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Let’s open our Bibles to 1 Kings 19:15-17,19-21. 2 Kings 2:11-13 “. . . Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it, and he.
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Let’s open our Bibles to 1 Kings 19:15-17,19-21
2 Kings 2:11-13 “. . . Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. He also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him . . ..”
Mentoring - “to help and give advice to someone who has less experience than you . . ..” (Cambridge Dictionary)
2 Timothy 2:2 “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”
The Value Individual growth
Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.”
1 Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
The Value Strengthen the church
Ephesians 4:11–14 “. . . for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry . . . that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine . . ..”
The Value Strong Ties to Strong Christians
Colossians 4:17 “And say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”
The Value Strong Ties to Strong Christians
The Value The Why & How
The Why & How Develops Character
Proverbs 13:20 “He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.”
The Why & How Passively
Philippians 3:17 “Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern.”
1 Timothy 4:12 “Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
John 13:15 “For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.”
The Why & How Actively
The Why & How Actively Elijah & Elisha 1 Kings 19:19-21
The Why & How Actively Jethro & Moses Exodus 18:14, 20, 24
The Why & How Actively Moses & Joshua Deut.3:28
The Why & How Actively Naomi & Ruth Ruth 1:16-17
Ruth 1:16-17 “. . . For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried. . ..”’
The Why & How Actively Jesus & the Apostles Mark 3:13-15; Matt.28:19-20
The Value The Why & How
The Value The Why & How Who?
Who? Everyone
Who? New Converts
1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”