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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
In this last sermon in our series, we witness Elijah's exciting exit and learn some things about how to face the end of our own lives.
Introduction: A. You all know what a “grand finale” is, right? 1. The grand finale is the very exciting or impressive ending of a performance or a show. 2. Well, I guess someone in rural Arkansas didn’t know the meaning of the phrase. 3. Some of our relatives attended a 4th of ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-15
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
God allowed/permitted/organized/orchestrated Elisha to see Elijah being taken up into heaven! This was not for curiosity, thrill or personal gratification – but for a higher purpose!
Elisha saw Elijah being taken into heaven! 2 King 2:11,12”….Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it…….” Matthew 16:24 “Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-12
Denomination: Pentecostal
Elijah knew frustration in ministry and wished he would die as a result. God shows him that he is not alone, and reminds him that he has help.
Title: When frustrations come our way, God whispers! Date: Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost. August 11, 2002 Text: 1 Kings 19:9-18 I was sitting down at Kim’s computer the other day, because my office was just to darn hot and as I searched for a way to begin writing down today’s message, I happened ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-18
Denomination: Lutheran
We're going to look at a phase of Elijah's life as he learned that he could serve even when he was discouraged.
Happy New Year! I know that it is too early to tell how this year is going to go. These last two years have been pretty rough on everyone. In everything that has gone on in 2020 and 2021, did you ever get to the point where you just felt burned out or ready to give up? That's what ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18
Denomination: Baptist
We sometimes need to step aside from the busyness of life for more intimate communion with God. The will of Jesus is that all those given to Him by the Father should behold His glory.
THE GLORY OF THE MESSIAH. Matthew 17:1-9. The One who referred to Himself as the ‘Son of man’ had just been acknowledged as the Son of God (Matthew 16:16). Jesus demonstrated the necessity of the Cross, and looked forward to His Second Coming. The Lord also promised a preview of the coming of ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Pentecost 12: Life can be full of troubles. Elijah, the prophet, certainly knew this. He found deliverance and help in God. So can we!
These have been difficult weeks for some of the families at Christ Our Savior. There are those among us who have had to wrestle with death up close and personal. There are people who’ve had to face the death of someone very near and dear to them. There are people here who have had to face very ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:4-8
Last week, as we considered THE GREAT DEPRESSION, we dealt with the life of Elijah. He is the ideal person to study when you study the subject of depression.
WHY IS HE THE IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR THIS STUDY? Because of what the Word of God says about him. Look at James 5:17, we read, "Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are…" Elijah represents us in that - (1) HE HAD HIS HIGH DAYS He enjoyed the highest of highs. We Americans ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-4
Standing up for our faith calls for strong convitictions, Elijah demonstrated his faith by having the convitictions to stand for God, even when he was all alone
Introduction: We love heroes, and we especially love heroes who win despite overwhelming odds. As illustrated in the movie “Remember the Titans”. It seems the greater the odds the more we favor the underdog and cheer for him to overcome the obstacles. While overcoming the odds and becoming ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:16-46
We face trying times. This is no time to be afraid or be ashamed. But we cannot do this in ourselves. We need to see a vision of God.
When We Really Need to See God Mark 9:2-9 Transfiguration Sunday comes every year just before Ash Wednesday. There are only three Gospel texts which tell about the Transfiguration, so it becomes a challenge to repeat a story we have heard so many times. The accounts are quite similar. Luke adds ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:2-9, Mark 9:1, Mark 9:10-13, Mark 8:31-38, Mark 8:27-38 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Many times it’s difficult to stand up for God... especially when it comes to the matter of our giving. (Offering was taken after sermon and the offering increased significantly over the Sunday before)
OPEN: The minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to, after the worship service, ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were expecting for repairs to the church building. Therefore, he was annoyed to find that the regular organist was sick and a substitute had ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-16
Have you ever wanted to quit because things got tough? ... Elijah was considering dropping out of his role because Queen Jezebel threatened him!
THE LONELINESS OF SELF PITY Text: I Kings 19:1- 4, I Kings 19:10 -18 1 Kings 19:1-4 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. (2) Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So may the gods do to me, and ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-4, 1 Kings 19:10-18
Denomination: United Methodist
Explores recognizing, responding to, and reaping from God's call, using the transition from Elijah to Elisha as a guide for our own faith journeys.
Good morning, beloved family of God. It is a joy to be with you today, gathered together in the name of our Lord and Savior. Today, we find ourselves drawn to the book of 2 Kings, to a passage that speaks of the prophet Elijah's ascent to heaven and Elisha's reaction to it. It's a story of ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 2:11-14
Topics: Leadership, Responsibility
It explores the themes of courage, faith, and trust in God during difficult times, particularly when faced with ethical dilemmas.
Introduction Hi everyone, let's imagine this situation: I work at the VA, right? And I stumble upon something upsetting. I discovered that some of the bosses in our Community Living Centers, where we promise to look after our veterans, aren't doing the right thing. Now, ...read more
Elisha was one of the mightiest prophets but he had to learn the lessons of separation, communion and the walk of faith. In this Part 1 of his call to succeed Elijah, there were things to learn and this great man of God never turned back.
THE CALL OF ELISHA - “WALK IN THIS WAY” PART 1 OF 2 SERIES – MESSAGES ON ELISHA – HIS LIFE AND MINISTRY Number 1 Elisha is one of the greatest prophets of the Lord, faithful and true. Today we are looking at chapter 2 of second Kings, which is our introduction to the prophet Elisha. It is an ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-2, Genesis 28:10-22, Colossians 2:1
[Bless those] who…know the depths of [the] sacrament.
Elijah went a day's journey into the desert, until he came to a broom tree and sat beneath it. He was the last remaining Prophet of the true religion left. He had just stood his ground against four-hundred pagan prophets of the fertility god Baal. Today’s pagan fertility god is In-Vitro ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:4-8, John 6:41-51
Denomination: Catholic
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