God granted Elisha this gift. He saw the end. Through all the difficulties of his life Elisha knew that victory that would someday be his. God has granted us this same vision. We see the victory that will be ours through Jesus Christ.

Matthew 11:12   12 “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. 1903 is considered the first successful flight of a powered airplane by the Wright brothers. Wilbur Wright died nine years later in 1912. Orville Wright lived another 45 years.

The Jews hated Rome and because they hated Rome they despised the tax-collectors who served Rome. Throughout the Gospels we see evidence of this hatred in passages like Matthew 9:10.Matthew 9:10 Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with

Philippians 2:12-16 | 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;  Vanessa and I were in a bit of a bind this week. Both cars ended up in the shop. However, Lillo’s were kind enough

Matthew 21:33-46 | Matthew 21:33 “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.  You are God’s vineyard. This parable begins with a detailed description of God’s love

Philippians 2:1-4 | 2 Corinthians 4:6   6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Because Christ is our light, therefore our text reminds us to always be mindful

Matthew 20:1-16 | November 23, 2001, the day after thanksgiving.  I was home from college trying to sleep in when my mother woke me up at 7am. She wanted me to go to Best Buy to get a TV that was on sale. I tried to tell her that by the time I got there they would all

Mark 14:51-52 | Greetings dear friends in Christ!  His grace and peace be with you all!                As you know, Jesus’ had many fans and followers at the Palm Sunday parade.   But they began to disappear as His cross drew near.  Mark tells us in chapter 14 that  none of Jesus’ closest disciples  chose to follow Him.  Mark

Matthew 18:1-6 | After Jonah was swallowed by a sea creature and spit back out. After Jonah preached to the city of Nineveh. He went and sat on a hill watching the city of Nineveh. He was sitting there hoping the city would get what it deserved. As he sat there God caused a tree to grow up

Matthew 16:21-28 | Last week we heard Peters confession “you are the Christ.” We saw how through this confession Peter became one who was built on the rock that is Christ. We all also with Abraham, Job, David, Peter and many others become children of God through this same confession. Having become children of God through faith, Jesus