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  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Miracles Of God's Provision Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 11, 2018
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     | 17,048 views

    God remembers His own. He is concerned with little things. He cares for our needs. Hardships reveal where our true trust is.

    We have been looking at the miracles of Elisha. It is good to remember that these works were done against the backdrop of the widespread idolatry. • The Northern Kingdom of Israel especially, where Elijah and Elisha ministered, the people had already abandoned God and gone into worshipping ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Big Shots? Really? Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 23, 2017
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    No matter who we think we are, we are ultimately helpless, blubbering fools without God’s backing.

    Big Shots? Really? (2 Kings 4:1-44) 1. A young businessman had just started his own firm. He rented a beautiful office and had it furnished with antiques. Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to appear the hot shot, the businessman picked up the phone and started ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Death In The Pot

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 24, 2021
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    So, what does this passage in 2 Kings 4 have to do with us? I told you at the beginning that this was an odd passage in the life of the prophet Elisha and it has an important message for us today. That message is all about the action word “faith.”

    DEATH IN THE POT 2 KINGS 4:38-44 #faith #deathinthepot INTRODUCTION… Bad Meal Last Week (p) I do the majority of the dinner preparation in our home. I think I am a fantastic cook. My family would probably say I am an average cook because when I decide to throw together things in my own way that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • JEREMIAH MENYONGAI avatar

    The Man Of God Who Poisoned The Church

    Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Apr 24, 2017
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    No One Enriches Hell More Than False Pastors. And as Christ delays, they increase more and more.

    2 KINGS 4:38-41 38 Elisha returned to Gilgal and there was a famine in that region. While the company of the prophets was meeting with him, he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.” 39 One of them went out into the fields to gather herbs and found a wild ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Fr Mund Cargill Thompson avatar

    The Man From Baal Shalishah

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jul 28, 2018
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    Once upon a time there was story in which the poor and little people teach us about gratitude and generosity.

    “But my dear - the bible is quite clear ‘Do not fear’ - That’s what God says my dear, do not fear’ Eleven years earlier when Judith had fallen in love with and married Reuben, one of the things that had attracted her to Reuben was his faith - that and his stunning good looks. Judith had so admired ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Mitchell Leonard avatar

    There's Death In The Pot

    Contributed by Mitchell Leonard on Apr 23, 2021
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    A look at the miracle of Elisha when poison gourds were put into the stew.

    On Easter Sunday we had lunch out at the house and all the kids and grandkids came over. Sister Betty was there too. It was a good time. Family all getting together. But after we were done eating some of us went out MUSHROOM HUNTING. We were looking for MURREL mushrooms or the BIG WHITE ones ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Serve It Again

    Contributed by Larry Grant on Feb 5, 2023
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    There is a famine of the Word of God in our country and the people are hungry for the truth. Amos 8:11 “Look! The days are coming” declares the Lord God, “when I will send a famine throughout the land— not a famine of food or a thirst for water— but rather a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.

    2 Kings 4:38-41 (NKJV) Serve It Again October 03, 2010 We begin today with Elisha returning to Gilgal. Returning to his holy place where he was taught by his father in ministry Elijah. Returning to his element, among the sons of the prophets, teaching them, and, now as their father in ministry, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Desperate Times Make Us Desperate For Him Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Apr 13, 2024
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    There are only two kinds of people in the world – those who believe in miracles and those who don’t. If you doubt God, then you will doubt the miraculous. But if you believe in God, then you will believe in the miraculous.

    As the summer heat finally relents here in North Texas, we are looking at the life of Elisha. Elisha shows us how to remain faithful during challenging times. There is a lot to like about Elisha during the super challenging times he lived. Elisha was a godly man in a time when so many people just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What's In Your Pot?

    Contributed by Fernando Cabrera on Oct 30, 2004
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    What’s in your pot?

    What’s in your pot? By Pastor Fernando Cabrera II Kings 4 1. Be careful what you go after (4:38-39) a. One of the prophets went after a wild vine because he was not satisfied with what he was getting ready to receive from God i. “wild vine” – 1. crooked thing – anything outside of what God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Death In The Pot"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Feb 18, 2004
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     | 36,598 views

    This is an illustrative sermon, which, while preparing the pottage, shows the picture of the ingredients, and how the blood of Jesus is the only thing that can destroy the poison of sin.

    “Death In The Pot” 2 Kings 4:38-41 INTRODUCTION: Read 2 Kings 4:38-41 The prophet Elisha is meeting with his Bible School students … the “sons of the prophets”. There is a famine in the land, so Elisha has one of his servants go out and pick vegetables for a stew. If we look closely, we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fatal Food On The Fire

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 14, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 7,342 views

    The child of God must be careful of false doctrine, which often looks good on the surface, but is spiritually fatal just the same.

    FATAL FOOD ON THE FIRE Text: II Kings 4: 39-40; Matt.16: 6-7, 11-12 Intro: Not too many years ago, a law was passed which dealt with truth in advertising. That law required companies not to make false or misleading claims about their products. But in spite of that law, consumers must still ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Norman Lawrence avatar

    Death In The Pot

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Aug 23, 2002
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     | 47,607 views

    Man today is trying to give humanistic answers to spiritual problems to solve the emptiness of the soul, but it cannot be done.... The answer may often sound right, look right, and even be politically correct, but we realize that apart from Jesus Chris

    "Death In The Pot" 2 Kings 4:38-41 Someone has observed that we live in a “cut-flower civilization” today. We speak of justice, morals, peace, and ethics, but do not establish a rooted foundation in God. Therefore there is little left to sustain a purposeful life. Things can look good on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    Death In The Pot

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 22, 2002
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     | 5,376 views

    The child of God may possess many wonderful Christian traits but if a single besetting sin in added to the mix the damage to our Christian testimony can be devastating.

    DEATH IN THE POT "Then they served it to the men to eat. Now it happened, as they were eating the stew, that they cried out and said, ‘Man of God, there is death in the pot!’ And they could not eat it." II Kings 4:40 I. “And there was a famine in the land.” (v. 38). Elisha ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Made This? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023
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    Our spiritual nourishment and growth come from consuming the right spiritual food, which is found in God's Word and our intimate relationship with Him.

    Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ! Today, we are going to feast on a spiritual banquet as we delve into God's Word in 2 Kings 4:38-41, exploring the power of spiritual food, the source of our spiritual food, and the benefits of eating the right spiritual food. A.W. Tozer once ...read more

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  • John Walls avatar

    Death In The Pot Series

    Contributed by John Walls on Sep 16, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 18,367 views

    Practical applications of Miracles in the Bible

    2 Kings 4:38-41 Introduction: We will be looking at the four in our miracles thru throughout the Bible series. The main character outside the Lord is the prophet Elisha. As you may recall, Elisha was the man God choose to replace Elijah. Where Elijah’s ministry was marked with great events such ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist