Sermons on Elijah Ahab:

Praying For Rain Series

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 19, 2016

Sometimes it is harder to get the rain going that it is to have it stopped. Elijah had to labour in his prayer for rain.

ELIJAH—A MAN OF LIKE PASSIONS 10 Praying for Rain TEXT: 1 Kings 18:41-46 1 Kings 18:41-46 KJV And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. [42] So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-46

Denomination: Pentecostal

Elijah's Breakthrough 5 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 11, 2020

Elijah was just like you and I and he has his high mountain top experiences and his low valley experience’s but his story shows how God helped him through the valley of despair and depression. God will do the same for us today as well.

Video Transition: Through the storm! Series: Breakthrough 2020 Sermon: Elijah’s Breakthrough pt. 5 Thesis: Elijah was just like you and I and he has his high mountain top experiences and his low valley experience’s but his story shows how God helped him through the valley of despair and ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Elijah's Question For Pagan America

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Aug 24, 2021

Just as the prophet Elijah challenged the people of Israel to make up their minds as whether to serve God or Ba'al, the same question needs to be brought before America today. The time has come to settle the issue and accept the consequences.

This nation is at the edge of the cliff. All it will take is one more step to go over, regulating America to the dustbin of history. For over sixty years since prayer and Bible reading were removed from the public schools by a poor interpretation of the First Amendment by a liberal Supreme Court ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:21, Joshua 24:15, Deuteronomy 30:15, Luke 16:13, John 6:67  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

A Hard Sermon For A Hard Heart Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Jun 13, 2020

Ahab was the quintessential bad example

Ahab I Kings 21:1-19 The party aboard ship was in full swing. Speeches were being made by the captain, the crew, and all the guests were really enjoying the week-long voyage. Sitting at the head table was a seventy-year-old man ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Hope To Hold On

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jun 19, 2018

Looking at how God gives Elijah Hope

“Hope to Hold On” 1 Kings 18-19 7/24/3005 I have a glass here on the platform - is it half-full or half-empty? It depends on how you look at it! I remember back when the show “The Six Million Dollar Man” was on, reading an article in the paper. It said a scientist had determined that our ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jezebel: She Was Not A Good Mother Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 20, 2020

Ahab, king of the Ten Northern Tribes of Israel, married Jezebel, a pagan woman. When she came to town, things went from bad to worse.

Introduction: Scripture records the names of many mothers. Some of these mothers were good, raising their children for good and for God. Eunice, Timothy’s mother; and Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist; are two mentioned in the New Testament. The Old Testament also has the names of many mothers ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:31

Denomination: Baptist

Its A Set-Up

Contributed by Charles Maceo Holsey on Aug 14, 2012

This sermon deals with how the world attempts to set-up Christians and how the resurrection of Jesus liberates after being set-up by the world.

2 Chronicles 18:1 - 3 (NRSV) 1Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab. 2After some years he went down to Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered an abundance of sheep and oxen for him and for the people who were with him, and induced him to go up against ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 18:1-29

Denomination: Methodist

Elijah Taken Up (2 Kings 2)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 12, 2025

Was Elijah taken up to heaven or into the sky and transported to a place of retirement? Let's look at 2 Kings 2.

Was Elijah one of only two prophets seemingly taken directly to heaven or was he transported in the air to a location on earth? Let’s look at 2 Kings 2. Did it seem like all the prophets knew that God was going to take Elijah? Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Judgement At Jezreel

Contributed by Jim Meadows on May 5, 2001

Jugement on the house of Ahab and Jezebel.

JUDGMENT AT JEZREEL I KINGS 21:1-4 Int. In the land of Israel lies a broad valley, that separates the mountains of Galilee, to the north from those of Samaria to the south. It has been given many names over the Years. 1. Valley of Esdraelon 2. Valley of Jezreel 3. Valley of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Elijah: Journeying Faithfully Through The Dark Times Series

Contributed by Mike Quinn on Jan 18, 2006

The story of Elijah fleeing from Jezebel. He feels like God has abandoned him, but then God speaks to him. We may feel the same. What can I do when I go through dark times?

Legacy “Elijah: Journeying faithfully through the dark times” 1 Kings 19 Part seven 1 Kings 21:25-26 Ahab, pushed by his wife Jezebel and in open defiance of GOD, set an all-time record in making big business of evil. 26 He indulged in outrageous obscenities in the world of idols, copying the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When All Is Said And Done, It Isn't

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 10, 2009

We come to a point when we feel depressed and think our lives have no meaning. Then God blesses us with physical, spiritual, and emotional sustenance, and sends us out to bless someone specific.

"What are you doing here?" What a question! Has anyone ever asked you that? "What are you doing here?" You were some place where nobody expected to see you, but you turned up, and that was the reaction. I have heard it in the grocery store. I cannot go to this Safeway up here without running into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Reign Maker

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 14, 2014

Elijah demonstrates the rule and reign of God in his life, land and legacy.

1. Authority A teacher was telling about the time their new elementary school was raising the American flag for the first time. To make the day special, they had invited a Marine Corps Color Guard to come out and perform the duty for them. The day before the ceremony, the Marine in charge of the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lessons From Elijah The Power Of Waiting And Persevering Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 20, 2025

This story teaches us valuable lessons about the importance of waiting, perseverance, and trust in God's promises.

In the story of Elijah, we find a powerful example of waiting on God's promise and persevering through challenges. After three years of drought and famine in Israel, God instructed Elijah to present himself to King Ahab, promising to send rain on the land (1 Kings 18:1). This story teaches us ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1

The Consequences Of Bad Choices Series

Contributed by Gavin Poole on Aug 22, 2002

we live in a world of many choices but we can not pick and choose our god or ways of worship.

May 18, 2002 Trinity After Dark 1 Kings 16:29-17:1 “The consequence of Bad Choices” One thing I love about being in America is the number of choices we have. Every time I sit down to watch the television I have 80 channels to choose from. I can’t decide on any one so I end up watching all 80 ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Prayer Of Faith

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

The Prayer Of Faith

1 Kings 18 v 41 - 46 James 5:16-18 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 17 Elias was a man ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-46

Denomination: Holiness