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  • Jonathan Spurlock avatar

    Elijah And The First Child To Be Raised From The Dead Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Sep 23, 2024
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    Elijah had been staying with a widow and several others in Zarephath, outside Israel's borders. Tragedy struck when the widow's son died. What would happen next?

    Introduction: Elijah had come to Zarephath, a city in Sidon—Jezebel’s home country!—at the LORD’s command after living near the brook Cherith in Israel. In Zarephath, he stayed in a boarding house, we might say, operated by the widow whom the LORD had shown him. It seemed things were going well, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roshelle Brenneise avatar

    Elijah Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Feb 10, 2023
     | 3,410 views

    Elijah was a mighty man of God. He stood like a stone wall against idolatry, and he was not afraid to speak truth to power or tell the people what they needed to hear.

    February 11, 2023 The bible tells us Elijah was from the town of Tishbe, but we don’t anything about his background or who his parents were. His name means, “Yahweh is my God,” and he certainly lived up to his name, standing in sharp contrast against the idolatry of the day. His primary ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    God Loves Us Too Much To Leave Us

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 7, 2022
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    God wants a holy people, worshiping rightly and living rightly. He loves us too much to leave us in sin.

    Saturday of the 2nd Week in Advent Recently it was time for me to prune a couple of grapevines growing in our garden. We don’t actually harvest the fruit; they provide attractive foliage on our two arbors and give the birds something to eat. The psalmist speaks of God’s people, Israel, as His ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Three Reasons Why We Don’t Feel Empowered/Anointed And One Solution Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Nov 30, 2020
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    Psalm 23 is a great Psalm to read and be comforted. There are times when we get excited about Psalm 23, and say Amen. But there are other times when we read Psalm 23 and heave a sigh, thinking "I don't feel like the sheep in Psalm 23 right now. What prevents us from feeling Psalm 23?

    Three reasons why we don’t feel empowered and one solution Through past several weeks Pastor has taken s through a detailed study of Psalm 23, and many of us are blessed by that. It is certainly a great Psalm and gives us the confidence to face any challenges in life. I don’t know about you, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Elijah Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 31, 2018
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     | 8,889 views

    His story reminds us of how adversity drives us deeper into God and develops us into the man or women God wants us to be.

    Elijah Opening Video Illustration: “I love Sunday’s video!” Bank Robbery Reference the door in the corner! We need to enter the battle – the fight for the souls of others by inviting people back to church- it starts by going to peoples doors – the doors of their hearts – to introduce them to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Hannah Krista Lasco avatar

    The God Who Cares

    Contributed by Hannah Krista Lasco on Oct 11, 2018
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    [AN INDUCTIVE SERMON] Intended Audience: Victims of a recent natural calamity. Central Message: Trust God in times of uncertainty and distress because He watches over us and He cares for us.

    INTRODUCTION: A month ago, our country was hit by a strong typhoon. Many of us experienced great losses – our crops which are our only source of income, have drowned and died, acres of rice fields have been covered by flood… and tragically, some of our brothers and sisters here have lost their ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Elijah's Breakthrough Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 18, 2020
     | 4,246 views

    Elijah was a prophet of God called out of obscurity to confront a wicked King and Queen of Israel. He became one of Israel’s most famous prophets and helped bring a breakthrough for the nation of Israel.

    Video Transition: The Squirrel Story and the healing of our land. Just because we see the problems does not mean we are the ones who have to fix or can fix the problems. Why because God is the one who ultimately is the problem solver – whether it’s the provision of food and water in a national ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Elijah's Breakthrough Pt 3 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 23, 2020
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    Elijah's life teaches us what it means to trust God and allow God to provide for us and lead us. He also teaches us how to respond to God in tragedy and hardship and how to grow our faith through tests.

    Video Transition: Martin Luther King Jr - Last Speech April 3rd the day before he is assassinated – he showed his faith over fear to do the will of God. Would you have done the same? I find it amazing today how many people think the will of God is to live safely in our homes and to live a long ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Victor Yap avatar

    The Famine Of Faith (1 Kings 17:8-24)

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 4, 2019
     | 12,941 views

    THE FAMINE OF FAITH (1 KINGS 17:8-24)

    THE FAMINE OF FAITH (1 KINGS 17:8-24) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_en Grammar Bible (English) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Bah Tatabahasa Alkitab (Indonesian) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Esp Biblia de Gramática (Spanish) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Tag Gramatika Bibliya (Filipino) https://bible.ryl.hk ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Michael Otterstatter avatar

    What Do We Do When Tragedy Strikes?”

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Aug 2, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,679 views

    This section of God's Word shows us how two people responded to a tragedy. One example comes from a widow whose son died. The other comes from one of the greatest prophets in the Old Testament, Elijah.

    At some point it will likely happen to most of us. For each of us it will be different and yet the same. It will leave us with tears in our eyes and pain in our hearts. We call them tragedies—something that seems to turn our lives upside down. Because we live in a world stained by sin these ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    The Resurrections Before The Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Mar 27, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,982 views

    Easter is four Sundays away. As we begin to focus on what it represents, I wanted to begin by looking at the resurrections that preceded Jesus'. There were actually five instances of people coming back from the dead before it happened to Jesus.

    THE RESURRECTIONS BEFORE THE RESURRECTION (part one) 1st Kings 17:7-24 Easter is four Sundays away. As we begin to focus on what it represents, I thought it would be good to begin by looking at the resurrections that preceded Jesus'. There were actually five instances of people coming back from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Lynn Malone avatar

    A Chronicle Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 30, 2016
     | 8,364 views

    This sermon explores Elijah's interactions with the widow of Zarephath, and we learn that God never abandons us, faith requires obedience, and to receive a blessing I must be a blessing. Faith was the key to Elijah's ministry.

    Hebrews 11 has been called God’s “Hall of Faith.” Like the Hall of Fame in sports or other arenas of life, Hebrews 11 gives us the names and tells us, if ever so briefly, what God’s people accomplished “by faith.” We hear such profound accomplishments ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Craig Condon avatar

    Putting Faith To The Test

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Jun 3, 2016
     | 9,491 views

    Are you willing to go where God sends you and speak and act in his name? It all boils down to a matter of trust.

    Have you ever had an occasion where you thought that your faith was being tested, especially in unusual circumstances? If so, you’re not alone. Sometimes God uses unusual circumstances to test a person’s faith. For example, in 1 Kings 17:8-24 he told Elijah to go to an unlikely ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Jerry Owen avatar

    Our God Of Restoration Series

    Contributed by Jerry Owen on Oct 1, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 79,934 views

    Yahweh is the God who delights in restoration.

    OUR GOD OF RESTORATION 1 KINGS 17:17-24 In our passage today, we are going to study our Lord as the God of Restoration. The Hebrew word for “Restore” is “Chayah”. The root word is “Chai” which means “life”. Every morning Mrs Lana wakes up but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Leroe avatar

    A True Prophet Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 29, 2013
     | 5,507 views

    The prophet Elijah was God’s instrument to test this Gentile widow’s trust. It’s easier to be reminded of God’s promises than to act on them.

    As someone who has moved 27 times in my life, I know that God decides how long we remain in place. I received orders from the Pentagon, but I regarded them as from God. Elijah was directly told when to move. We, on the other hand, do not have supernatural guidance, or access to God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational