RELATIONSHIP

Do You Feel Lonely During The Holiday Season?Yes, usually.

 56%

Sometimes. 

31%

No, never. 

12%

(1Ki 19:15-21) And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria: And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and

Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall

Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. So he departed thence, and

found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his

mantle upon him. And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said

unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the

instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

I. The return to his DUTY

(1Ki 19:15-16) And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus:

and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria: And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be

prophet in thy room.

A. It’s the best cure for his loneliness

A. It’s the best cure for his loneliness

B. It’s the best course to repair his relationship with God

(1Ki 19:15-16) And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus:

and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria: And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be

prophet in thy room.

(Gen 12:10) And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

(Gen 13:3) And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his

tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;

(Rev 2:4) Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

(Rev 2:5) Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first

works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place,

except thou repent.

(Joh 21:15) So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou

me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith

unto him, Feed my lambs.

A. It’s the best cure for his loneliness

B. It’s the best course to repair his relationship with God

C. God gives him a new commission

(1Ki 19:17) And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that

escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.

(2Ki 8:11-13) And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do

unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And

Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.

Sword of War

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Sword of Justice

Elisha

Sword of Truth

I. The return to his DUTYII.The relationship to his DISCIPLE

A. The character of his disciple

(1Ki 19:19) So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the

twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.

(Exo 3:1-4) Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the

backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto

him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was

not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the

LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And

he said, Here am I.

(Mar 1:16-20) Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea:

for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will

make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets,

and followed him. And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw

James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship

mending their nets. And straightway he called them: and they left their father

Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

(Mar 2:14) And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him,

Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

A. The character of his Disciple

B. The call of his Disciple

(1Ki 19:19-20) So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his

mantle upon him. And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my

father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have

I done to thee?

(Pro 6:1) My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand

with a stranger,

(Pro 6:2) Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the

words of thy mouth.

(Pro 6:3) Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into

the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

(Pro 19:6) Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to

him that giveth gifts.

(Pro 27:6) Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are

deceitful.

(Pro 27:9) Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a

man's friend by hearty counsel.

(Pro 27:17) Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his

friend.

(2Ki 2:1-2) And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from

Gilgal. And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to

Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave

thee. So they went down to Bethel.

A. The character of his Disciple

B. The call of his Disciple

C. The commitment of his Disciple

(1Ki 19:21) And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto

him.

(Luk 9:61) And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them

farewell, which are at home at my house.

(Luk 9:62) And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his

hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the

kingdom of God.

(2Ti 4:10) For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is

departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.