Where is the Lord God of Elijah?

Introduction

2 Kings 2:11–15 KJV 1900

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; 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. 15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

Body

Want to accomplish several things:

Reemphasize the necessity of God working with us, confirming His Word with signs following

Reemphasize the necessity of our total commitment to the cause of building God’s Kingdom

Introduce to the congregation that God is ordering us to begin - We’ll institute an almost complete focus as a church on prayer and fasting

We’ll meet at the church every Tuesday night at 7pm for one hour to focus on prayer for the express purpose of seeing God’s salvation of La Crosse county

We’ll be fasting as much as we can every week for the express purpose of seeing God’s salvation of La Crosse county

Reemphasize the level of seriousness and the urgency of God’s spirit in this day and age