SV Identity 2026: Make Disciples | Matt Beasley

1 Kings 17 – 2 Kings 2 — Elijah's whole life, mountaintop fire and cave-bound despair, becomes the story of one ordinary man handing off a calling to another. Lead Pastor Matt Beasley continues SV Identity at Severns Valley.

Jesus' final words in Matthew 28 aren't a command to go somewhere special, but a call to make disciples right where you already are. Lead Pastor Matt Beasley traces that call through the life of Elijah: fed at the brook and by a widow's jar of flour, victorious over the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, then collapsed under a broom tree ready to die, only to be met by God's provision again. Out of that same brokenness, God sends Elijah to find Elisha, who leaves everything behind, walks alongside him for years, and eventually carries his mantle forward.

A few things to carry into your week:

Making disciples isn't a command to go somewhere new — it's what happens as you're already going, in your work, your school, your neighborhood.

God's provision doesn't wait for you to have it together; He met Elijah in the wilderness at his lowest just as clearly as He met him on the mountaintop.

Discipling someone doesn't mean having it all figured out — it means saying "follow me as I stumble toward Jesus," not "follow me because I'm perfect."

The call to make disciples is the call to sacrifice something — your time, your comfort, your plans — to walk with someone one step closer to Jesus.

"Who's the Elisha God is asking you to walk alongside?"

August 16, 2026

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