Sermons on Elijah And Jezebel:

A Transfer Of Power

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on May 12, 2001

What Elisha’s succession to Elijah’s office can tell us about the transfer of power: God’s use of imperfect people, the need for loyalty, ambition, and decisiveness.

A TRANSFER OF POWER How many of you came to our play? Do you remember when Steve came in at the beginning of the 2nd Act, dressed as Samson with hair almost down to his waist? Did you laugh? If you did, you better watch out for bears. That’s what happened to the boys of Bethel who made fun of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

From The Mouth Of A Raven

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Aug 4, 2007

Elijah; what comes to mind when you hear this name? Elijah was the most exciting prophet of the Old Testament. He appeared suddenly as God’s spokesman during a time

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1 – Title: “From The Mouth of A Raven” Introduction: Elijah; what comes to mind when you hear this name? · Elijah was the most exciting prophet of the Old Testament. · He appeared suddenly as God’s spokesman during a time when there was a tremendous need for a great ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Defeating Depression Series

Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 11, 2010

Part 2 of a message on dealing with depression, particularly of how God helped Elijah through his episode of depression

TEXT: 1 Kings 19:1-9 INTRO: Depression - - - pushed down de/pressed An area that is sunk below its surroundings A hollow / a hole When we push down hurts, pain, abuse, guilt... ...we are de/pressing ...it will show up Push down - - - Hurt Anger = becomes bitterness = Rage ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Righteous Man's Prayers Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 24, 2010

God wants you to become a person of prayer, who sees specific events & specific people specifically changed in answer to your specific prayers. Powerful specific praying brings powerful specific results.

JAMES 5:16b-18. A RIGHTEOUS MAN'S PRAYER [1 Kings 17:1; 18:1, 36-46.] Those of us who pray believe in the power of prayer, but we often do not fully realize what powerful praying can accomplish. But for those who live in obedience to God and experience the working out of God's Will in their ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

A Call To Prayer

Contributed by Jeffrey Dillinger on Feb 13, 2011

This sermon is about the need to believe that prayer has purpose and expectation. It uses Elijah as the illustration of our own prayers.

A Call To Prayer (James 5:13-18) Introduction: A. There are stories in the OT that cause me lift up God' power and in humility thank him for letting me see it. One of the great stories is that of Elijah on Mt. Carmel. B. Elijah was a great prophet. He saw his people in sin and called upon ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Let The Fire Fall

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

Let the Fire Fall

1 Kings 18:1-39 Let the Fire Fall 1. THE ENTRANCE OF REVIVAL - The Conditions in Elijah's Day - (a) Corruption in Elijah's Day - 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-39

Denomination: Holiness

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Series

Contributed by David Owens on May 10, 2021

Loneliness is a universal experience. It is another emotion that God has given us for our wellbeing. Loneliness can alert us to our need to draw closer to God and to others. God's provision for the lonely is a spiritual family.

A. Once upon a time there were three friends who were stranded on a desert island. 1. They found a magic lantern containing a genie who granted them each one wish. 2. The first guy wished he was off the island and back home – Poof it was granted. 3. The second guy wished for the same – Poof it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 68:6, Isaiah 41:10, Hebrews 13:5, Matthew 28:20, John 14:16, Psalm 73:23-28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

4 A Convinced Overcomer Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on May 30, 2025

Thyratira was having a revival! But like many churches advancing for the Lord, it came time to confront an evil that was being TOLERATED among the people. The spirit of Jezebel lives on. It did in Thyatira. Does it here?

Have you ever been a part of something too wonderful to comprehend? A couple years ago our family went to Cedar Point and my youngest was still getting used to roller coasters –a love for which my wife and I had developed since our youth and enjoyed two days as a part of our honeymoon. Nate wanted ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29, Revelation 1:12-16

Denomination: Methodist

Standing In His Presence

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 15, 2010

Elijah learned and we must learn that to get answers for life's problems, we need to get in the presence of the Lord for our answers.

Standing in His presence 1 Kings 19:1-14 Introduction- 1 Kings 19:1-14 Anyone ever feel like Elijah? Anyone ever feel like God deserted them? Anyone feel like they are the only one that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-14

Denomination: Nazarene

This Will Not Catch God By Surprise? When The Brook Goes Dry!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 5, 2006

God clearly told Elijah to go to the Brook, but the brook went dry. What was wrong? Dry brooks will require greater steps of faith!

THIS WILL NOT CATCH GOD BY SURPRISE! LOOSING SIGHT OF THE BIGGER PICTURE? WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THE BROOK GOES DRY? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Faith Cometh

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 13, 2017

Sermon examines the exercise of faith using examples of Elijah and the widow, and others such as Moses' choice to leave Egypt.

1 Kings 17:8-16 1-18-15 I want to begin this morning in Romans 10:17 because there are two words in that verse that the Lord spoke to me this week concerning this church, concerning you and me and our future. Romans 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.” The KJV ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16, Romans 10:17, Romans 10:8-11, Hebrews 11:24-26

Denomination: Charismatic

When Faith Soaked The Sacrifice: Elijah's Test Of God's Power

Contributed by Michael Hobday on Aug 22, 2024

In a bold act of faith, Elijah drenched his sacrifice with water, making it impossible to burn—except by the hand of God. What followed was a powerful demonstration that left no doubt: the Lord is God, and His power is unmatched.

Praise be to the wonderful and powerful name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! He is the Aleph and Tav, the Beginning and the End. The Bible symbolizes the number seven as representing completeness. We see this in the seven days of Creation, the seven times Joshua marched around Jericho, and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:38-39, 1 Corinthians 13:9, Isaiah 13:13, Isaiah 66:1-2, Zechariah 2:13, Habakkuk 2:20  (view more)  (view less)

Where Ravens Fly

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 4, 2010

Using experiences from the life of Elijah the prophet, this message seeks to show that the ravens of God’s provision fly in the worst of conditions, and the direst of circumstances.

Where Ravens Fly Text: 1 Kings 17:4-6 Intro: Elijah, the prophet of God, has excited my imagination since the early days of my biblical recollections. Actually, Elijah has long been one of my Bible heroes. This servant of God was a man’s man. When it came to preaching the truth of God, mousy he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:4-6

Denomination: Baptist

Give & Take Series

Contributed by Josh Reich on Jul 10, 2007

Elijah was a major prophet, but he was also just a man. God was able to do some amazing things through him.

We are starting a brand new series today called The fabulous life of Elijah. If you have your bibles, you can open them to the book of Hebrews chapter 11 which is on p. 865 if you grabbed a bible in the lobby. Elijah is a prophet, was a prophet. I guess you could say is because he never died. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Eat Your Seed

Contributed by James May on Mar 31, 2004

The little cake that the widow of Zarephath gave to Elijah was the first fruits of her labor and the seed from which every blessing came into her life.

DON’T EAT YOUR SEED by Pastor James May 1 Kings 17:8-24 1 Kings 17:8-9, "And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee." Zarephath means smelting-shop, "a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible