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  • Elijah: "God's Power In The Middle Of Tragedy” Series

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jul 8, 2002
    based on 104 ratings
     | 10,053 views

    Jesus meets us at our "ENDS" with new beginings.

    V. 17 SURPIZED BY TRAGEDY For a good while everything was great, God was performing daily miracles with the jar of oil and the barrel, but just when everything seemed to be going the widow’s way, tragedy strikes. Her son dies, the boy who God was keeping alive with the miracle of food everyday ...read more

  • When You're At The End Of Your Rope

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 281 ratings
     | 63,592 views

    Elijah and the widow teach us what to do when everything is going wrong.

    Introduction: The story is told of a man who was walking across the road when he was hit by a car. The impact knocked him on his head which caused him to be in a coma for a couple of days before he finally regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes, his loving wife was there beside his bed ...read more

  • The Life Saver

    Contributed by Troy Mason on Aug 23, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 5,582 views

    God is the giver of life

    The Life Saver 1Kings 17:7-24 Introduction: I remember the commercials from the 70’s where someone would lose a game or mess up something important, and a person nearby would offer them a Life Saver candy to cheer them up. Well, whenever I feel the need to be lifted up, I need look no further than ...read more

  • What A Mom

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 240 ratings
     | 16,065 views

    A look at the widow at Zarephath in light of mother’s day

    You ever been broke? I mean really broke? She was and she couldn’t believe her ears! She was at the end of her rope. Life was hard enough for a widow in that day and age, but the drought that they had been experienceing had been the straw that broke the camels back. Well she should have been ...read more

  • "Generosity Pays"

    Contributed by Jimmy Davis on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 56 ratings
     | 17,024 views

    The generosity of the widow Zarephath to the prophet Elijah was in direct response to the initiative of God. Our generosity to others should be of the same nature.

    Sermon.987 See O.T. Characters.017 “Generosity Pays” I Kings 17:7-24 The generosity of the widow of Zarephath to the prophet Elijah was in response to the initiative of God. Generosity is a virtue we should cherish, as well as it is a personal response to the initiative of God, and a reflection ...read more

  • Elijah Raised The Widow's Son Series

    Contributed by John Walls on Sep 16, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 31,975 views

    Practical look at miracles in the Bible

    ELIJAH RAISES THE WIDOW’S SON 1 Kings 17:17-24 Introduction: One of the most colorful characters of the Old Testament is Elijah. God used him in a mighty way in a time when spirituality was at an all time low in the land of Israel. James tells us this about Elijah. James 5:17-18 “Elias was a ...read more

  • Three Pictures Of Grace

    Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Dec 12, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 13,090 views

    The story of Elijah and the Widow of Cherith. A sermon that just begins to touch the surface of God’s Grace.

    Three Pictures Of Grace I Kings 17 Illustration Story of a young preacher preaching his first sermon in a little country church in Arkansas. All of his family and relatives came to hear him preach. Afterwards nobody said anything about his sermon. They just left quietly. He was dying to know how ...read more

  • Faith Of A Desperate Single Mom

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 9, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 17,002 views

    This single mom’s faith has great lessons for us as we celebrate Mother’s Day in 2003.

    FAITH OF A DESPERATE SINGLE MOM I came across this (www.christianitytoday.com) and I thought I share it with you as we begin this morning’s message - “Faster than a speeding toddler, more powerful than a cocky teenager, able to leap roller blades and hockey sticks in a single bound! Look up on ...read more

  • Who Got Revived?

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 1, 2000
    based on 190 ratings
     | 5,281 views

    Pulpit drama, imaginatively reconstructing Elijah

    Elijah: Zarephath! What a lovely town! It’s always good to come to Zarephath. A man wants to feel welcomed, and I find that here. Out there, in some of the towns and villages of Israel, I have to watch my back. King Ahab’s agents are everywhere, and who knows what they will do? In some places ...read more

  • On The Job Training Series

    Contributed by William Morris on Mar 20, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,000 views

    The 4th in a series of messages on the life of the Prophet Elijah

    Sermon by: Dr. Todd Morris Text: I Kings 17:17-24 Title: Elijah’s On The Job Training (Elijah #4) Date: March 14, 2004 Introduction: Well, last week we saw Elijah graduate from Dry Brook University. There he learned to depend on the Lord for all of his provisions, and there at a brook called ...read more

  • On The Job Training Series

    Contributed by William Morris on Mar 20, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,741 views

    The 4th in a series of messages on the life of the Prophet Elijah

    Sermon by: Dr. Todd Morris Text: I Kings 17:17-24 Title: Elijah’s On The Job Training (Elijah #4) Date: March 14, 2004 Introduction: Well, last week we saw Elijah graduate from Dry Brook University. There he learned to depend on the Lord for all of his provisions, and there at a brook called ...read more

  • Don't Eat Your Seed

    Contributed by James May on Mar 31, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 26,027 views

    The little cake that the widow of Zarephath gave to Elijah was the first fruits of her labor and the seed from which every blessing came into her life.

    DON’T EAT YOUR SEED by Pastor James May 1 Kings 17:8-24 1 Kings 17:8-9, "And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee." Zarephath means smelting-shop, "a ...read more

  • Elijah The Early Years

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 5, 2004
    based on 75 ratings
     | 13,689 views

    Today we will be introduced to the prophet Elijah, who is one of the most colorful and dynamic characters in the O.T. (1 Kings - pt 3)

    "ELIJAH, THE EARLY YEARS" TEXT: I KINGS 17:1-24 INTRODUCTION READ TEXT Today as we continue our study in first Kings we will be introduced to the prophet Elijah, who is one of the most colorful and dynamic characters in the O.T. One writer calls him God’s lightening in the dark days of ...read more

  • Why? Or How? Series

    Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Mar 2, 2001
    based on 134 ratings
     | 5,202 views

    God can use every situation for his good.

    - On December 29th, 2000 during the middle of the afternoon 34 year (anonymous name), a father, husband, son, friend took his own life. Many of you knew him, and loved him. And even if you didn’t know him, the question is still on your mind about such an unfortunate incident... why? I remember ...read more

  • The Life And Times Of Elijah Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Sep 25, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,287 views

    Compares Elijah’s time at the Brook Cherith with military boot camp and how God prepares us for service.

    When you say the word boot camp, the civilian and enlisted, retired and reserved all conjure up pictures of freshly shaved heads, dog tags, fatigues and, as Chuck Swindoll says, fatigue. It is through the doors of boot camp that an 18-year old from Kiowa, Kansas is shaped into a soldier by doing ...read more