God gives Unexpected Viewpoints.
Elisha’s servant was awoken to the unexpected viewpoint of an army with their weapons trained upon them. It was unexpected.  BUT that is nothing compared to the unexpected viewpoint God gives in the story.
God is bigger than whatever army is coming after you.  He will show you that He is for you. He will show you how to make peace with enemies.
Ask God to open your eyes to something unexpected.

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Unexpected 8 – Unexpected Viewpoints
Sermon notes by Chris Fluitt
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We are in the last week of our UNEXPECTED SERIES
We serve a God who does the unexpected. Says the unexpected. Calls us into the unexpected.
The worst thing we can do as Christians… Redemption the worst thing we can do as a church… Is to act like we have God all figured out, because God always comes up with something bigger than we expected.
You should always EXPECT
Every time we worship we should EXPECT. When you look into your Bible… When you pray… When you wake up in the morning… In the middle of hardship and trouble…
Did anyone come expecting today?
Today I want to finish off this series with a sermon entitled – Unexpected Viewpoints
Please turn with me to the book of 2 Kings chapter 6
Please do use a Bible. Everyone should own a Bible and know how to use one. If you like to use tablets or smartphones there are some great bible apps. Youversion bible app is great.  You can take notes, share scripture to social media.. it will even read to you.
2 Kings 6 is in the Old Testament and the major figure in our story is the Prophet Elisha. Not EliJA… EliSHA.
2 Kings 6:8 Now the king of Aram was at war with Israel. After conferring with his officers, he said, “I will set up my camp in such and such a place.”(NIV)
(this is a private meeting of the King of Aram and his officers. They are plotting to ambush Israel’s army)
2 Kings 6:9 The man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Beware of passing that place, because the Arameans are going down there.”(NIV)
(This man of God is Elisha and He was not in the private meeting yet knew everything that went on in the meeting – He gave the info to the King of Israel, his name is Jehoram)
2 Kings 6:10 So the king of Israel checked on the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.(NIV)
2 Kings 6:11 This enraged the king of Aram. He summoned his officers and demanded of them, “Will you not tell me which of us is on the side of the king of Israel?”(NIV)
(So the King Aram gets angry. He thinks one of his officials is betraying him)