01.25.2026 // When the Fire Fell // Dr. Shawn Beaty

1 Kings 18:16-211. Some gods never answerAnd here's the tragic irony: The more your god doesn't answer, the MORE you sacrifice to it. The prophets of Baal started dancing. Then shouting. Then cutting themselves. Why? Because when your god doesn't work, you think: "I'm not doing enough. I need to try harder."I heard someone once call it “ the treadmill of false worship.”2. One God always answers1 Kings 18:36-39Because it is not about how much you pray, it's about WHO you pray to.prayer isn't about convincing a reluctant God to do what we want. Prayer is accessing the power of a God who WANTS to answer, who LOVES to reveal Himself, who DELIGHTS to turn hearts back to Him.3. When God answers, hearts change4. The FIRE we really needActs 2:1-4At CarmelFire Fell on the AltarFire Consumed the SacrificeFire proved God’s powerThe people's hearts changed temporarilyAt PentecostFire fell on the PEOPLEFire filled them with GOD’S SPIRITFire proved God’s PRESENCEFire changed them PERMANENTLY"The prophets of Baal cut themselves trying to get their god's attention. How much are you bleeding for things that can't save you?"