3.26.2023 Pastor Kendon

Don’t Give In!

2 Kings 4:18-20 18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

◦ Prophets Chamber- room built for missionaries to stay as they come to share the word.

◦ Room built for Elisha

✓ “Saddle up the donkeys I’m going to get Elisha and we’re going to Mr Carmel.”

◦ The Shunammite Woman was in Shunem but Elisha is in MT Carmel. 9 hour trip by foot.

✓ Extremely HOT…her son is died at home, but still said, Don’t slow down unless I tell you….

✓ 2 Kings 4:24. 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.

✓ Keep Going! Fighting for marriage kids depression. “She had a situation back home.”

◦ The promises of GOD are YES and AMEN!

✓ If He told you not to fear no evil then you got to keep going!

✓ What happens when you get discouraged and defeated? The enemy wants you to live there!

◦ When you come to church you’re going to get connected to the right person and you’ll get turned around! The enemy doesn’t want you there, he wants you to live down and defeated!

◦ Don’t give in to your struggle! AND WE ALL STRUGGLE!

◦ Keep lifting your hands!

✓ The power is in that process! Fight through it!

✓ You get down in it but you say….NO! I won’t die in it!

◦ The Shunammite Woman met with these three questions:

✓ 2Kings 4:26 26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

◦ Where’s the focus??? IT IS WELL! They didn’t know here situation

✓ She basically says…It’s in Gods hands! He got this! IT IS WELL!

✓ WORSHIP SHIFTS YOUR PERSPECTIVE FROM YOUR PROBLEM TO YOUR PROVIDER!