INTRODUCTION: God owns a supply house bigger than Home Depot! When trouble hits your household, will you trust God for His miraculous provision?
I. A Widow in Need
1. God's concern for widows and orphans I Timothy 5:16
2. Double sorrow of indebtedness
3. The evil creditor
II. Elisha's Questions
1. What shall I do for you?
The reason behind the question is:________________ Jesus asked the same question. Mark 10:51
2. What do you have in your house?
The reason behind the question is:________________ O how little we have.
III. Gathering Empty Vessels
1. Faith to gather
2. The wonderful oil of gladness
3. The work of the Spirit in the closet of prayer
IV. God's Awesome Supernatural Provision
1. The supply of God is amazing II Corinthians 9:10
2. The need God supplies Philippians 4:19
3. The bountiful oil of the Holy Spirit
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Read Acts 6:1 and discuss the first controversy of the church.
- How can we use questions as an effective means of communication?
- How did faith operate in this widow?
- Discuss the filling of Holy Spirit in the context of today's Sermon
