ELIJAH SERIES #8: THE MENTORING SERVANT (1 Kings 19:15-21)

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1 KINGS 19:15-21 – THE MENTORING SERVANT

GOOD (FAITHFUL) SERVANT FOR BAD TIMES #8 of 10 ON ELIJAH

  • Have you ever mentored someone to do a job that you are doing?
  • When is it time for you to become a mentor? 

It would soon be time for Elijah to go home to Heaven. He needed a replacement that would be mentored by him and take over after his departure. Elisha was that man. 

THE CHOICE OF A PROTÉGÉ – 1 Kings 19:15-16

  • God’s choice was Elisha. God should choose mentors and protégés. 

THE CALL OF THE PROTÉGÉ – 1 Kings 19:19-20

  • How does God call people to become protégés? 

THE CONSENT OF THE PROTÉGÉ – 1 Kings 19:21-22 

THE CURRICULUM OF THE PROTÉGÉ

  1. Time (Together) – 1 Kings 19:22
  • To mentor someone, time must be spent with the individual, not only in formal teaching times, but especially interaction on a personal basis.
  • Why are one on one times valuable both to a mentor and a protégé? 
  1. Testimony – 2 Timothy 3:10-11, 1 Timothy 4:12
  • Jesus set the example for His disciples to follow. Matthew 10:24-25
  • As Elijah’s constant companion, Elisha witnessed key events that instructed him.

These included the events in 1 Kings 21 and 2 Kings 1-2.

  • Watching a mentor handle life, and in some cases death, testifies to the reality of his or her faith. 
  1. Teaching – Matthew 5:1-2, Timothy 2:2, 1 Timothy 4:13 
  1. Tasks – Philippians 4:9
  • As Elijah’s servant, Elisha would have been assigned things to do.
  • Jesus sent His disciples on mission, and they reported back to Him. Mark 6:7-12, 30

Paul constantly assigned Timothy, Titus, and other protégés tasks to be completed. 1 Timothy 1:3, Titus 1:5