2 Chronicles 22:3–4 "His mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like the house of Ahab, for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction." Friends, I want to ask you this question. Are the people around you drawing you closer to God — or pulling you further away? The people we look at in today's passage did not simply make bad choices. From the very beginning, they were connected to the wro

Title 2 Kings 2; 4 Everyone, picture this scene with me this morning. The master is leaving. A chariot of fire rises into the sky. The disciple is left alone. But he did not weep. He made a request. 2 Kings 2, verse 9. Elisha says to Elijah: "Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me." The Hebrew word for "double" is פִּי־שְׁנַיִם (pi-shenayim) — literally, "two mouths' worth." This is not simply a request for more power. It is the exact phrase used in Deuteronomy