His Word rather than dramatic displays of power. God also corrects Elijah's distorted self-focus by revealing that 7,000 in Israel have not bowed to Baal, reminding us that God's redemptive plan is never contingent on our perceived success or failure. The sermon closes with a call to the Lord's Supper, echoing God's command to the exhausted prophet: arise and eat, for Christ the greater Elijah has gone to the cross without running and now sustains His weary people through His body and blood.