Sermons on Barnabas And Saul:

Dealing With Jealousy

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 26, 2011

We must learn to be happy for others when God blesses them.

Dealing with Jealousy July 24, 2011 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must learn to be happy for others when God blesses them. Focus Passage: I Samuel 18:6-30 Supplemental Passage: A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:6-30

Denomination: Baptist

The Music Of The Gospel

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Jun 4, 2008

A gospel message looking at the misery, discovery and recovery of King Saul.

INTRODUCTION A recent survey has found that music is beneficial to our health. There is something about music which captivates man. People from every corner of the globe proudly sing their national anthem. The great hymn ’Abide with me’ is sung every year at the FA Cup Final in London. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:13-23

Revoking The Anointing Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 3, 2009

You can lose your anointing from God if you turn your back on Him.

Keeping the Anointing Behind Enemy Lines Series Revoking the Anointing Aug. 2, 2009 FBC, Chester Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction A Recently, a man was on his way to work and for NO apparent reason he just ran of the road, hit a tree, & died. 1 An ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 28:7-17

Denomination: Baptist

Obedience Is Better Than Sacrifice

Contributed by Rick Boyne on May 2, 2011

Partial obedience is disobedience. Disobedience is the same as witchcraft.

Obedience Is Better than Sacrifice May 2, 2011 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Partial obedience is disobedience. Focus Passage: I Samuel 15:1-23 Supplemental Passage: John 14:15 "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. Introduction: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

St. Paul - From Terrorist To Evangelist

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 3, 2011

A talk focusing on the life of St. Paul, but particularly his life as a religious terrorist, and his conversion to becoming a follower of Christ. God can change anyone, including you.

The Vicar wrote to a parishioner, “Be honest. Do you think I should put more fire into my sermons?” The reply said, “No. I suggest you do just the opposite!” In our Bible reading Stephen is preaching a fiery sermon a few months after the death and resurrection of Jesus. The church was growing but ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Don't Ignore The Bible

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on May 24, 2012

"I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live."

Don’t Ignore the Bible In the chapter of 1 Samuel 15 we read that King Saul of Israel receives a Word from God to destroy the entire Amalekite nation, including women and children. The Amalekite people were like terrorists to the young Israelite nation as they escaped Egypt. (Exodus 17:8; ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Thankfulness In The Face Of Trouble Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Oct 25, 2013

Stephen has just been stoned, Saul is ravaging the church, and many believers are going to rancid prisons getting beaten and fighting off the rats, just because they love Jesus. is the basis for my Thanksgiving sermon. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Bear with me.

Here in chapter 8 of the book of Acts we are finally introduced to this Pharisee named Saul. Perhaps no other religious person in Israel had more of a zealous hatred for Christ and Christians. Let’s pay close attention to the very first verse of Acts chapter 8: “Saul approved of his ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-40

“called To Be King”

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 24, 2013

What characterizes a heart that is fully given to God?

In 1 Samuel 8, we are told how the people of Israel asked for a king to lead them. When they made this request of Samuel he went to the Lord, and the Lord told him that they were not rejecting Samuel, but they were rejecting God from being king over them. Samuel was told to tell the people what the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Yield To Jesus Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jan 26, 2015

When a person depends on God’s power, good things will happen; but when a person depends on their own wisdom and strength, failure will follow.

Please open your Bibles to 1 Samuel Chapter 13….. Samuel was called to be a spokesperson for God, a prophet. Do you know why God called Samuel? God called a spokesperson because God’s people Israel kept forgetting about God. Take a quick look back to 1 Samuel 12:12……. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 13:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Obedience! Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Mar 9, 2015

Since Christians are saved by grace, does it matter if we disobey?

We continue our study of 1 Samuel. We’re almost done; we’re halfway!! Hahahaha… maybe by Christmas we’ll be on Chapter 31. I really did not think it would take us this long; but I hope you have been learning a lot as I have been. And so, let us continue; this is our Creator ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:12-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

An Unwilling Heart Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 28, 2016

A crisis is a test. It reveals our attitude towards God and faith in Him. What is the posture of your heart?

Saul showed an unwillingness to trust God. This sounds odd at first. Why would anyone not trust God? • If we think of our own experience, then we can understand. It could be pride (we think we know best), freedom (I like to do what I like), pleasure (I want some fun), or fear (sacrifices ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:24-45

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Beware Of Inconsistency Series

Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Jan 9, 2017

Inconsistency is a habit we need to break if we want to prosper this New Year.

BEWARE OF INCONSISTENCY INTRODUCTION: We will continue our series on the Book of 1 Samuel. We are now in the second half of chapter 14. We will be focusing our lessons on the inconsistencies displayed by the decisions of King Saul. His inconsistencies as the King brought about harmful consequences ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:24-46

Denomination: Nazarene

Core 52 Week 7 - The Kingdom Of God Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Mar 2, 2020

We have many "cultural royalty" in America. Be careful who you make king of your life.

To hear the sermon, please visit my podcast at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/697261/2891872 Kingdom of God - Becoming a Great Leader Intro: • King of Rock N Roll, King of Pop, Queen of Soul, Nascar “The King”, King of Country, Sultain of Swat, “King James,” Sausage King of Chicago (jk). • In the ...read more

Scripture: Judges 21:25, 1 Samuel 8:5-9, 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Samuel 9:1-2, 1 Samuel 15:2-3, Acts 13:22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Tale Of Two Kings -- 1 Samuel 25 Series

Contributed by James D. Thornber on Mar 2, 2014

King David shows two sides to himself: the compassionate side shown to Saul and the petulant attitude shown to Nabal. It shows that we can all be saints one day and sinners the next!

A Tale of Two Kings 1 Samuel 25 One of the great perks of my wife’s job is something called Paid Time Off, or PTO. This is a system in the bank where they put a certain percentage of time in an account for every hour she works. So instead of just giving her two weeks off a year and five ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:1-44

Denomination: Pentecostal

Your Set Back May Be A Set Up

Contributed by Patricia Tuaweri on Feb 8, 2014

What we sometimes consider or call challenges may be God's way of moving us away from our present predicament to a higher place

TEXT : 1 Samuel 9:1-27 A set back according to dictionary.com is a problem, difficulty, mishap, challenge or misfortune. The truth is, everybody on earth is going through one form of challenge or the other. Our text is a continuation of the previous chapter. Which ended with its own challenges.The ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal