Sermons on 1 Kings 18:2-38:

How To Fix Broken Altars Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004

Part 6 in Elijah series - coming back to a first love, whether it be people or God. I preached this Valentine’s Day.

1 Kings 18:20-21, 30-39 – How to Fix Broken Altars A psychologist and newspaper columnist named George Crane told once of a woman who was full of hatred toward her husband, and wanted to hurt him all she could. He counseled her to act as if she really loved her husband, to tell him how much he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-39

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing God's Power Series

Contributed by W F on Sep 16, 2004

We can access God’s power in order to bring him glory in our own lives and in our world (Part 1 "Fresh Lessons From Former Leaders").

24 year old Danny Simpson was sentenced to 6 years in jail for robbing a bank. Danny got 6 years in the clink for stealing $6,000. But the gun he used in the robbery ended up in a museum. The .45 caliber Colt semi-automatic turned out to be an antique made in 1918 by the Ross Rifle Company. His ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:16-40

Denomination: *other

Hard Decisions

Contributed by James May on Sep 19, 2004

Is it a Hard Decision to kill the idols that separate us from Jesus? It shouldn’t be.

Hard Decisions by Pastor James May In the book of I Kings we find one of the most familiar incidents of the Bible concerning Ahab, the worst king that Israel ever had, and the Elijah, the prophet of God. Ahab had led Israel into absolute idolatry and the worship of Baal. But God had called ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:22-40

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Outnumbered? Series

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Oct 20, 2000

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-46

Denomination: United Methodist

Discerning The Appearing Of The Glory Of God

Contributed by Robert Grey on Oct 31, 2000

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

Scripture: Hebrews 7:22-28, 1 Kings 18:21-39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-19

Denomination: Orthodox

Consuming The Offering

Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000

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

Scripture: Leviticus 9:22-24, 1 Kings 18:38-39

Denomination: *other

The Lord He Is The God

Contributed by Greg Irby on Oct 18, 2000

The odds may looked stacked in the favor of evil, but Elijah is about to experience the truth that one plus God is a majority.

Introduction: This passage has it setting when the spiritual tide in Israel is at an extremely low ebb. The people have, for the most part, turned their backs on the Lord and have gone after the Canaanite god Baal. It is against this backdrop of apostasy and idolatry that the prophet Elijah ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:17-39

Denomination: Baptist

Three Keys To Victory

Contributed by Brett Wilson on Nov 6, 2002

Elijah was a great man of God and in this sermon we look at three keys to Elijah’s success.

Three Keys to Victory Introduction: Victory: -Hebrew: deliverance, salvation,victory -Greek: to overcome, to conquer, triumph A. Exodus 14:14 “The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” -The Israelites were in bondage to Pharaoh in Egypt, and God sent Moses ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-39

Denomination: Baptist

The Simple Message

Contributed by Clinton Nobles on Nov 25, 2002

I Kings 18:21 There is more to this story then just Israel turning to God at the last. Much, much, more. For you see this restoration of the promised children could not have taken place except they had been told that they could not serve both God and B

"And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.” I Kings 18:21 In the word of God, his Holy eternal word, we read many admonitions to be different, set ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:21, Isaiah 58:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Repair The Broken Down Altar

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Oct 14, 2002

The story of Elijah and how God used him to turn His people back to Him. Also three steps to repairing the altar in your life and turn back to God.

Repair The Broken Down Alter 1 Kings 18:30 Pastor Greg Mc Donald This morning if you look in your bulletin you will see that one of our prayer request is our nation. Today we live in a world felled with nothing but sin, rott, and filth. We live in a nation ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:30

When The Fire Falls

Contributed by Greg Smart on Nov 4, 2002

Ahab and Elijah meet face to face. Ahab thought he had the true god, but only a counterfeit. Elijah knew he had to one and only True God, and knew what it took for God’s fire to fall.

WHEN THE FIRE FALLS There are certain times when God moves in a very special way that brings the fire upon people. Fire as we know does something special. It purifies, consumes, motivates and shows final judgment. Here the fire is the symbol, evidence and manifestation of God’s Presence and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-40

Denomination: Baptist

Answer Me, O Lord, Answer Me

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 24, 2005

God rains down on those who come to Him with turned hearts.

Answer me, O Lord, Answer me I Kings 18.36-38a May 15, 2005 Chester FBC, Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A A man is parachuting out of a plane, falls rapidly and totally forgets how to engage the parachute. On the way down, he sees a guy coming up. He shouts out, "Do ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:36-38

Denomination: Baptist

Victory On Mount Carmel

Contributed by Maurice Brown on Jun 18, 2001

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:17-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Using Power Evangelism In Cross - cultural Communications

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 11, 2001

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-40

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational