Sermons on 1 Samuel 30:

Stolen Property

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jul 27, 2003

We can get back what Satan has stolen from us if we want it. Taken from Jim Cymbala’s book Fresh faith.

The other day I was standing in line at the grocery store and the woman in front of me was wearing on of those backpacks with a toddler in it. As I stood there I noticed a large sign on the backpack that read. “This child tends to shoplift,” it read. “Please inform mother.” In the spiritual ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:16-20, John 10:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Honey, I Shrunk God, Honey I Shrunk God's Word.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 15, 2003

Sometimes our doubt and unfaithfulness can reduce the effectiveness of God.

WELL, HONEY I JUST SHRUNK GOD! HONEY, I SHRUNK HIS WORD! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Romans 4:13 ... faith has been made void, and the promise made of none effect. James 5:15 The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous availeth much. Psalms 107:20 God sent His Word, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-22, Romans 4:13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Contributed by J. Yeargin on May 29, 2003

Sometimes we can become so foolish that God (with His mercy and Grace) will have to send in our enemy to set us straight and keep us out of trouble.

BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE In 1 Samuel 29, David manages to get himself into a real jam. After being delivered from the hand of Saul on numerous occasions, David becomes weary of living like a fugitive. In a moment of despair, he reasons that his only hope is to flee from Saul into the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:6-8, 1 Samuel 29:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Beyond Encouragement

Contributed by Clarence Crane on Feb 21, 2003

As a Christian when we face difficulty God provides the means for us to be encouraged, but we are not just to languish in that resting place. We are to go beyond encouragement.

BEYOND ENCOURAGEMENT Bushnell Assembly of God August 11, 2002 AM 1 Samuel 30: 6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:6-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Redemptive Role Of Africans

Contributed by Norris Harris I on Mar 2, 2003

This message deals with How God uses Persons of African Descent in His Redemptive Plan based on the Young Egytpian Man found in the field in our Target Text. This message was preached during Black History Month in Bryan, Texas.

WE NEED TO TALK! Jesse Semple, a Harlem cab driver, asked Derrick Bell, a profound Black author, “Tell me what’s to celebrate about the condition of Black people who die too soon, go to prison too long, and come to know life’s blues far too early? Tell me how a holiday for Dr. King or a month of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:11-19

Denomination: Baptist

The Secret Of Encouragement

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 15, 2002

What to do when you need encouragement.

1 SAM. 30:1-6 "THE SECRET OF ENCOURAGEMENT" A) All of us have our crisis days when everything seems to fall apart. * Days when it looks as if we have come to the end of the road & that God has turned against us! * In this chapter, we see David experiencing such a crisis! * Here’s what happened! B) ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Shake It Off And Step Up!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 24, 2002

When life seems unfair and hopeless, use the story of the donkey, shake it off and step up!

SHAKE IT OFF By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: 1 Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: BUT DAVID ENECOURAGED HIMSELF IN THE ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 22:1-3, 1 Samuel 30:6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"The Gateway To Recovery"

Contributed by Dennis Deese on Aug 17, 2002

David made a mistake in his decision to defect to the land of the Philistines. It may not have appeared that his decision to go to Ziklag at the outset was a bad decision but the opinion of the world and friends is not the measuring device by which we fi

“THE GATEWAY TO RECOVERY” (The Leader’s Spiritual Integrity) 1 SAMUEL 30:1-31 David made a mistake in his decision to defect to the land of the Philistines. It may not have appeared that his decision to go to Ziklag at the outset was a bad decision but the opinion of the world and friends is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-31

It Ain't Over 'til It's Over

Contributed by Vera Hughes on Feb 21, 2008

Today many want to quit due to the various situations and trials facing your life. However, God has blessings for you that if you don’t quit you will see His promises for your life. Let this sermon minister to your heart to endure til the end!

Genesis 12:1-3 Covenant: A solemn promise, pledge or agreement (a vow) between two or more parties to carry out some action agreed upon or committed to. Genesis 17:5 Genesis 21:1-3 God wants your family to inherit the Abraham blessings. Blessed means “empowered to prosper” in every area of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Quit Now

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Feb 26, 2008

The dog days of summer are coming and with them the desire to take a little break, but will you take a vacation from God?

Christianview Church July 16, 1995 Don’t Quit Now 1Samual 30:3-20 When David and his men came to Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep. David’s two wives had been ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:3-20

Denomination: Mennonite

The Landmine Of Discouragement Series

Contributed by Ken Pettigrew on Mar 23, 2007

The power of encouragement in the daily life of the believer. When we are presented with a challenge, and everything we know has been taken from us, we must stand on faith and follow the direction of God, without the involvement of our emotions.

The Landmine of Discouragement I Samuel 30:1-6 David was distressed for the people spake of stoning him. There have been plenty of times in our lives where we are discouraged. We get distressed for various reasons. Sometimes it is because we are under attack. Other times it is because we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Aggressive Or Slothful

Contributed by John Mccurry on Aug 15, 2007

Encouraging believers to be more aggressive in our witness for Christ

Tuesday, May 29, 2001 AGGRESSIVE OR SLOTHFUL 1 Samuel 30:7 & 8 It is time for the Pentecostal Church that has been the witness of Holy Ghost fire in this world to become aggressive in reaching the soul the clock is ticking. In your Bible the Children of Israel crossed the Red Sea, Moses dies and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:7-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Just Get Some Rest

Contributed by Michael Vaughn on Aug 16, 2007

Rest, rest, rest. This is what I was told after my heart attck at age 34. It’s one thing to be told what you need to do, it’s another thing to be shown where the answer is.

Just Get Some Rest! It’s funny that one of my favorite Bible verses, John 14:27, mentions the word “heart”. You see, I had a heart attack a couple of weeks ago, and that is one verse that I have been continually going back to. The KJV reads, “Let not your heart be troubled: neither let it be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

The Hulk: Don't Go Down Without A Fight Series

Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 11, 2010

A sermon about the enemies worth fighting: division, defeat, discouragement and distraction.

VIDEO: Wing Clips, "Got to Try", and Hulk vs. Abomination INTRO: * Bruce has found a way to control the rage that turns him into the Hulk * His dreams are about to come true. He is going to marry the girl of his dreams * But there is an enemy (Abomination) (explain) * Who is on the loose and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Need Of Encouragement

Contributed by David Carter on Sep 23, 2009

ENCOURAGEMENT

ENCOURAGEMENT (Jumper Cable Sermon) I Samuel 30: 1-6 HERE WE FIND DAVID IN A TERRIBLE TIME OF DISTRESS. THE AMALEKITES HAD INVADED THE SOUTH AND HAD SMITTEN ZIGLAG AND BURNED IT TO THE GROUND AND HAD TAKEN THEIR WIVES, THEIR DAUGHTERS AND THEIR SONS CAPTIVE. V.4 - THEN DAVID AND THE PEOPLE THAT ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational