13 September 2026 | The Double Portion Set up | BEM Grace Online

𝟐 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟐:𝟗 (𝐍𝐊𝐉𝐕) "And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “𝑨𝒔𝒌! 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝑰 𝒅𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖?” Elisha said, “𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒂 𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆.”" This Sunday's sermon traces the biblical pattern from the firstborn’s double inheritance in Deuteronomy to Christ as the Firstborn and believers as His joint heirs: Emphasizing that the inheritance must be actively received by faith. The story of Elisha and Elijah illustrates this pattern: Elisha faithfully followed Elijah and boldly asked for a double portion of his spirit, while Jesus similarly prepared His disciples to continue His work through the promised Holy Spirit. The account of Hannah further demonstrates God’s grace and generosity, as Hannah received a double portion, poured out her heart before God, and saw her prayer answered through the birth and dedication of Samuel.