Sermon

Test of Fire: Elijah’s Triumph on Mount Carmel

1 Kings 18:21–40

December 6, 2008 | Joel R. Beeke

Joel R. Beeke preaches from 1 Kings 18:21–40 and discusses the confrontation between Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. He highlights the importance of genuine faith in God, contrasting it with false worship, and demonstrates God’s power in answering Elijah’s prayer with fire from heaven. Beeke emphasizes the need for unwavering faith and trust in God’s sovereignty.

Joel R. Beeke serves as president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 books, editor of another 100 volumes, and has just finished writing the final volume, with Paul Smalley, of Reformed Systematic Theology (4 vols.; Crossway).