Mesa Palms Seventh-day Adventist Church - No Rein, No Reign, No Rain

Adventist Podcast Network · Aug 22, 2026 · 1h 1m

Sermon Summary: Pastor Dale Tunnell’s sermon centers on the dramatic confrontation between Elijah and King Ahab in 1 Kings 18. After three and a half years of drought and famine, Ahab accuses Elijah of being the “troubler of Israel.” Elijah refuses to accept the accusation and boldly tells the king that the real problem is Ahab and his family, because they have forsaken God’s commandments and followed Baal. Elijah’s courage becomes an important theme of the sermon: he stands before Ahab “unashamed and unterrified,” more concerned with defending the character and truth of God than with whether…