THESE WATERS ARE DEEP

2 Kings 6:1-7

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

THE HISTORICAL ACCOUNT

 

I. THE PLACE IS TOO STRAIT [v. 1-4]

 

1. The Problem [v. 1]

2. The Plan [v. 2]

3. The Plea [v. 3-4]

 

II. THE PROBLEM IS TOO COMPLICATED [v. 5-6]

 

1. The Predicament [v. 5]

2. The Perception [v. 6a]

3. The Place [v. 6b]

 

 

III. THE POTENTIAL IS TOO OFTEN OVERLOOKED [v. 6-7]

 

1. The Powerlessness of Mankind [v. 5]

2. The Power of God [v. 6, Matthew 19:26]

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

3. The Part of Man [v. 7]

 

SPIRITUAL LESSONS FOR THE LOST

-Mankind is Lost [Hopeless, Helpless, Powerless]

-only through the Gospel, the power of God, can deliverance be obtained

       -Rm. 1:16, Dt. 21:23, Gal. 3:13

-Man must take what God offers [Rm. 9:10-13, John 1:12]

 

SPIRITUAL LESSONS FOR THE SAVED

-The People of God are to Show the Way [Mt. 28, 1 Pt. 3:15]

-We Must “Borrow” the Power of God

-If we lose it the place to look is where it fell from us.