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  • Brent Williams avatar

    Where Is God?

    Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 134 ratings
     | 13,378 views

    There is no need to wonder where God is. God is on the mountain, in the fire, and in the water. God is here for you and I. How can we find Him?

    Where’s God? Two young lads had terrorized their neighborhood with their pranks and thefts. The parents didn’t know what to do and finally with the assistance of their minister, it was decided that the clergy would intervene and attempt to straighten out the boys. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Patience And Its Purposes

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 8, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
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    To lead the people to understand some of the benefits of patience as given by God and used for His purposes.

    Unit 14 – Patience Lesson 38 – Elijah, The Little Cloud and the Great Rain – I Kings18:41-46 Preparation for the Teacher 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand some of the benefits of patience as given by God and used for His purposes. 2. Explanation of the Aim: Elijah teaches us some of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Maurice Brown avatar

    Victory On Mount Carmel

    Contributed by Maurice Brown on Jun 18, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 13,946 views

    How one godly man stood against the forces of evil, and triumphed!

    INTRODUCTION A. Elijah was one of the greatest of all the OT prophets 1. During the dark and difficult days of King Ahab and Jezebel he was a voice in the wilderness and light in the sp. darkness that existed 2. He was willing to stand in the gap for God when it was needed most. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Using Power Evangelism In Cross - cultural Communications

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,997 views

    Cross-cultural communicators, in the past, have sadly neglected the issue of spiritual-power thinking that the use of reasonable Christianity is the best way to produce change. However, in most non-western societies, the issue of power is central to most

    USING POWER EVANGELISM IN CROSS -CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS Illustration;About 40 percent of Americans characterize the nation’s moral values as "poor" and 41 percent say the state of moral values is "only fair." Only 18 percent rank the situation as "good" or "excellent." Weekly church attendees had ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Is It True?

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,390 views

    Choose if you believe. Live with the consequences of your choice.

    Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. I Kings ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Dr. C. David White avatar

    The Undecided

    Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Mar 25, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
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    The most dangerous place on any road is the middle!

    *Illus. Donkey straved while deciding about 2 bails of hay 1. Does not refer to those who are openly skeptical. [“scoffers” “fools” (Ps. 14:1)] 2. Nor those who openly confess Christ and live for Him with a whole heart. There are at least five different kinds of people referred to. [“halt” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    The Contest On Mount Carmel; A Biblical Model For Revival

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Mar 27, 2002
    based on 274 ratings
     | 60,513 views

    A biblical model for revival, from 1 Kings 18

    THE CONTEST ON MOUNT CARMEL; MODEL FOR A BIBLICAL REVIVAL Elijah was driven with a passion that his apostate nation return to God. The contest on Mount Carmel provides a biblical model for revival both for us and for our nation. There are 9 elements of the contest on Mount Carmel in 1 Kings 18 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Phil Morgan avatar

    The Day Of The Lord's Power

    Contributed by Phil Morgan on Apr 7, 2002
    based on 128 ratings
     | 15,552 views

    A sermon on the story of Elijah and the Prophets of Baal.

    READING: 1 Kings 18:17-40 (Text v39.) Ever wondered why it is that a church can be small and struggling (and remain that way) - insignificant in the community - and not even looking like changing for many years to come; and then ALL OF A SUDDEN, through a series of events - a speaker comes with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Outnumbered? Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Oct 20, 2000
    based on 118 ratings
     | 8,625 views

    How to have faith when you're overwhelmed

    Outnumbered? (Message #11of the Series: View From God’s Mountaintops) 1 Kings 18 October 8, 2000 Have you ever been so overwhelmed by life that you wished to die? Or perhaps just go to sleep – or start over again, as a new person? Life has been known to put that on people. Perhaps life ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Robert Grey avatar

    Discerning The Appearing Of The Glory Of God

    Contributed by Robert Grey on Oct 31, 2000
    based on 49 ratings
     | 3,285 views

    What is the nature of the glory of God and how can you recognize it’s presence?

    Aspects of Glory this sermon is also available at http://www.godisfaithful.net/bible/glory.htm It must have been quite a sight. Elijah was watching the prophets of Baal as they were doing everything possible to induce their god to make an appearance. Emotional frenzies, cutting themselves with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    Elijah, Ahab And Obadiah: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000
    based on 110 ratings
     | 23,475 views

    Things look bad for Israel; then, God's man comes from the East (can you hear the spurs jingle?)

    Following the reign of King David, his son, Solomon reigned in wisdom and the strength of God for approximately 30-35 years before his own apostasy and decline. After Solomon, the Kings of Israel all did evil in the sight of the Lord. They forsook His ways to serve idols, and led the people ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Tim Gibson avatar

    Instruments Of Revival

    Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 139 ratings
     | 6,809 views

    Principles from Elijah’s life to see revival come in ours.

    (1) INTRODUCTION Elijah was a man with the same nature as us (James 5:17-18) and yet he prayed with such faith that the abundance of rain fell! How can we align ourself with God’s purposes to pray for revival - for the former and the latter rain together to fall in our generation ? There are ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Tim Gibson avatar

    Consuming The Offering

    Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 98 ratings
     | 5,616 views

    How to be an offering totally consumed by the fire of God.

    (1) INTRODUCTION: In the passages before us we see that when a right offering is made on the altar then the FIRE WILL FALL! Revival! In Romans 12:1 we see we are to offer ourselves as a `living sacrifice`. The problem with living sacrifices is that they keep crawling off the altar. There certain ...read more

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  • Ted Sutherland avatar

    Are Your Prayers Answered?

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Feb 17, 2001
    based on 134 ratings
     | 19,128 views

    Are all your prayers answered?

    James 5:16, 18; 1 Kings 18:41-46 A deacon had a parrot that said, “lets kiss, lets kiss.” The Pastor had a parrot that said, “lets pray, lets pray.” So the deacon asked the preacher if he could leave his parrot with the pastor to influence his parrot so that it wouldn’t say, “lets kiss . . . .” So ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Elijah - Just Like Us!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 23, 2001
    based on 275 ratings
     | 55,576 views

    Elijah did some very extraordinary things. But James’ message is that Elijah was just an ordinary person, & that God can take ordinary people & accomplish extraordinary things.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2017) TEXT: James 5:17; Malachi 4:5 6; 1 Kings 18:21,30; Rom 12:1-2 (NIV) James 5:17 says, "Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, & it did not rain ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ