A Faith on Fire Inquires

Harris Creek Baptist Church

Harris Creek

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Pastor John Elmore’s sermon on 2 Kings 6, reminded us that following Jesus means asking God first—about the little stuff, when life feels impossible, and before making big moves. Through Elisha’s story, he showed that God cares about the small details, fights for us when we feel surrounded, and can flip the script in ways we’d never expect. His challenge? Make prayer your first instinct, not your last resort, so your faith stays bold, real, and completely dependent on Him.

Ask God about the small

Ask God when your back’s against the wall

Ask God before you make the call

Life Group Discussion:

What’s an example of something in your life that feels “too small” to pray about—but might be worth bringing to God?

How would your fear level change if you could really see that God’s power and presence are greater than what’s against you?

Can you think of a time God’s answer went against what you thought made the most sense—but turned out better?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, so I want to start by telling you about Laura and I's probably source of highest conflict,
0:06.6	like the one that gets the greatest frequency, sometimes the greatest intensity.
0:10.4	It goes like this.
0:11.6	I'm like, hey, babe, just reminder, I'm going to be gone on Thursday night.
0:15.6	And she's like, what are you talking about?
0:18.3	You know that we have this family dinner or this sporting event.
0:21.8	I'm like, no, I've got this thing with the guys. It's the men's event. And she's like, no, we talked about this. We've got dinner with the kids and this family. I'm like, hey, I'm so sorry, but I told you like a month ago. This has been on the cat. She's like, no, you didn't. I told you that we had a family event here.
0:38.5	Like, we can't.
0:39.5	You have to move that.
0:40.3	I'm like, I can't move that. Like, I'm the one that said it first. And it's always at an impasse and it escalates increasingly as we're like, you've got to be kidding me. I'm like, you've got to be kidding me. This is ridiculous. You've got to pay attention. Then what I do is I subpoena the emails and the texts.
0:57.6	I'm like... kidding me. This is ridiculous. You've got to pay attention. Then what I do is I subpoena the emails
0:56.2	and the texts. I'm like, I would like to call into account Exhibit A. Hang on. You just wait.
1:03.3	Scroll, scroll, scroll. I'm like the I cloud must have deleted it because I, because I know, I know that I, and she's just
1:13.5	like waiting and tapping her foot.
1:16.2	It's just like, are you ready yet?
1:19.3	I'm like, will you please forgive me?
1:22.2	Because it's like so hard to blend two people, two calendars, two schedules, two finances, throw in top of that
1:31.2	kids. It's like the blending and mashup of all of that. Like I'm making plans, she's making
1:35.6	plans and all the communication that has to happen in order of that to align and not conflict
1:41.7	with each other. And so it just happens on repeat despite being married almost 15 years.
1:46.2	It's like, what is happening?
1:48.2	Because it's hard.
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