2 Kings Part 2: Strike The Ground

This message takes us into 2 Kings 13, where King Jehoash shows up at the end of Elisha’s life feeling desperate and unsure. Elisha gives him something simple but meaningful to do – pick up a bow, shoot an arrow – and Jehoash does it right away. But then Elisha tells him to strike the ground with the arrows, and he only does it three times… then stops. That hesitation ends up costing him. Partial obedience, partial breakthrough.

Honestly, that hits close to home. A lot of us start strong. When we first meet God or when life gets hard, we’re all in. But when things feel a little weird, a little uncomfortable, too comfortable, or when no one’s watching, it’s easy to pull back. We stop short.

This story pushes us to ask some real questions: What prayers have we held back on? Who do we still need to forgive? What has God nudged us to do that we brushed off because it didn’t make sense in the moment?

And when it comes to living this out, we’re not doing it empty-handed. Ephesians 6 reminds us we’ve actually been given everything we need: truth, righteousness, faith, salvation, God’s Word, and prayer. That’s how we “strike the ground” in our everyday lives.

Will we keep going when it feels repetitive or unnoticed? Will we press past what feels comfortable? Because Denver doesn’t just need more people going to church on Sundays. It needs people who are all in: showing up for each other, staying rooted in the Word, praying like it matters, and building real community centered on Jesus.