Sermon Notes from Sunday, 2.3.13

Here are the sermon notes from today's sermon on Elijah calling Elisha.  You can find these notes in PDF and the sermon audio at sermons.heritagepark.org.  You can also find the sermon audio on iTunes via our podcast.

Elijah

Part 5 – When a Prophet Wants to Chat

1 Kings 19.19-21

A Calling

• It’s a calling of desire. 
• It’s a personal calling. 
• It’s a powerful calling. 
• It’s a calling to allegiance.

A Leaving

• He wasn’t looking back – He was saying goodbye.
• Sometimes we leave our old life, but we always leave our old way of life.
• The why and the how of our lives change.
• When we follow, it’s always a good trade.

A Sacrifice

• The very thing Elisha depended on was what he offered to God.
• You can expect other people to feel the weight of your following Jesus. 
• Consistent Challenges: 

o   Relationships – reshaped by our commitment

o   Ambition – redirected under the cross

o   Possessions – reevaluated in light of eternity

A Pattern

• Our Pattern:  arise, go after, assist.
• When He moves, we move.
• Where He goes, we go. 
• What He wants to do, we do.