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  • Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson avatar

    Naboth's Vineyard Series

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 57 ratings
     | 20,392 views

    The story of Ahab, Jezebel and Naboth - then and now.

    Sermon for 2 Pentecost Yr C, 13/06/2004 Based on I Kings 21:1-21a By Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, & Chaplain of the Good Samaritan Society’s South Ridge Village, Medicine Hat, Alberta Today’s first lesson is basically a story about coveting, bearing false witness, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Spoiled And Selfish Series

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 58 ratings
     | 15,402 views

    This sermon looks at the spoiled nature of Ahab and contrast that with Naboth who was a man of integrity and priciples.

    In a 2001 Times Magizine cover article entilted, “Power Struggle-whose in charge” and in this article, a vivid example of a somewhat epidemic was given. It reads: Here is a parenting parable for our age. Carla Wagner, 17, of Coral Gables, Fla., spent the afternoon drinking the tequila she ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dennis Marquardt avatar

    Satisfaction Guaranteed! Series

    Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 137 ratings
     | 14,428 views

    #10 in 10 Commandment Series

    #10 “SATISFACTION GUARANTEED” TEXT: Ex. 20:17; Rom. 7:7-8; I Kings 21:1-16; Philip. 4:4-19 INTRO: The last commandment is the lynch pin of the 10, the previous 9 commandments all have a strong overt element to them, they are actions observed, but, this final commandment strikes at the heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Naboth's Vineyard

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000
    based on 197 ratings
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    A look at the story of Naboth and his vineyard and how it applies to us.

    You ever feel like just when things are going well that the Government comes along and wants everything you have? If it’s not property tax that the HRM wants, then it’s sales tax the province wants or income tax the federal government wants. Did I read somewhere that the average Canadian has to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Mark Beaird avatar

    Spiritual Integrity

    Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 6, 2000
    based on 186 ratings
     | 9,098 views

    A reminder not to sell out when the devil comes calling.

    SPIRITUAL INTEGRITY © 2000 Mark Beaird Text: 1 Kings 21:1-16 n Joseph Stowell tells of a conversation he had with a pastor in the former Soviet Union. "Stalin's reign was the worst time," said the pastor. "I had two KGB agents come to me and say, 'We'll take care of you. You stay the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • David Owens avatar

    When God's Patience Runs Out Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Aug 6, 2012
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     | 20,236 views

    In this part of the story of Elijah, God sends him to tell Ahab that God's patience had run out with the king and his wife. God has great compassion and patience, but He is also just and His patience does run out.

    Introduction: A. I like the story told about the teacher who was helping one of her kindergarten students put on his boots. 1. She pulled and he pushed, but the boots still didn’t want to go on. 2. When the second boot was finally on, she had worked up a sweat. 3. She almost whimpered when ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Don't Sell Out

    Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Mar 7, 2013
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    We have the freedoms we have today because of men and women who would rather die free than live in slavery. We have freedom from sin today because of a Savior who died in our stead. Don’t Sell Out. Live Free, Free from sin!

    Quotes: “My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to...its office holders.” -Mark Twain (1835-1910); [Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist “Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope.” -Sir Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941); ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Theft Of A Vineyard

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 13, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
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    One man's brave stand against those who would rob him of his inheritance.

    THE THEFT OF A VINEYARD. 1 Kings 21:1-21. Some of us have had the privilege of living in a land where, on paper at least, there was no trespass law. Whether this was because ‘the land belongs to the LORD’ is doubtful - surely no land can share today in the special status of ancient Israel? Yet ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Power Abuse & Half Truths

    Contributed by Carl Greene on Jun 21, 2010
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     | 7,518 views

    The story of an honest man, Naboth, killed as a result of an abuse of power and perhaps, because of a king... Ahab ... telling half truths. It also warns of the potential of abuse of power/influence by Christians.

    This is one story of several that trace the confrontation between the prophet Elijah and king Ahab. Ahab is usually a pretty bad guy. These stories have there origins in chapter 17. There, Elijah seems to burst on the scene from out of nowhere, and curses a drought into existence in the presence ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Last Straw Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,531 views

    Ahab goes one step too fr and God decides to act in judgement of him and Jezebel. Yet even then God's mercy is to the fore.

    Reading through the story of Ahab and Jezebel, I occasionally feel a bit sorry for Ahab. He gets a glimpse every now and then of what’s the right thing to do. You feel like he’d really like to do the right thing, but he’s made so many bad decisions in the past that he just ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Why? Understanding Life Events (I) Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,416 views

    Sometimes the events of our lives do not seem to make sense. But there are three things God is always doing (1) Bringing People to Moral Choice (2) Revealing Himself (3) Preparing His People for Eternity. This sermon examines what God was doing in the eve

    Why? Understanding Life Events (I) 1 Kings 21 5-31-09 Intro I want to begin this morning with a brief clip from the movie, Faith Like Potatoes. How many have seen it? It’s a very good movie—based on a true story. Let me give a little background for the clip. Angus Buchan is a farmer in South ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • James May avatar

    Guard Your Inheritance

    Contributed by James May on Sep 13, 2009
    based on 70 ratings
     | 38,513 views

    Satan has a conspiracy afoot to destroy your soul and steal your inheritance. Be on guard at all times for the enemy of your soul.

    Guard Your Inheritance By Pastor Jim May What is the most valuable thing that you own in this world? I believe that you would agree with me I saying that the most valuable thing in your life is your salvation. This is our inheritance in the Lord and we should guard it at all costs. Satan is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    What Attitude Do You Have?

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 9, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,132 views

    In this passage we look at three different attitudes to life 1.That of Naboth 2.That of Jezebel and 3.That of Ahab Which most nearly describes yours?

    Sermon: Naboth’s Vineyard – You can’t buy integrity Story: A young man went on a week’s silent retreat. Midway through the week, in the early afternoon on the Wednesday, he was feeling hungry and so decided to sneak down to the shops when he thought no one was looking Unfortunately as he ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Not To Smite, But To Save The Evildoer Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 12, 2010
     | 3,614 views

    Our witness to love our enemies, and to so live that we attract them to Christ and the Church, is a union with Christ's sacrifice

    Monday after Eleventh Sunday in Course June 14, 2010 You Will Be My Witnesses There’s something satisfying in seeing the smiting of the evildoer. “Ah, justice is done, finally,” we say when someone gets his comeuppance. But God does not desire the death of the sinner in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • John Gaston avatar

    Murder, She Wrote

    Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 7, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,558 views

    Angela Lansbury wrote a mystery series about amateur detective Jessica Fletcher that captured 23 million viewers. The Bible has an even more intriguing mystery involving a murder by a Queen!

    MURDER, SHE WROTE 1 Kgs. 21:1-15 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A four-year-old boy accompanied his expectant mother to the doctor’s office. When the mother heaved a sigh and clutched her stomach, her son looked alarmed. "Mommy, what is it?" He asked. 2. "The baby brother you're going to have is ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God