1. Act of faith
Widow’s oil multiplied

2. 2 Kings 4:1-7
The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant
my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the LORD. But now his creditor is
coming to take my two boys as his slaves.”
2 Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?”
“Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of olive oil.”
3 Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbour's for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a
few.4 Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the
jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”
5 She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her
and she kept pouring. 6 When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me
another one.”
But he replied, “There is not a jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts.
You and your sons can live on what is left.”

3. Death & Debt
MOTHER KNEW WHERE TO GO IN THE TIME OF NEED
Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so
that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time
of need.
Hebrews 4:16
If we don’t understand you are in debt then you don’t see
need for help
If you don’t understand seriousness of the problem you may
not be able to choose right person
Blessed is the mother who knows where to go

4. Slavery
 Consequence of debt is slavery to creditors
 Consequence of sin is slavery to sin
Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave
to sin
John 8:34

5. What you have? What you need?
A warrior knows his strength and weakness
A successful business man knows his
capabilities
A honest man not only knows his mistakes

6. Act of faith
.. borrow empty vessels,..
Like oil multiplied, its not hard for God to multiply the jars
Exercising faith
Our actions prove our faith
Those who fail to exercise faith, also fail to experience God’s
overflowing blessings
In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need
someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over
again. You need milk, not solid food! 13 Anyone who lives on milk, being
still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness
Hebrews 5:12-13

7. MOTHER FOUND THE ANSWER TO HER NEED WAS RIGHT AT HOME
Promises and provisions awaiting to be claimed
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in
your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved
Romans 10:9

8. Involving children in the faith
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will
not turn from it
Psalms 22:6

9. POSSIBILITIES ARE UNLIMITED
There is no end to HIS blessings
Oil didn’t stop until last vessel was filled
Number of vessels she brought was determined by her faith
...prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you
the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall
not be room enough to receive it
Malachi 3:10
Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it
Psalm 81:10
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows
Psalm 23: 5

10. The miraculous supply
Filled all the vessels
The limit on supply
Number of vessels
What ever you have is enough for God to use
What God will do with what you have.
 A boy’s lunch
 Moses’ rod
 David’s sling