The Gospel Project at Home: Elijah Confronted Ahab

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In 1975, the world was introduced to the Pepsi Challenge. As part of their advertising campaign, Pepsi set up blind taste tests in supermarkets where participants sipped from two cups—one containing Pepsi and one containing Coca-Cola. Not knowing which soda was in each cup, the participant would choose the drink they liked most. Interestingly, most of the participants chose the sweeter taste of Pepsi, but Coca-Cola continued to be the more popular and better selling brand. 

In Scripture, God invites people to a spiritual taste test. Psalm 34:8 says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good!” There is no one like God. As we read the Bible and see His power, His wisdom, and His love, we can worship Him because there is nothing as great as Him!  

This week’s story from the Bible also involves a test—one that the prophet Elijah issued to false prophets who worshipped idols. Elijah wanted to show the people who the one true God is. As hard has the false prophets tried to show the power of their gods, no one answered their prayers. When Elijah called on the true God, however, the Lord sent fire from the sky that consumed the sacrifice, the wet wood on the altar, and even the dust around it! There was no doubt that He is the one true God! 

God sent fire down from heaven to prove that He alone is Lord. God sent the Holy Spirit like flames of fire on Jesus' disciples to empower them to tell others that Jesus is God's Son who saves people from sin.                      

Pray: God, there is no one like You! You are worthy of all our praise because You are the one true God. Help us to cry out to You when we need help and to trust in Your power to save. Amen.

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Mornings: Praise God for how awesome and big He is. Focus on His character or attributes that are greater than everything else. How is God all-powerful, all-knowing, and always present? How do those attributes of God help us to trust Him more?   

Evenings: Thank God for giving His love based on what Jesus has done and not on our performance. Praise Him for loving us even when we have done nothing to earn His love. How did God show us His love through Jesus? How can we share God's love with others? 

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Family Activities

For Fun: Set up a soda challenge for your family. Serve each family member two small cups of different brands of soda, but don’t tell them which soda is in each cup. Share the taste test results with the family and talk about how Psalm 34:8 tells us to taste and see that the Lord is good. Remind kids that the God of the Bible is the One True God and there is no one like Him!    

To Serve: Pick a morning to serve water, soda, or other drinks at a local park. Offer the drinks for free to people who may be passing by. Print Psalm 34:8 onto small cards and pass them out with the drinks. Ask God to give your family opportunities to share the good news of Jesus with others.  

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