As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!”But as one was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. Then he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.”But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.
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in that moment. Right. So it calls us to understand, it calls on us to discern that just because we are faithful witnesses in the community, that it doesn't mean that we won't experience financial setbacks, that even when we're doing right, things will go wrong, but that our contributions, what we give, what we sow, is a blessing. I think, as you said, what happens if, You know, how does my financial mismanagement impact other people? Great question. We want to grow to the place where we can ask, how does my stewardship, my faithfulness to God, how will this impact and be a blessing to other folks? Right. That's the word of God for the people of God. We say thanks be unto God. We on the come up from underwater. Amen. Give God praise for Dr. Ayers tonight. We thank God for our senior pastor, Dr. Haynes, for preaching this word with such power and authority. And we extend to those of you who might be watching us tonight, those of you who may be in the sanctuary, this privilege to be connected with this prophetic community of faith, like those who are in the scriptures, those seekers, those discerners of the spirit of God and of the times. …
… and they begin to cut down trees for the project. As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head falls into the water. They're chopping trees to build something for God, to make space for their growth, to enlarge their territory. And while they're doing it, the instrument falls apart. I don't want to move too swiftly from that point. That they are in the forest, chopping down trees, using an axe head, when iron at that time is hard to come by. in order to do what God called them to do, unconventional thought, they had to take out a loan. To get it done, they had to take out a loan to get the job done. Somebody who's in the row in front of you is in debt, not due to frivolous spending, but because it was a means to an end for survival. You had to get student loans, which put you in debt for a degree. You had to borrow to get a house, so now you are carrying a mortgage and it don't even feel like home. …
… he gives us that the greatest and most strategic breakthroughs occur. I want you to join me for a moment today in 2 Kings chapter 6 verses 1 through 7. I took a poll of 10 Christians, 10 people who went to Bible school. 9.7 of the 10 said, I've never heard that story preached before. So that means today this will be the best sermon on 2 Kings 6, 1 through 7 you've ever heard. So I'm stacking the odds in my favor. You can't say anything else. You say, well, that's the best sermon I've ever heard about that scripture because it's the only one I've heard about that scripture. Now I am rested, but I might be a little rusty, so I need your grace amens today while I'm preaching. I said I need your grace amens today. We're going to get our timing down in the first 10 minutes so we can go to church here. I don't want you to miss anything the Lord has for you, so lean in from the very beginning. …