Intro - It has been said, "It's easier to have a birth than a resurrection"... Spiritually, those who are unsaved need both. Our text involves a miraculous raising of a dead son. Let's notice 8 analogies between raising the dead and reaching the lost which will help us understand what it takes to see people saved...

• Involves Passion - Vs. 17-26



• Involves Persuasion - Vs. 26c-28



• Involves Proximity - Vs. 29-32



• Involves Privacy - v. 33a



• Involves Prayer - v. 33b



• Involves Proceedure - v. 34



• Involves Perseverance - Vs. 35-36



• Involves Prize - v. 37




Conclusion -

Will there be someone in Heaven because of you? Like Elisha, you and I can be used of God to "raise the dead" and reach the lost.