Fire on Mount Carmel1 Kings 18:20-39Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this show me about God?

   • Elijah soaks the altar in water first, and God still answers. Why do you think he made it harder?

2. What does it show me about people — and about me?

   • Elijah asks how long they will keep hopping between two opinions. Where do people try to have it both ways?

3. What will I obey this week?

   • What is one thing you will stop being half-hearted about this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you tell about a time God showed you he is real?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).