Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0413A recorded on September 6, 1981 teaching from 2 Kings 4:1-7 – Bring Me Yet a Vessel.
Pastor Cyril A. Stevens draws profound lessons from 2 Kings 4:1-7, emphasizing God’s concern for widows and the dangers of indebtedness, both financial and spiritual. He illustrates how a widow in dire straits, facing the loss of her sons to servitude due to debt, finds miraculous abundance through faith. Stevens’ core message highlights that despite our “great smallness” and sinfulness, if we “come just as you are” to God and “pour out your life” to Him in private prayer, like the woman pouring oil, He will provide a “measure pressed down and running over”, bringing not only relief from our burdens but also a life of overflowing joy and purpose that benefits others. Pastor Stevens ultimately calls for a personal, private commitment to Christ, revealing that true abundance stems from offering our humble selves to God’s boundless grace.