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To live a life of power and purpose is about more than agreeing with God and his teaching. Its about investing your life in what ultimately matters, without hesitation.

Elijah's journey of faith and obedience to God is full of miracles and even personal struggle. His encounter with God reminds us the power of God is shown in many forms.

When Elijah hits rock bottom and has had enough, its easy to think Gods presence and
power will be absent. We couldnt be more wrong. In fact, it is Elijahs humanity and
weakness that invites Gods power to come once again.

On Pentecost Sunday, we often ask for the fire of God to fall down. More realistically, we want the rain of God to fall down; we often don't want the fire. As Elijah's time on Mount Carmel comes to a close, we'll see that we need both. In fact, the fire of God leads to the rain of God; the destructive, cleansing power of God leads to the blessing of God.

Everybody worships. The question is: who or what has our worship? As we return to the contest on Mount Carmel, well see that the fire of worship is lit when we pay attention to the altars in our lives.

Jesus said he came to give us life to the full.' Yet so many people feel a gap between this and what they experience in their everyday lives. In this story from the life of Elijah we see one way to close the gap and experience the power of God in our lives.