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GREETINGS FROM WORSHIP PLANNERS

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2026

A ZOOM SERVICE

1 Kings 19:9-18

How Do You Hear It?

Elijah is not long past his prophet duel with 450 prophets of Ba’al. There wasn’t even a whisper from Ba’al, but Elijah’s Lord Almighty readily brought down fire on the altar and orchestrated Baal’s prophets’ demise. Resulting score: The Lord Almighty – 1. Ba’al – 0.

Elijah journeys to God’s mountain, where he is awakened by a voice urging him to listen for God’s voice. Just how would that voice come? 

“A hurricane wind ripped through the mountains and shattered the rocks before God, but God wasn’t to be found in the wind; after the wind an earthquake, but God wasn’t in the earthquake; and after the earthquake fire, but God wasn’t in the fire; and after the fire a gentle and quiet whisper.”

This is how Elijah experienced the Presence of the Holy: in a quiet whisper.

What about us? Where and how do we experience the Presence of God in our lives? In the hummingbird or a hymn we love? The welcome whisper of a friend or a weed in a vacant lot? A Tom Jones prelude or a potato salad shared at a picnic? A happy memory to which we return when we need a little boost, or a hardship that has taught us about God’s presence through thick and thin?

Join our Sunday afternoon gathering as we explore places and experiences of the Holy that shape our lives.