Scripture Reference: 1 Kings 18:20–39

This week, we had the privilege of welcoming guest speaker Jared Mosley from Ignite Church to the house. Turning to one of the most dramatic moments in the Old Testament—Elijah's showdown with the 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel in 1 Kings 18—Jared brought a timely, powerful word for our church family.

While the prophets of Baal yelled, leaped, and slashed themselves in desperation to get their false god to respond, Elijah stood in quiet confidence. He repaired the altar of the Lord, laid the sacrifice upon it, poured jars of water over the wood until it was completely soaked, and called on God to show up.

The core takeaway of the message hits right at the heart of our spiritual posture: We will see fire fall from heaven when we freely surrender what is precious to us unto the Lord, and trust in His power and His goodness.

• The False Gods of Our Age demand Sacrifice without Salvation: The prophets of Baal exhausted themselves trying to earn a response from a silent god. When we place our trust in worldly security, approval, or self-reliance,we ended up drained and defeated.

• Surrender Precedes the Fire: Elijah didn't just place a sacrifice on the altar; he drenched it in precious water during a severe drought. True surrender costs us something. It means placing what is valuable to us on God's altar rather than clinging to it in fear.

• God's Power Follows God's Order: Before the fire fell, Elijah restored the broken altar of the Lord. When we restore God to His rightful place as the priority of our hearts and lives, we set the stage for His supernatural power to move.

• The Goal is His Glory: When the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the water, the people fell on their faces and declared, "The Lord, He is God!" Revival isn't about promoting our own platform; it's about making God's glory known to a watching world.

Guest speaker Jared Mosley challenged us to examine what we are holding onto and step into total trust:

What is the "precious thing" in your life that you've been clinging to out of fear or self-preservation?

Is it your career, your control, your reputation, your finances, or a relationship? What would it look like this week to freely surrender it onto the altar of the Lord, trusting fully in His power to move and His goodness to provide?

Connect with Us: We are so grateful to Jared Mosley and Ignite Church for blessing our congregation this Sunday!Listen to the full sermon on our church app or website, and share this episode with a friend who is waiting for God to show up in power in their life.