Sunday, June 5, 10:15 a.m.
When Elijah came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink.” As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jug; I am now gathering a couple of sticks, so that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.”
from 1 Kings 17:8-16
Drought has gripped the land. The crops are failing. The people are starving. In Zarephath, a widow is gathering sticks so she can make a fire, bake her last loaf of bread, and die. It’s that bad. And then into this desperate situation walks the prophet Elijah, bringing word of God’s strange, counter-intuitive grace. Join us on Sunday as Pastor Curt preaches scarcity and abundance.
