The Glorious God and His Glorious Church

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Elisha the Suffering Widow 2
Kings 41-7
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1 A certain woman of the wives of the sons of
the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your
servant my husband is dead, and you know that
your servant feared the LORD. And the creditor is
coming to take my two sons to be his slaves."
2 So Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for
you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?" And
she said, "Your maidservant has nothing in the
house but a jar of oil." 3 Then he said, "Go,
borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your
neighborsempty vessels do not gather just a
few. 4 And when you have come in, you shall
shut the door behind you and your sons then pour
it into all those vessels, and set aside the full
ones.
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5 So she went from him and shut the door
behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels
to her and she poured it out. 6 Now it came
to pass, when the vessels were full, that she
said to her son, "Bring me another vessel." And
he said to her, "There is not another vessel." So
the oil ceased. 7 Then she came and told the
man of God. And he said, "Go, sell the oil and
pay your debt and you and your sons live on the
rest. 2 Kings 41-7
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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Near the end of the northern kingdom

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Near the end of the northern kingdom
• Prophet, a servant of Elisha, dies

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Near the end of the northern kingdom
• Prophet, a servant of Elisha, dies
• Prophets family in dire situation

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Near the end of the northern kingdom
• Prophet, a servant of Elisha, dies
• Prophets family in dire situation
• Prophets widow asks Elishas help

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Near the end of the northern kingdom
• Prophet, a servant of Elisha, dies
• Prophets family in dire situation
• Prophets widow asks Elishas help
• Widow used what she had for Him

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Near the end of the northern kingdom
• Prophet, a servant of Elisha, dies
• Prophets family in dire situation
• Prophets widow asks Elishas help
• Widow used what she had for Him
• One vessel to many vessels to no more vessels

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Five lessons to be learned

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• And he died

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• And he died
• Your favorite Bible character died

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• And he died
• Your favorite Bible character died
• And so will you!

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Purpose of suffering Heb. 124-11

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Purpose of suffering Heb. 124-11
• Your pick of best story to show this

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Purpose of suffering Heb. 124-11
• Your pick of best story to show this
• 2 Tim. 310-12

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Purpose of suffering Heb. 124-11
• Your pick of best story to show this
• 2 Tim. 310-12
• And so will you!

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• 1 Pet. 312

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• 1 Pet. 312
• Heb. 135-6

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• 1 Pet. 312
• Heb. 135-6
• And so are you!

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Unknown shepherd boy

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Unknown shepherd boy
• Despised tax collector

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Unknown shepherd boy
• Despised tax collector
• And so can you!

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Good people can do more

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Good people can do more
• King could have hit the earth more

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Good people can do more
• King could have hit the earth more
• Harvest is determined by planting

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• Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Good people can do more
• King could have hit the earth more
• Harvest is determined by planting
• And so can Palm Beach Lakes

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Becoming One Used by God
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• Becoming One Used by God
• Believe in Him John 316

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• Becoming One Used by God
• Believe in Him John 316
• Repentdecide to obey Acts 1730

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• Becoming One Used by God
• Believe in Him John 316
• Repentdecide to obey Acts 1730
• Confess Christ Rom. 109

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• Becoming One Used by God
• Believe in Him John 316
• Repentdecide to obey Acts 1730
• Confess Christ Rom. 109
• Baptized to be saved Acts 2216

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• Becoming One Used by God
• Believe in Him John 316
• Repentdecide to obey Acts 1730
• Confess Christ Rom. 109
• Baptized to be saved Acts 2216
• Added to His Kingdom, His Church

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• Becoming One Used by God
• Believe in Him John 316
• Repentdecide to obey Acts 1730
• Confess Christ Rom. 109
• Baptized to be saved Acts 2216
• Added to His Kingdom, His Church
• Be faithful until death Rev. 210