Sermon on Elisha. 3. The prophets’ names are instructive. Here is the humility of true greatness! God is in the business of miracles. The Christian traveller among the Western Isles of Scotland will hardly fail to visit one small, bare, lone spot out amid the roll of the Atlantic waves. Preach on topics including the ministry of Elijah, Elijah's translation, the commission of Elisha, Hezekiah's healing, and Josiah's reform. Elijah knew that he was about to leave Elisha, but almost seems to act with coldness towards him, and to want to throw him off. It would seem that there was something which governed Elijah's request, though he does not reveal the motive of it. It gave to his will the opportunity of exercising steadfastness and constancy. Israel had divided after Solomon. Then thou needest not fear to tread the verge of Jordan. Now we hear of him once again as he prepares to succeed Elijah (2 Kings 2). The theocracy which, in spite of Ahab and Jezebel, he had founded was perpetuated in these schools. 21 Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.22 When you walk, they [d] will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you. This isn't my car. There is some reason for this because we believe there are more born-again people who really want to serve the Lord. The apostle calls this the corruptible body, and then declares that corruption cannot inherit incorruption; that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. He said, "There's a gun in the glove box?" But Elijah seems to have felt no personal anxiety at the thought, did Elijah spend the few hours that remained to him before he entered into the presence of his Maker. It is thy shore, Ions, of which I write! But when he looked the second time, what he saw was horses and chariots of fire! 1. To approach the mysteries of Christ through the types of the Old Testament, seeing in them how all leads up to Him, and that therefore the disparagement of the Old Testament cannot but end in an under-valuation of the New (Luke 24:44). The spiritual body controls the material and earthly, but is not controlled by it. This truth is directly implied in the account of the Creation. The power of the human purpose to perpetuate itself. THE NATURE AND MINISTRY OF DEATH. "Elijah went up into heaven." And every work which he began in the service of the house of God, he did with all his heart and prospered.'' This idea is unscriptural, since, in such a case, death could not be a gain. The last hours were as full of service as if no change were coming. The more common belief, however, asserts the existence of the two natures, yet clings to the idea that, somehow, the two are interdependent. I say 'one' of the shows because there are several and they makeover people's bodies to people's houses. 2. It is interesting how the prophet's death is so unique yet has become symbolic of every believer's death. They stand before a demonized world powerless, and it must be said of them, as it was said of the disciples before the demon possessed boy, {Mark 9:18}- "and they... Who is the Holy Spirit, and what does the Bible say about His work today? You remember those eight that we talked about last week. 1. Dispositions are necessary for receiving spiritual gifts — the lowliness, detachment, steadfastness to be traced in the last intercourse between Elijah and Elisha, bear witness to this. How many of you believe God is in the business of miracles today? The unwearied activity of the good man. One through the Gospels, thee other through the types and prophecies of the Old Testament. Faith for a miracle. The crossing of Jordan seems to have been the acme of Elisha's probation; for now Elijah turns to him, and makes a proposal of a very different kind, "Ask what I shall do for thee," etc. what a rebuke is here for ourselves! They took it away after my fifth DUI." Besides these, there is the road of experience in the Epistles. 2. “El” is a word for God. In this mysterious intercourse we see how graces were set in motion and developed. 3. A thousand years had passed since the chariot of fire swept the sky. Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. Points to Ponder: What one thing do you think the Holy Spirit has said to you during this hour? "Elijah went up into heaven." Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for 2 Kings 2:14. It was a man of God, one who had been faithful to the Divine will and commands, one who had been jealous for God's name and worship. The Bible in both the Old Testament and New Testament "streams" with images of the Water of Life: storms and rain; streams in the desert; springs and wells; rivers, waterfalls, and watersheds; and the gentle dew of heaven. Our sermon ideas on 2 Kings will help you preach a powerful message on how covenant relationship is affected by Israel's leadership. Date written: April 23rd, 2006 Scripture ref: 2 Kings 2:9-14. The law of the spiritual life, "He that humbleth himself shall be exalted," even then held good. 2 Kings 7: 1 – 20 Mr. Doubtfire 7 Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD. Elisha has been chosen by God to replace Elijah as His voice to the people. 2. They can take a 57 year old and make her look 37. The invisible world needed no further special thought. Israel had turned from God and polluted their land with idol worship. Now, here's the situation in the Old Testament where God performed a miracle for one widow. It was "as they still went on and talked" that the chariot came. Read: 2 Kings 2:9-14 He said, "But I think I saw the vehicle registration in the glove box when I put my gun in there (laughter) after I shot and killed the woman that owns the car." How to Turn Thanksgiving into Thanksliving, 2 Kings: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot! Christ was self-raised. Most of us have watched, maybe with interest or intrigued, one of the shows which boast of giving an extreme makeover. There is not a breath of success that does not mightily puff us up. "The sting of death is sin"; this is the law. THE DEPARTURE OF A GOOD MAN FROM THE EARTH. SUBJECT: Biography TITLE: Lessons from the Life of Elisha PROPOSITION: This sermon on Elisha is to review the life of Elisha and glean appropriate lessons. THE POWER OF GOODNESS IN A GOOD MAN'S DEPARTURE. The second narrative of the two , ...read more. It was he whose face had shone with a borrowed glory he wist not of. I. INTRODUCTION: 1. II. They walked into a sky-scrapper and were awed by the sight. It is in this manner we see the power of Elijah in his care for the schools of the prophets. It would seem that they can take a person, make them look really homey, and then transform them into this ravishing beauty ready for the red carpet. Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-21, 2 Kings 3:11. A denial of this fact asserts that man is on a level with the brutes. It is... {Vance Havner said it best when he described the Church this way…} "Many of the Lord's workmen today have lost the 'ax-head' of power. It was Elijah that went up, not Ahab. I. Amen? What action will you take? You'll write powerful and fresh messages every week with our preparation tools on a number of sermon topics, including expository preaching. Prepare your messages on God's Word in 2 Kings with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series. The true life has no spare hours apart from its purpose. There is something tragic about that. The man said to him, "I don't have a license. You can. There are two ways of approaching the mysteries of Christ — one direct, the other indirect. 4. He said, "I stole the car." Elijah’s name (Hebrew: ˒ē∙liy∙yāˊ∙hū) means El … THE DUAL NATURE OF MAN. As Elijah had been the founder and defender of the faith, so did he become, by these centres, the conserver of that same faith. Only God's saints go up to heaven. Two tribes had followed Rehoboam. 3. They have lost the joy of Salvation; they have not the upholding of God's Spirit. It was the same young man and the same eyes but now his eyes had been opened to the unseen spiritual army of God. FLESH AND BLOOD ARE NOT IMMORTAL. Then Elisha is ready with the petition, "Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.". My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching. Remember what James said, ''He was a man just like us.'' Points to Ponder: Is your life like a watered garden? This page from the biography of Elisha is a... And our message today is from 2 Kings chapter 4 and we're going to read verses 1-7. 3. There is a future for all men on the earth if they will only plan wisely. Alas! The history of Carmel's prophet seems hardly complete without the scene on Hermon. (laughter) He said, "You stole the car?" 2. — since it was there that Columba built the first Christian church, to shed its gentle rays over those benighted regions; and to shelter the young apostles who carried the Gospel throughout the pagan kingdoms of Northern Britain. So, if he performed miracles when he was here on earth, he performs miracles today. 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). © 2020 SermonSearch. What is perishable cannot enter heaven. It is well for us to note this. Those who think God will or can take an unholy heart to heaven know nothing of God. 1. And it came to pass when the Lord would take up Elijah. In the translation of Elijah we behold what would, perhaps, be the type of death but for sin; but, aside from such a consideration, we turn to a few important lessons in the scene. 5. "Exception proves the rule." II. All Rights Reserved. It is well for us to note this. He said.... 2 Chronicles 31:20-21 gives us a background to King Hezekiah. The repeated suggestion that he should depart reveals the perseverance of Elisha. It is fitting that Elijah's death has become such a familiar symbol for every death. Those who think God will or can take an unholy heart to heaven know nothing of God. Otherwise, it becomes thee to get to His precious blood, and to wash thy garments white; that thou mayest have right to the tree of life, and mayest enter in through the gates into the city. I stole it." With similar emotions should we stand amid the ruins of Bethel, Gilgal, and Jericho; where, in his declining years, Elijah gathered around him the flower of the seven thousand, and educated them to receive and transmit something of his own Spiritual force and fire. The last intercourse between Elijah and Elisha is hardly what we should have expected. And, in spite of many persuasives to the contrary, he went with him down the steep descent to Bethel and Jericho. It reminds me of that old story of the Older Mountain man bringing his family to town for the first time. III. And he asked the man, he said, ah, "Let me see your license." That too comes straight out of this text. There is not a talent with which He entrusts us, which we do not parade as a matter of self-laudation. Our sermon ideas on 2 Kings will help you preach a powerful message on how covenant relationship is affected by Israel's leadership. Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became Judah's 13th King. The prophet's trident desire to die alone shames us, when we remember how eager we are to tell men, by every available medium, of what we are doing for the Lord. And it's according to our faith, Jesus said, so be it unto you. or who shall stand in His holy place? Faith is moving against your fear. While no man can derive these requisites from his nature, depraved as it is, he can receive the blessing of the clean hands and pure heart from the Lord, even righteousness from the God of his salvation. THE WORK OF THE CLOSING YEARS OF ELIJAH'S LIFE. Elisha had left all to follow Elijah, to be his disciple and attendant. By some revelation the disciples caught the accents of the heavenly visitors. But it is a law of the antitype to outstrip the type. Prepare your messages on God's Word in 2 Kings with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series. He that hath clean hands and a pure heart." 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