Burwood Presbyterian Church

Introduction:  From Life to Death (17-18)  What has happened looks like it doesn’t make sense  God uses this to display his sovereignty over death, and for His Glory  Points forward to Christ  Psalm 77:19, Psalm 119:75  Widows growing faith.  Faithful Prayer (19-21)  Elijah trusts God and pours out his heart to him in prayer  Lessons about prayer urgency of  necessity of  value of secret/private  earnestness of  the art of  perseverance of  boldness of.  From Death to Life (22-24)  Just like Christ with the widow of Nain  Declares the Glory of God  Death temporarily defeated with this first resurrection, points forward to the ultimate defeat of death through Christ  Death still a powerful separator, but not an eternal one  Any death should make us reflect on our own readiness for death.  Conclusion: