1. 11-11-2012
Stretch your FAITH!
I Kings 17:1-5
II Kings 4:1-7

2. I Kings 17:1-5 Elijah Fed by Ravens
• Now Elijah the Tishbite, from
Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab,
“As the Lord, the God of Israel,
lives, whom I serve, there will be
neither dew nor rain in the next
few years except at my word.”
Then the word of the Lord came to
Elijah: “Leave here, turn eastward
and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east
of the Jordan. You will drink from
the brook, and I have ordered the
ravens to feed you there.”

3. • So he did what the Lord had
told him. He went to the Kerith
Ravine, east of the Jordan,
and stayed there. The ravens
brought him bread and meat in
the morning and bread and
meat in the evening, and he
drank from the brook.

4. II Kings 4:1-7 The Widow’s Oil
• The wife of a man from the
company of the prophets cried out
to Elisha, “Your servant my
husband is dead, and you know
that he revered the Lord. But now
his creditor is coming to take my
two boys as his slaves.” Elisha
replied to her, “How can I help you?
Tell me, what do you have in your
house?” “Your servant has nothing
there at all,” she said, “except a
little oil.”

5. • Elisha said, “Go around and ask
all your neighbors for empty jars.
Don’t ask for just a few. Then go
inside and shut the door behind
you and your sons. Pour oil into all
the jars, and as each is filled, put it
to one side.” she left him and
afterward shut the door behind her
and her sons. They brought the
jars to her and she kept pouring.
When all the jars were full, she
said to her son, “Bring me another
one.”

6. • But he replied, “There is not
a jar left.” then the oil
stopped flowing. She went
and told the man of God,
and he said, “Go, sell the oil
and pay your debts. You
and your sons can live on
what is left.”

7. Introduction
• When we are facing some
troubles or maybe not in
good situation, God is
sometime stretching our
faith. The Lord has the
ability to stretch our faith
for our own good.

8. •When CRISIS arises,
our faith is being
stretch.

9. •When TROUBLES are
present.
II Cor. 4:8
We are hard pressed on every
side, but not crushed;
perplexed, but not in despair;

10. •When SICKNESS are around.

11. What to do to establish our
faith?
• Go never stop until you
receive your desire. (Luke
5:1-11)
• Obey what ever the result.
(v.5)
• Don’t argue with God. (v.6-7)