SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LOSE IN ORDER TO WIN

2 KINGS 5

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. HE SEEMED TO BE A WINNER

 

1. He Had Great Accomplishments [v. 1a]

 

2. He Had Great Affliction [v. 1b]

 

3. He Had Great Aspirations [v. 4-6]

 

II. HE SUSTAINED GREAT LOSSES

 

1. He Lost His Cool [v. 10-12]

 

2. He Lost His Pride [v. 13-14a, Proverbs 16:18, 27:6]

 

-Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

-Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

 

3. He Lost His Leprosy [v. 14b]

 

III. HIS SALVATION WAS OF GOD [He went from being a loser to being a winner]

 

1. The People of God Were Instrumental in this Change [v. 2-3, 7]

 

2. The Promises of God Were Indispensable in this Change [v. 8-10]

 

3. The Potential of God’s Working In Him Can Solidify the Change [v. 15-19, 2 Corinthians 5:17]

 

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.