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Elisha: Passing the Mantle (9 of 14)
by Jerry Vines
I have read to you the introductory verses of the chapter which give us the transition between Elijah, the fiery prophet of God, and Elisha, the young protégé. The name, Elijah, mean the Lord Yahweh lives. Elisha means God is salvation. You have a study in contrast when you study these prophets of God. Elijah was the fiery type. He is the one, who on the mount of Carmel, confronted the prophets of Baal and called down the fire of God upon the sacrifice. He was the one that was filled with lightning. He was the one who could call down fire or rain, which ever was needed. On the other hand, his young successor, Elisha, seems to be more...
The Prayer of Elisha (9 of 13)
by Clarence E. Macartney
Great outbursts of the miraculous, writes Canon Liddon, ''attesting God's energetic presence at particular times in particular places, appear to recur in the sacred history in cycles, when truth has to be announced-when it has to be promulgated afresh-when it has to be saved from extinction.'' The miracles which mark the life of Elijah and Elisha belong to the third cycle, for the true religion in Israel was in danger of extinction, her own court gone over to idolatry and the national life threatened by foreign invasion. The king of Syria made numerous incursions into the country and the chief object of his expeditions was to capture the king...
Elisha: Cutting Edge (7 of 12)
by Stan Coffey
As we continue down the original Route 66, preaching through the Bible, we are in a sub-series called Bible Giants which is based on the Biblical books of history. We are choosing characters from this part of God's word and seeing how they relate to our lives today. Elisha was truly a Bible giant. Elijah, his predecessor, was a great and powerful man of God and performed 7 miracles, but Elisha had a double portion of the spirit that was on Elijah and performed 14 miracles. My prayer for my life is that I will make a lasting impact for God in this world. That's what God wants for you life. That's what God wants for the life of our church. The Lord...
A Profile in Power
by Adrian Rogers
Second Kings, the second chapter, we're talking tonight, we're continuing tonight in a series of messages on what we call the miracles of Elisha. And we're making that relate to the miracle life that every believer ought to live. Last Sunday night we talked about the design for discipleship, and how to be a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. Tonight the title of our message is A PROFILE IN POWER. How to receive the power of God for our miracle lives that we're to live. Second Kings chapter two, and verse nine is the key verse that we'll look at. ''And it came to pass...
Seeing the Invisible
by Joe Alain
'And Elisha prayed, and said, 'Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.' Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha'' (2 Kings 6:17). When Elisha's servant looked outside the city walls of Dothan the first time, all that he saw was horses of flesh and blood and chariots of iron (2 Kings 6:15). But when he looked the second time, what he saw was horses and chariots of fire! It was the same young man and the same eyes but now his eyes had been opened to the unseen spiritual army of God. This page from the biography of Elisha is a...
Elisha, Man with a Double Portion
by Miles Seaborn
INTRO. Of all the things he could have asked for, Elisha asked for God's best! ILL. Did you as a child ever play the game of saying if you had 1 wish, what would you wish for? Most of the time for me it was all the money in the world! How often we misguide our children by our values. Physical, beauty, material possession. We fail to convey to them that we would rather have them pure in heart, dependable, honest, loyal, seeking God's will and best above all others. Then it should come as no surprise that they strive for those values we have stressed or glorified in our home attitude. What do you ask for when you want God's best....
Preparing for Revival
by David Cawston
1. Elisha had a Heart after God! There was a secret searching after God He was not shocked when Elijah came by! He know immediately what Elijah wanted ''So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. 20 Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. ''Let me kiss my father and mother good-by,'' he said, ''and then I will come with you.'' ''Go back,'' Elijah replied. ''What have I done to you?'' First step in preparation for revival is to have a heart after God 2. Elisha was...
A Prophetic Inheritance
by Christopher Harbin
We have all heard people claim to speak for God. We have heard people claim to have heard God speak to them. The Bible is full of such stories. It speaks of many prophets, or spokesmen, for God. It also speaks of false prophets and those who would claim a word from God, when that word in not one that comes from God. The Apostle Paul claims at times to speak for God, at times for himself, and at times seemingly unsure whether his message is of God or is his own. When we hear different messages that purport to be from God, how do we discern God's voice from those voices that only purport to be from God? There is a little story in the...
Night Vision (6 of 9)
by Benny Perez
Tell about Night Vision. A movie story when they have an advantage over the enemy because of the night vision goggles. Tell a story of seeing something in my closet. I finally turned on the light and realized it was a shadow. Backdrop: We find ourselves in the life of Elisha the prophet. He has the ability given to him by the Lord to know exactly what the enemy is planning against Israel. The King of Aram is so frustrated because he thinks he has a traitor. But the Lord is revealing things to Elisha Don't live life by what you see but by what you know! I. The Enemy Plans A Attack A. The King of Aram goes after a threat 1. He is so threatened...
A Miracle from My Mess (2 of 3)
by Kerry Shook
"... This is what the LORD says: 'Make this valley full of ditches. For this is what the LORD says: You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water, and you, your cattle and your other animals will drink. This is an easy thing in the eyes of the LORD; He will also hand Moab over to you. You will overthrow every fortified city and every major town. You will cut down every good tree, stop up all the springs, and ruin every good field with stones.' The next morning, about the time for offering the sacrifice, there it was--water flowing from the direction of Edom! And the land was filled with water." 2 Kings 3:16-20 (NIV) "Now Mesha...
The Day Elisha Burned His Plough (1)
by Donald Cantrell
It is given to us by pastors, writers, and musicians as an illustration for how sold out for Jesus we should be when we give our lives to him. It's the story of how we should be like Cortes, the great Spanish explorer who burned his entire fleet upon reaching the destination of his mission. Landing at present-day Veracruz, Mexico, he destroyed his ships so that when the going got rough his men would have no means of retreat. It was do or die trying. No going back, only pressing on. It's a great message and an attitude for which every Christian should strive to emulate. Christ calls us and calls us fully. No cheap grace. We are to die to everything...
When You're at the End of Your Rope (2 of 9)
by Jim Perdue
I began a series last Sunday morning on the life of Elisha. I've entitled this series, A Life of Amazing Faith. And if you look at Elisha's life, you will discover it was truly amazing. But it was because he placed his faith in an amazing God. Today from 2 Kings 3-4, we see someone who was at the end of her rope. And we see how God used his prophet, Elisha to intervene in her situation and give glory to God. Today, I want to preach on this subject, When You're At the End of Your Rope. READ 2 Kings 4:1-7 The story is told of a man who was walking across the road when he was hit by a car. The impact knocked him on his head, which caused...
Where Is The Lord God Of Elijah?
by Samuel Burgess
There are many things in this life that God has done that have absolutely amazed me. But there are 2 particular things that absolutely stun me as to what God has done in my life.I Am Amazed That God Would CALL ME TO SALVATION! Often times I wonder why the Lord ever extended His Grace and Mercy to my life. I don't know of...There are many things in this life that God has done that have absolutely amazed me. But there are 2 particular things that absolutely stun me as to what God has done in my life.(1)- I Am Amazed That God Would CALL ME TO SALVATION! Often times I wonder why the Lord ever extended His Grace...
Starting the Journey
by Bob Wickizer
As a child I was fascinated by small boats. My father had built a kayak from a wooden frame on which he stretched canvas. He then painted the canvas and fashioned a rather uncomfortable seat in the bottom of the boat. I remember every detail of that little boat including the uncomfortable wooden seat where I sat on a boat cushion because at age 9 or 10, I wasn't quite big enough to hold the paddle above the gunwales of the boat without a little extra height. With nothing but determination and a lot of bruises I must have run a fifty yard strip of white water five hundred times as a child. We patched the boat with duct tape until you...
A Double Portion of the Spirit (3 of 6)
by Stan Coffey
Now I want us tonight to turn to 2 Kings Chapter 2 for our studies. We continue the study of The Life of Miracles. Every believer's life is to be a life of miracles. As you study the prophet Elisha you see that the prophet Elisha was a prophet of the miraculous. He is on the picture of every believer. He is a picture of you and me and how our life is a life which is to be supernatural; a life not of the monotonous but the life of the momentous as we allow the Spirit of God to have His will and His way in and through our lives. Now you will recall that last week we talked about God's pathway to power, God's design for discipleship and...
Divinely Directed Ditch Digging (3 of 4)
by Kerry Shook
''This is what the LORD says: 'Make this valley full of ditches. For this is what the LORD says: You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water, and you, your cattle and your other animals will drink. This is an easy thing in the eyes of the LORD; He will also hand Moab over to you. You will overthrow every fortified city and every major town. You will cut down every good tree, stop up all the springs, and ruin every good field with stones.' The next morning, about the time for offering the sacrifice, there it was--water flowing from the direction of Edom! And the land was filled with water.'' 2 Kings 3:16-20 (NIV) ''Joram son...
