“A Still Small Voice” -- By: Marion D. Aldridge

Journal: Faith and Mission
Volume: FM 07:2 (Spring 1990)
Article: “A Still Small Voice”
Author: Marion D. Aldridge


“A Still Small Voice”

Marion D. Aldridge

Pastor, Greenlawn Baptist Church
Columbia, South Carolina

Primary Text: I King 19:11–12

“And he said, ‘Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord.’ And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire, a still small voice.”

Secondary Text: Romans 8:5–11

Be Still: A Responsive Reading

Leader: “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.” (Psalm 37:7)

Congregation: “The Lord will fight for you; and you have only to be still.” (Exodus 14:14)

Leader: “Now then, stand still and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes.” (I Samuel 12:16)

Congregation: “They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength.” (Isaiah 40:31)

Leader: “After he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.” (Matthew 14:23)

Congregation: “You have wearied the Lord with your words.” (Malachi 2:17)

Leader: “Stop here yourself for a while that I may make known to you the word of God.” (I Samuel 9:27)

Congregation: “I will meditate on thy wondrous works.” (Psalm 119:27) Leader: “The Lord is in his holy temple: Let all the earth keep silence before him.” (Habakkuk 2:20)

Congregation: “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)

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