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  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    The Floating Axe Head

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 9, 2014
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    This story from 2 Kings 6:1-7 is an Old Testament illustration pared with a New Testament admonition from Revelation 2:4-5 about losing your first love. If you lose your cutting edge, how can you get it back?

    The Floating Axe head Revelation 2-3; II Kings 6:1-7 INTRODUCTION: Last week, Richard preached the last sermon in our 30-week series called The Story. That series took us all the way from Genesis through Revelation. In our last Pueblo group we were discussing the last lesson … from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • JEREMIAH MENYONGAI avatar

    You Must Protect Your Axe Head!

    Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Mar 10, 2020
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    The Story Of The Lost Axe-Head Is One Of A Miracle Of Recovery & Restoration. The axe-head speaks of the power, the anointing, the enablement of the Holy Ghost, without which Christian service is ineffective. Protect your axe head.

    YOU MUST PROTECT YOUR AXE HEAD! 1. 2 KINGS 6:1 The company of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us. 2 Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to meet.” And he said, “Go.” 3 Then one of them ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    When God Restores: Steps To Recovery & Restoration In God

    Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Mar 10, 2020
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    As believers, our hope ultimately rests in the promise that Christ will come back for us one day and make all things new. But what about the here & now? The Bible is full of examples of how God makes things new for His glory & our good.

    WHEN GOD RESTORES: STEPS TO RECOVERY & RESTORATION IN GOD 1. 2 KINGS:8 1 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, and depart with your household, and sojourn wherever you can, for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    A Floating Axe, That's Weird Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 7, 2018
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    This is the first in the "That's Weird" series where we look at strange stories from the Bible. This message looks at the story of the floating axe head and what that means for us today.

    If you did the Sunday School thing, or have been attending church most of your life then you probably know who I mean when I reference Elijah.  If you didn’t do the Sunday School thing or you’re relatively new to the church thing then you might not know who Elijah was. He was an Old Testament ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    I Want It Back

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Feb 4, 2018
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     | 60,102 views

    When you recognized you're missing something and you refuse to go on without it, you'll tell God: I want it back.

    Read Text 2 Ki 6:1-7 For the last several days I've been hearing these words in my spirit, "something is missing". How many has ever eaten something, You know, something you really like, you love it. You love the taste of it. It's cooked a special way. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Has Your Faith Sunk

    Contributed by Norman Bernad on Sep 28, 2020
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    It’s a story that is told to us about a miracle that God performed through one of His greatest Old Testament prophets, Elisha. Elisha was the prophetic successor of another great Old Testament prophet named Elijah.

    Has your faith sunk 1. 2 kings 6:1-7 2. Job 42:1-10 “Faith is not believing that God can; it is knowing that He will”. Faith allows God to do for us and with us what we could never do alone. It’s a story that is told to us about a miracle that God performed through one of His greatest Old ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Wilson Oshorakpor avatar

    Iron Can Swim

    Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Apr 25, 2023
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    When a man makes iron to float on water, people will say it is magic. God is not a magician. He is the God of miracles. Nothing is impossible with Him. He can make iron swim. His children too can.

    TEXT: 2 KINGS 6:5-6 (NIV) "As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water. 'Oh no, my lord!' he cried out. 'It was borrowed!' The man of God asked, 'Where did it fall?' When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Recovery Is In Reach

    Contributed by Larry Grant on Feb 11, 2023
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    The gifts of God are irrevocable, so is the anointing of God. 1 John 2:27 says, “But as for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you;” But we will never be able to serve the Lord in an effective manner with a broken tool! God can help us to recover what has fallen.

    II King 6:1-7 (NKJV) Recovery is in Reach February 12, 2023 Setting: The school of the prophets had grown to the point that they needed a new place. As they are in the process of cutting down trees to build their new school, one of the ministers loses his ax head in the Jordan River. He becomes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Elisha Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Feb 17, 2023
     | 3,759 views

    The timid and shy man who became a mighty voice for God.

    February 18, 2023 Today we transition from the mission of Elijah to the mission of Elisha. I have broken down Elisha’s story into 8 vignettes: • The mob and the 2 bears • The widows oil • The Shunamite woman • Poison Food • Naaman’s Leprosy • The floating axe head • The blind army • The ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Finding Lost Faith: Lessons From An Axehead SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 9, 2023
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     | 1,520 views

    There are numerous things that can be regained if we apply these principles. Understanding the story of the lost axehead can help us recover our faith.

    Today, I want to share a simple yet powerful story with you. It revolves around a group of young men who found themselves in a difficult situation. They were living in a cramped space and decided to build a new house. However, as they began their construction project, they encountered a major ...read more

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    God Who Can Make The Impossible Possible

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Feb 22, 2025
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    This passage describes an impossible event in which God makes things possible.

    Title: The God of the Impossible Theme: God can do the impossible if we believe it is possible. Text: 2 Kings 6:1 - 7 . . . MADE THE IRON FLOAT. — 2 K I N G S 6 : 6 2 Kings 6:1-7 And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "See now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Go! And Don’t Miss The Message In The Weird Stuff Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jun 11, 2025
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     | 624 views

    There is some weird stuff in the Bible... Talking donkeys. Floating axe heads. Men swallowed by fish. Commands not to wear mixed fabrics. Giants. Seraphim with six wings... All of which ultimately points us back to our redemption in Jesus Christ.

    Go! And Don’t Miss the Message in the Weird Stuff There is some weird stuff in the Bible... which ultimately points us back to our redemption in Jesus Christ. Titus 2:14 (NLT): “He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • JM Raja Lawrence avatar

    The Place Is Too Small

    Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Jun 21, 2025
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    Sometimes God's blessing creates beautiful problems that require faithful responses, while other times success can lead to spiritual complacency that demands honest restoration.

    The Place Is Too Small 2 Kings 6:1-6 Introduction There comes a moment in every believer's life, in every ministry, and in every congregation when we must honestly assess where we are and where God is calling us to go. Sometimes we find ourselves in seasons of growth that demand expansion, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ricky Tuttle Thd avatar

    When The Axe Head Falls Off

    Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Jul 4, 2025
     | 841 views

    Today I would like to look at a text that can help us in our daily walk.

    “When The Axe Head Falls Off” 2 Kings 6:1-7 Today I would like to look at a text that can help us in our daily walk. Elisha was with the “sons of the prophets” or if you will Disciples. Looks like they are in Gilgal according to 2 Kings 4:38 “And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The God Who Recovers What Was Lost Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 16, 2025
     | 329 views

    This story reminds us that God is not only concerned with great battles and national affairs—He is also interested in the tools we lose while serving Him.

    THE GOD WHO RECOVERS WHAT WAS LOST By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Kings 6:1-7 Supporting Texts: Joel 2:25-26; Jeremiah 30:17; John 10:10; Psalm 126:1-6; Luke 15:8-10 INTRODUCTION: This short but powerful episode in the prophetic ministry of Elisha reveals God’s concern for even the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God