EXTRA! Concepts for Adults – Elisha: Seeing the Hand of God at Work – Session 1

**EXTRA helps the group plans within the Bible Research for Life chief guides.**

Date: April 27, 2025

God’s Hand in Calling Us to Serve

The Level: God invitations us to affix Him in His work.

Get Into the Research

Share the next as you learn and focus on the opening “The Bible Meets Life.”

After promising to have fun her success within the White Home whereas on the marketing campaign path, Vice President JD Vance held true to his promise, celebrating his mom’s ten-year sobriety milestone. Whereas Beverly Vance handed her milestone in January 2025, she acquired her official medallion commemorating the occasion on the White Home celebration.

To have fun this unimaginable milestone, the Vice President invited a number of individuals, together with reporters and political figures. All of the friends appeared pleased to be invited and praised Beverly for her accomplishment. Congratulations got here from reporter Megyn Kelly and Speaker Mike Johnson, whereas political advisor Emma-Jo Morris referred to as Beverly’s success a “touching and wonderful” story.

Celebrating one other’s success is often a superb invitation to just accept, particularly for a ten-year sobriety milestone. Whereas lots of these invited to this celebration are well-known figures and possibly obtain invites typically, this appeared to be one they had been pleased to just accept. Simply because the vp invited individuals to have fun his mom’s success, God invitations us to affix in His work with Him. And simply as these invited to Beverly’s celebration had been pleased to just accept, we must always likewise settle for each invitation to affix God in Kingdom work.

Research the Bible

Share the next as you focus on Query #3.

In early April, highschool senior Austin Metcalf was stabbed and killed at a monitor meet over a seating dispute. In line with his twin brother, Metcalf approached Karmelo Anthony, a senior from the visiting staff’s faculty, and mentioned that [Anthony] was sitting within the incorrect spot. Anthony pulled a knife from his bag and stabbed him within the coronary heart. When questioned by police, Anthony confessed that he’d dedicated the crime and has been charged with first-degree homicide.

Throughout interviews, Metcalf’s father, Jeff, shared that through the occasion, he was praying and trusting that God had a plan for the scenario. He additionally added that he was selecting to go forward and forgive [Anthony], figuring out that God was going to deal with their household.

Our world is fraught with peril and uncertainty, however once we depend on God and permit Him to work in us, we’re extra simply in a position to belief Him with tough conditions. Accepting a job in kingdom work with God means permitting Him to make us extra like Him (sanctification), which permits us to depend on Him and see His hand in all conditions.

EXTRA was written by Emily Duncan, a Southern California native at present residing in West Georgia along with her husband, daughter, and two canine. God saved her from Wicca when she was sixteen, and she or he now serves alongside her youth pastor husband as a ladies’ chief at New Hope First Baptist Church in Dallas, GA. Emily spends most of her time tangled in yarn whereas crocheting or studying outdoors within the hammock.

Reside It Out (Choice from Grownup Chief Information)

Upfront, enlist a volunteer to steer the group in a music of committal to God’s calling or instructions in our lives.

Further Questions

Ice Breaker

What are some expertise or abilities through which you excel?
When have you ever hesitantly accepted an invite solely to be pleasantly stunned later on the occasion?
How ought to we reply when God calls us to an project?
What’s probably the most fascinating invitation you’ve acquired?
When have you ever acquired an invite you probably did every part you can to get out of?

1 Kings 19:19-2

Who has been an instance to you of obedience to the voice of the Lord?
What can we study Elisha from these verses?
How will we discern God’s name?
How does Elisha’s speedy response to God’s name problem our understanding of obedience?
What are some issues we’d have to go away behind as a way to be a part of God in His work?

2 Kings 2:7-11

How does God’s presence allow individuals to serve Him in unusual life?
When have you ever served in a means that made you conscious of your must depend upon the Lord?
When have you ever had the chance to be taught non secular truths extra mature in his or her religion?

2 Kings 2:12-15

Why is it very important for believers to depend on God’s energy slightly than their private skills?
How have you ever skilled God’s empowerment as you serve Him?
How do you suppose God’s actions helped gasoline Elisha’s confidence in his calling?
What takeaways from this passage can we apply to our personal lives?
What steps can we take to depend on God’s energy as we search to serve Him at present?
What are some methods God can reassure us His presence is with us?