A Double Portion and Divine Expansion
Pastor Joel Urshan – Sunday at 11:00 AM in our Finneytown campus, at Gracepoint Church, 7630 View Pl Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45224.
2 Kings 2:1-2, 9-13
1 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 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.
9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. 13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
2 Kings 6:15-17
15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? 16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Disponibilidad vs. Capacidad
Pastor Raúl Rubio – Servicio de adoración dominical
1 Corintios 9:16-27
16 Si anuncio el evangelio, no tengo por qué gloriarme, porque me es impuesta necesidad; y ¡ay de mí si no anunciara el evangelio! 17 Por eso, si lo hago de buena voluntad, recompensa tendré; pero si de mala voluntad, la comisión me ha sido encomendada. 18 ¿Cuál, pues, es mi recompensa? Que, predicando el evangelio, presente gratuitamente el evangelio de Cristo, para no abusar de mi derecho en el evangelio.
19 Por lo cual, siendo libre de todos, me he hecho siervo de todos para ganar al mayor número. 20 Me he hecho a los judíos como judío, para ganar a los judíos; a los que están sujetos a la Ley (aunque yo no esté sujeto a la Ley) como sujeto a la Ley, para ganar a los que están sujetos a la Ley; 21 a los que están sin Ley, como si yo estuviera sin Ley (aunque yo no estoy sin ley de Dios, sino bajo la ley de Cristo), para ganar a los que están sin Ley. 22 Me he hecho débil a los débiles, para ganar a los débiles; a todos me he hecho de todo, para que de todos modos salve a algunos. 23 Y esto hago por causa del evangelio, para hacerme copartícipe de él.
24 ¿No sabéis que los que corren en el estadio, todos a la verdad corren, pero uno solo se lleva el premio? Corred de tal manera que lo obtengáis. 25 Todo aquel que lucha, de todo se abstiene; ellos, a la verdad, para recibir una corona corruptible, pero nosotros, una incorruptible. 26 Así que yo de esta manera corro, no como a la ventura; de esta manera peleo, no como quien golpea el aire; 27 sino que golpeo mi cuerpo y lo pongo en servidumbre, no sea que, habiendo sido heraldo para otros, yo mismo venga a ser eliminado.
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