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    A Widow Saves Her Children (Bagged Lunch Morsel 3)

    By Jeremy | October 24, 2007

    + Bagged Lunch Morsel 1; Morsel 2; Morsel 3; Morsel 4; Morsel 5; Morsel 6, Morsel 7; Morsel 8 This is post 3 of 8 in a series based on the curriculum I wrote for last year's Urban Youth Workers Institute Reload training events: “Bagged Lunch and a Drop of Oil: Multiplying Re$ource$ for Urban Ministry”. Read the entire series here. ____________________

    A Widow Creates

    2 Kings 4:1-7 • A husband’s debts + a cranky creditor nearly cost a widow her sons’ freedom. • The prophet’s response: What’s in your hand? • A few drops of oil and a town full of jars later, she bought their freedom. • It was only after she ran out of containers that the oil stopped flowing.

    God's Creativity Model in Action

    • Empty, formless, and void “His creditor is coming” to enslave sons (v.1) • The Spirit hovered “He revered the Lord.” (v.1) • Lights turned on “How can I help you?” (v.2) • Established horizon “What do you have in your hand?” (v.2) • Rearranged resources “Nothing, … except a little oil.” (v.2) • Prepared environment Find empty jars and, “Don’t ask for just a few.” (v.3) • Experienced God’s provision “Pour oil in the jars” (v.4) • Reproduced and ruled “She kept pouring” (v.5) • Rested - When there were no jars left, “the oil stopped flowing.” (v.5)

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