Sermon Reflections from Pick Up the Cloak | Alex Hardt | July 26, 2026 Pastor Alex started with a topic that is difficult for all of us, but he gives us an example of someone who nailed it! Obedient, Surrender When was the last time you can remember following with your whole heart in obedient surrender? I pray that it was God you were following, like his prophet Elisha did in 1 Kings. Elijah was told by God to go and call him to follow in his ministry. Picture the scene, Elisha is out plowing the fields with 12 other teams of oxen. Elijah shows up and throws his cloak towards him. Elisha knew this was a call to follow him. (I might not have known but it was clear to Elisha.) He told Elijah let me say his goodbyes and then he would follow him. He then proceeds kill the oxen and makes a fire to roast their flesh with the wood of his plow. He gives the food to the other workers and leaves to follow Elijah becoming his assistant. There was no going back for Elisha he was “a...
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