God's Care Through Trials

Theme: In the Midst of a Broken World, Difficult Things Happen to God's Servants, but God Cares for Them Through it All!
I. God Multiplies Oil to Care for His Messenger's Widow – vv. 1-7
A. God's Help Sought for an Indebted Widow – v. 1
B. God Uses what the Widow Had to Supply Her Need – vv. 2-7
II. God Gives, Takes, and Returns a Son to One who Cared for His Messenger – vv. 8-37
A. Seeking to Serve God By Serving His Messenger – vv. 8-11
B. God Gives the Shunammite a Son – vv. 12-17
C. The Shunammite's Son Restored to Her – vv. 18-37
III. God Provides Food for His Messengers in the Midst of Famine – vv. 38-44
A. Elisha Works with the School of the Prophets to Provide Food in a Famine – vv. 38-39
B. God Uses Elisha to Neutralize the Poison – vv. 40-41
C. God Uses Elijah to Multiply Food – vv. 42-44