{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"STAYING GROUNDED: Turbulence Ahead","description":"In this sermon from 1 Kings 19, Karl uses the analogy of airplane turbulence to explore Elijah's emotional and spiritual crisis following his great victory over the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. Despite witnessing God's incredible power, Elijah finds himself running from Jezebel's threats, exhausted and praying to die under a broom bush. Karl emphasizes that Elijah wasn't faithless but simply burned out, and God's response wasn't to lecture him but to provide rest, food, and care through an angel who told him to "get up and eat." The sermon's central moment comes when God appears to Elijah not in the powerful wind, earthquake, or fire, but in a gentle whisper. Karl explains that whispers don't compete for attention but invite closeness - you have to be still and lean in to hear them. He challenges the congregation about how much time they spend on their phones (noting his own eight hours that week) versus how much time they spend in quiet with God. The modern world fills our lives with noise, notifications, and even algorithms designed to make us angry, but God often speaks most clearly when we quit striving and get still. Karl concludes that God's slowdowns in our lives aren't punishment but preparation - He restores before He recommissions us, just as He did with Elijah before sending him back to complete his work. https:\/\/bwaychurch.org   ","author_name":"Broadway Church of Christ Sermon Series","author_url":"http:\/\/bwaycofc.libsyn.com","html":"