Sermons about 1 Samuel 8:1-15:33

A Cure For Heart Disease

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Aug 28, 2009

based on 20 ratings

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This sermon examines the disease of sin and the necessity to receive a new heart from God.

Title: "A cure for Heart Disease." Text: I Samuel 10:1-9 Date: 8/23/09 Location: Sulphur Spring Baptist Church Introduction: A few years ago an urgent plea went out from a Philadelphia Hospital. They were searching for a heart for a young sixteen year old boy, who needed a transplant. For ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 10:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Part 2: Men Who Finish Well

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 10, 2009

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Continuing the sermon what does it mean to finish well.

DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS OF LIFE By Jerry Falwell CROSSROADS/PIVOTAL POINTS/EPICS A. INTRODUCTION Continuing the sermon on what does it mean to finish well. Today, I am looking at the crossroads in our life that affect the rest of our life. I call these pivotal points or epics. What is a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:19-22

Denomination: Baptist

The Makings Of A Bad Decision Series

Contributed by Eric Lones on Feb 15, 2007

based on 14 ratings

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4 Signs Your Making a Bad Decision taken from 1st Samuel chapter 8.

THE MAKINGS OF A BAD DECISION 1 Samuel 8:1, 3-22 1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel… 3 But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice. 4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Spiritual Atm

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 24, 2007

based on 71 ratings

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Obedience to God and the blessings which follow it. Obey in our church ATTENDANCE, our TITHE, and our MINISTRY. Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Presentation.

A Spiritual ATM I Samuel 15:22 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/ATM.html 1 Samuel 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice. A growing, soul winning church that’s making a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:22

Denomination: Baptist

To Obey Is Better

Contributed by Bledar Valca on Mar 23, 2007

based on 4 ratings

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Sermon on Obedience. Explains what it means to be obedient

TO OBEY IS BETTER 1 Samuel 15:22-23 A. Sir Leonard Wood once visited the King of France and the King was so pleased with him he was invited for dinner the next day. Sir Leonard went to the palace and the King meeting him in one of the halls, said, “Why, Sir Leonard, I did not expect to see you. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:22-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Company's Obligation Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 16, 2010

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A company has more social obligation than to make a profit.

January 18, 2010 Caritas in Veritate "Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and stubbornness is as iniquity ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:16-23

Denomination: Catholic

Eating At The King's Table Series

Contributed by Mark Haines on Jan 20, 2010

based on 9 ratings

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Many of us willingly choose to live in spiritual, emotional, and physical poverty, but we are heirs to a great covenant between God and Abraham.

Series Introduction: Middle Eastern people in the Bible, from Abraham to Paul, were as acquainted with covenants as we are with weddings. The Greeks and Romans did not have covenants. In fact, when the Jews translated the OT into Greek, they had to use the Greek word for “will” or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

Man Of God ( Short Homily )

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 10, 2010

based on 159 ratings

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Timothy is called a "Man of God". What are the attributes of a "Man of God"? Updated January 2020.

Paul gave counsel to Timothy: ...... Keep a close watch on yourself". (1Timothy 4:16) While caring for the needs of his people, ....Timothy needed to care for himself.... as well. The false teachers ....were men of the world, ....but Timothy ... was a....... "man of God." This ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:2, Nehemiah 12:24, 1 Kings 17:18, 1 Samuel 9:6, Deuteronomy 33:1, 1 Timothy 4:16, 2 Timothy 2:22, 1 Timothy 1:11, 2 Timothy 4:7, Ephesians 6:11, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Nehemiah 6:11, 1 Timothy 6:6-16 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Jesus Said Pt4 Don't Worry. Drop The Donkey Series

Contributed by Joe Hayes on May 10, 2009

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Dealing with the Donkeys that worry us. You can also listen to this sermon at www.preaching.co.nr

Forget your Donkeys, God can take Care your Donkeys. Some times we are so worried about the Donkeys we can’t hear or see the Divine hand of God ordering the events of our life. Read/Tell story Saul being set apart and anointed to lead, yet he had to be told stop worrying about the Donkeys. 1 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 9:1-28

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Obey Or Be Sacrificed Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 31, 2009

based on 54 ratings

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What did Saul do that was so wrong? And if he was condemned for disobedience, what does that mean for us when we disobey?

OPEN: A mother was telling about her 6-year-old daughter, Lori, who was studying 1 Samuel 15:22—"To obey is better than sacrifice" for her Bible memory course. One day Lori observed her 3-year-old sister, Kristi, being disobedient, and she immediately took her sister aside and sternly admonished ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Father Figure Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 21, 2009

based on 55 ratings

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Samuel was a "father figure" to Israel and many of the traits he exhibited here in chapter 12 give us examples of what good fathers do.

ILLUS: One father had a three-year-old daughter who was having trouble sleeping through the night. She’d often wake up several times in the night because she was afraid. Each time as he re-tucked her into bed, he would remind her that Jesus was with her and he would keep her safe. Several ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 12:16-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Saul: The King Who Fell From Grace Series

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Mar 5, 2009

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Lent Mid-week 2: Message based on (but not adapted from) Concordia Publishing House mid-week lenten series. Saul was chosen to be the Leader of God’s people. By choosing to disobey God, he lost God’s blessing and his position as king. Our King of kings

Do you remember the last time that you decided to make a big change in your life? I’m not talking about doing something that is a part of daily life and living – like really wanting to go watch a movie or having an ice cream cone – I’m talking about something really huge – something that would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:10-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Surrendering When You Don't Have To

Contributed by John Perry on Oct 2, 2010

based on 6 ratings

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Too many times we give in & surrender when we ought to keep fighting only to find out as soon as we have given up that we surrendered when we didn't have to.

Bunbury Sun am 26/09/10 “Surrendering when you don’t have to” Intro: *** British surrender to the Japanese in Singapore. Had a numerically superior force of men & they were better equipped but the Japanese force managed to convince them that there was no hope so they surrendered ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 11:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faith, Entropy, And You

Contributed by Joe Lunsford on Oct 28, 2010

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Entropy may be a scientific definition, but definitely something the church should be aware of!

Faith, Entropy, and You 1 Samuel 14:1-13 The Second Law of Thermodynamics states: “All matter works towards greater disorder-not greater order.” Meaning: A system left to itself will over the course of time deteriorate unless an outside force is exerted upon that system thereby ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:1-13, 1 Samuel 14:1-14

Denomination: Church Of God

Eat The Honey

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Oct 30, 2010

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We explore in this sermon an awesome revelation about prepared blessings, you may be in some bitter places but there is some honey waiting on you.

We don’t know how long Jonathon was in this situation: 6 hrs, a day, a week, a month. We don’t know, but what we do know is that he was in the same situation as around six hundred other men. But Jonathon decided that something wasn’t right, he decided that it was not right for the child of God to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:1-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

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