double portion of your spirit

More than like me 

(2nd the book of kings 2;9-10) 

This is my prayer that God will use all of you more than like me 

today's passage is 2nd the book of kings 2;9-10

When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, 

"Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?" 

"Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit," Elisha replied. 

"You have asked a difficult thing," Elijah said, 

"yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours--otherwise not." 

Father we thank you for this morning. 

We thank for your present 

As we start to listen to your words 

Let your holy spirit saturate and inspire us 

And bless each every one of us through your word 

In Jesus name amen 

Before Elijah go to heaven, he asked to Elisha 

What can I do for you? 

And he said “let me inherit double portion of your spirit” 

Elisha demanded to Elijah  

Give me double potion of your power, 

double portion of your anointing, double portion of your honor 

As you know Elijah is teacher of Elisha 

Elisha is a disciple of Elijah 

And now he wants to surpass his teacher 

he wants to be better than his teacher

He wants more than Elijah 

you know it doesn’t mean that he ignores his teacher 

he does not look down upon his teacher 

of course he respect Elijah as his master 

he followed him to the last 

and desires to be like him 

but not only like him, he wants more than like him 

he wants to exceed his teacher 

and he wants to be used by God more than Elijah 

then Elijah responded, “do it more than me.” 

be loved ABC students

we have here many great teachers in ABC

Ptr. 바기따이 / 다뚜 /파스토라 쉐렐 띠골/ 올라이버/ 수안/ 맘 닛쯔/ 띰벌트 and ptr. sung

and this is your blessing amen?

And I want all of you to enjoy this blessing 

And not only learn or follow from your teacher 

We have to go one step further 

We should be more than like them

This is important 

We should have this will 

1st time you should follow them

1st time you make them your mentor

and later on when you graduate and go to the field 

you should be more than like them amen?

you know some says 

Mentoring is when someone who has “been there, done that” 

takes someone who is “getting there, doing that” under their wings. 

  

Meaning if you have mentor 

You can be like him faster 

Because you can make his experience as yours 

Even you can reduce failure or mistake 

You know, your teacher or ptr in your church took long time and build up his position 

Sometimes they failed, sometimes made a mistake  

and they stand up again and study and learn by themselves 

and they formed their character and their personality 

for a long period of time 

but if you make them as your mentor

you can make it within a short period of time 

because we will learn from our teacher 

that is why Disciples are able to be more than their teacher 

As Elijah was mentor for Elisha 

And he demanded double portion of power 

double portion of anointing 

so while you study here

you study very well

and you follow their good point

make then your mentor in your lives

make them your spiritual model

and follow them, be like them and exceed them amen 

we need models 

of course our model is Jesus Christ 

and we follow him 

but while we live here in this world 

we need who help us correct and advise us in a practical manner 

that is why we need our own mentor 

you know ptr. oliver pias , the one who youth ptr. in Ptr. Baguitay's church

you see his action and his speaking style it is the same with ptr. Baguitay

you know Ptr Pedro in Ifugao he noted all my sermon and preached in his church 

every time i go ifugao 

Ptr what sermon will you preach today?

and i said this one no Ptr do not preach that one coz i preached that one already~

even he follow my hot temper

he has hot temper too

even he follow number of Anak 

i have5 anak and he have 5 anak

be loved ABC student

First time you just follow our teacher 

Follow their action, 

Parody their gesture 

And copy their sermon 

First time you just imitate 

but later on you will jump over them 

and you can make our own style from imitating from your mentor amen

you know in Korea 1st popular company is Samsung

1st time they follow sony

now  Samsung is better than Sony

it is the same Hyundai 

1st time when they make a car 

they follow Honda

they even imitate the logo

but now Hyundai all most catch up Honda

once again bothers and sisters when you have ministry 

i want all of you more than like me

and when you succeed your ministry 

just one time you invite me 

"Ptr this is my church" 

"Wow, now you are better then me"

and do not foregt love offering 

When I studied in the bible school 

I like one teacher, I made him as my mentor 

That time most of pastor’s preaching style is shouting and husky 

But my mentor is not shouting style 

His preaching is like reading a book, story teller style 

It touched 

his message is simple and clear 

He has silent style but there is something that attracts 

I like him and I follow him 

when he was preaching in the chapel 

I always take a note 

Some times I record his sermon 

I listen to it again and again 

And I imitate him 

Follow his sermon 

One time, I had a chance to preach 

so I preached 

and all classmates said “oh you looks like Ptr kim

and they even call me little kim

and I’m happy 

Because I really like and respect him 

I still have good relationship with him

and he still sponsor in ABC 

Make your mentor brothers and sisters 

and you will be like him or even exceed him amen. 

As you know apostle Paul met Barnabas after he had conversion 

That time Barnabas was a church leader 

He was the founder of Antioch church 

So he made him as his mentor and followed him 

and later on Paul exceeded his teacher 

people consider only Apostle Paul 

but Barnabas was the one who changed Paul from Saul 

Unknown Paul met Barnabas and later on he jump over his teacher 

and in the same way he was mentoring Titus and timothy 

and also Samuel, his teacher is Eli (일라이)

later on Samuel is more than Eli

so once again I want all of you to meet some mentor like Elijah 

I want you to meet master like Barnabas in your lives 

We have to know this one 

Our life will be changed as to whom we meet 

Remember, our life depended whom we meet 

it is like taxi driver

his way (his destination ) depends on the passenger he meets along the way

for example he meet the passenger 

and he said go to city hall 

then he have to go to city hall

if passenger says go to market then he have to go market

sometimes it is the same our lives 

we go along with the people we meet 

ill)Ptr waquin anak 

so I really want you to meet many many good people in your life

i want all of you to meet good mentor in your life amen

And pray to God 

Lord let me have double portion of power, 

Give me double portion of anointing 

then God will use you mightily amen 

I know you pray to God for your future husband and wife 

I’ve heard some dormitories had fasting for a girl friend 

이비가인 모 사아킨 (마간당 바바에) 구아뽀 라라께 

ASAWA is also important but meet good mentor is more important 

Pray for meeting mentors like Elijah and Barnabas amen. 

one thing more, we have to consider our mentor’s good point 

do you know, as we human being we have good points and weak points 

you like someone and you follow him as your mentor 

but when you discover his weak point, you become discouraged 

it is like this when I was child 

my Sunday school teacher was very beautiful 

she was like an angel 

And one day I saw my angel go to the CR. 

My Angel go to CR ? 

After that  she is not my angel any more 

Brothers and sisters 

Everybody has weak point 

coz we are human being 

just Focus only at the good points of your mentor 

and If you really exceed somebody, 

do not criticize but follow good point 

Discover good point and make it your own 

Diba? While ago I mentioned my mentor in korea Ptr kim

He has also many weak points 

But I don’t care 

I consider his good points only 

His anointing, his sermon style, I want to learn about that 

Who will make good progress? 

Fault seeker or merit seeker 

Be a person who discover someone’s good point not weak point 

And make that good point to become yours 

A is good, no he is mayabang 

B is good praise and worship leader, no she has marami pimple 

C is good preacher, no he is hot temper 

this is problem

youknow

There is someone always speak negative ,and weak point 

But I tell you, Jesus say’s in Matt. 7;2 

For in the same way you judge others, 

you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 

If you judge somebody you will be judged in the same way 

You know God will lead as you see 

God will lead as your view 

If you look at peoples weak points 

Then you will have many weak points as well 

This is law of seeing 

It will be done according to your seeing and contemplation( 컨템플레이션) 

Consider your teachers only good point and make it yours 

I use to mention David Yonggi cho 

I believe that he is the one whom God used in this Generation 

But somebody reproach him 

Yes he has weak point 

but he has many good points 

He pray 3 hours a day 

Before reproach him follow how much he pray 

Find good point and make it yours 

You try to pray 4 hours a day 

Then you will jump over him 

you know all our ABC teacher

they has good point marami good point 

and you just follow their good point amen

I tell you one true story 

In Korea we believe that if some boys come out January 1 

we think that he is lucky 

But if girl’s birth day is January 1 ,we believe she is unlucky 

Someone was pregnant and gave a birth January 1 

So all the family said 

Oh please LALAKE but it was BABAE 

So the family was disappointed specially her father 

she was abused by the father every day 

her father spank her many times 

so that her mother send her to a Taekweondo institution 

so she can defend herself from her father 

she grew up with many sufferings 

one day her brother was against to his father 

“why you spank my sister” 

So they fight each other because of her 

And so she ran away 

To make the story short 

She went to USA 

And married with Americano 

Even husband treat her cruelly 

So later on she divorced him 

She had a really miserable life 

Story is not yet finished 

One day she went to church by herself for comfort 

And for surviving her life 

She opened taekwondo institute 

Because she was a black belter 

And finally she succeeded in her business 

You know what is her institute theme? 

“He can do it, she can do it , why can't I “ 

This is her taekwondo institute theme 

When she opened the institute 

Every day she go to church for morning prayer 

And prayed to God 

Lord, he can do she can do why can't i

He is happy she is happy why can't i

He succeed, she succeed why not me?

She prayed to God every day 

Now she is became rich 

She is among the list of 100 rich people in America 

Brothers and sisters you can do it 

He can do it she can do it why can't I 

he blessed she blessed why not me

he prosper she prosper why nor me

he can succeed she can succeed why not me

Everything is possible to him who believes 

Lord, give me double portion of power 

Give me double portion of anointing 

God bless someone? Why not me he will bless me 

God anoints someone ? Why not me he can also anoint me 

God use somebody? why not me, he can also use me 

amen