Sermons on famine of god's word: showing 31-45 of 215,461

Submitting To God In Times Of Famine

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jul 3, 2020

Abraham experienced a crisis of faith. He hesitated to trust God to continue. Every famine is a test from God. Can we wholeheartedly trust and submit to him? That is always the question. God doesn't leave us even when we leave him.

Submitting to God in times of Famine Do you trust in God when the wells are dry? I begin today with a question. Where do you go when you are in a tight place? Of course, if someone in your house is having a heart attack, you would call the paramedics. If you have a fire, you would call the fire ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:10, Galatians 3:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Whether Feast Or Famine Series

Contributed by John Huyser on Sep 10, 2024

Admittedly, Ruth is not a book we think of often. But we would be mistaken to think Ruth is not beneficial to us today or not part of God’s salvation narrative.

Slide 1 As we began planning for fall, one tool we used was reviewing where we had been. We look for gaps what remains lacking in a balanced biblical diet. So on screen, you see our last nine years of sermon coverage of Genesis through Kings. The colors represent the different years. We are ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-14

Famine Of Godly Moms

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 6, 2009

Specially in the west we see a great famine of ‘Godly Moms.’ Where are they today? Are you a woman after God’s own heart ~ to be more precise, are you HIS WOMAN?

Opening illustration: Illustration of the Das family who reside in Ireland now. Introduction: Around Mother’s Day we hear the old saying, "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Rules the World." Is that true? History is replete with examples of the influence of not only mothers, but godly mothers! The ...read more

Scripture: John 2:2-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Famine Hits Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Feb 18, 2016

When the famine hit Canaan, Abram looked to Egypt rather than to God. This sermon examines the problems we encounter when we turn to the world in our troubles rather than to God.

Do you have a worry box? It’s a mental box that we can place our worries in. This box can only hold so many worries, so as soon as one disappears, we fill it with another. If a bigger worry comes along, we discard the smaller worries to make room for it. These worry don’t vanish. They ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:10-17

Denomination: Foursquare

Three Funerals And A Famine Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 21, 2009

God is a specialist in the unfeasible, in the impractical, in the nonviable, in the unworkable, in the unthinkable, in the unimaginable, and, in the inconceivable.

We had been living in New Jersey for about three weeks and were wanting to try out different things to get the “East Coast” experience. We both grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and honestly, New Jersey was a complete mystery to us. Some friends recommended that we eat at a diner, for diners ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thanksgiving In Feast & Famine

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Dec 6, 2007

Exploring and encouraging the principle of giving God thanks both in times of blessing and in times of tribulation.

Thanksgiving In Feast And Famine Thanksgiving Message, Perth Bible Church, 11/25/07 Rev. Todd G. Leupold Introduction Ah, Thanksgiving – big, fat juicy turkey, prim pilgrims in their ’Sunday best,’ oodles & oodles of fun, gentle Indian friends, beautiful outdoor picnic . . .! How could they ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Famine In The Promised Land Series

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Oct 26, 2009

In beginning an interim pulpit ministry, God directed my attention to Abram/Abraham as a paradigm of faith. Some will object to the almost typological approach to these texts.

Famine in the Promised Land Text: Genesis 12:1-20 Today, may or may not be the beginning of a journey together. But whether God allows me to stay with you over a long period of time or whether today is merely a temporary lesson for an eternal purpose, God has placed this message on my heart. Today, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-20

Denomination: *other

Reactions To Famine Time Series

Contributed by Greg Powell on Mar 5, 2013

God is beginning to break the hearts and stir the consciences of Jacob and his sons. While still in the middle of the famine, we can learn much from their wrong reactions to the famine and the sin that was a very real part of their lives

INTRO: Last week, we saw that God was using the worldwide famine to awaken the seared consciences of the sons of Jacob. They expressed a certain amount of remorse at what they had done to Joseph 20 years earlier, and started to wonder if God was punishing them for the dirty deed done so long ago. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 43:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Abrams Second Test: A Famine In The Land Series

Contributed by Michael Greer on Feb 9, 2003

The problems with getting out of Gods will and plan.

Series: Gods First Patriarch Second Test: A Famine In The land Genesis 12:10-20 (Sunday Feb 2, 2003) Intro: I found an Illustration, which asked, “How you can tell when it’s going to be a rotten day:” You wake up face down on the pavement. You call Suicide Prevention ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:10-20

Denomination: Holiness

Famine In A Time Of Plenty

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 16, 2020

The worst famines are artificially made ones.

Famine in a Time of Plenty Amos 8:11: “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.” Times were relatively good in both Israel and Judah in the time of the Prophet Amos, at ...read more

Scripture: Amos 8:11, Amos 8:4-6, Isaiah 1:21-23, Amos 2:11, Amos 5:18-20, Haggai 2:21, Hebrews 12:27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

War, Famine, And Death Series

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Mar 7, 2016

The Apostle John records for us this killer storm and the riders who will bring it as he witnesses Jesus opening up of the first four seals. In sermon we'll look at the 2nd through 4th seal, which are War, Famine, and Death.

The Book of Revelation “War, Famine, and Death” Revelation 6:3-8 Whenever I think of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse the song by the Doors always pops into my head that these four horsemen are the Riders on the Storm. As I listen to what’s being said over the airways, many ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:3-8

Denomination: Foursquare

Turning Famine Into Favor

Contributed by Bubot Parago on Sep 20, 2008

The time has now come for Joseph... From the pit to Potiphar’s household to the prison to the palace...A long journey of thirteen years had passed by from the dream he told to his family to this eventual day.By his dreams he was ostracized and by the Phar

The time has now come for Joseph...From the pit to Potiphar’s household to the prison to the palace. A long journey of thirteen years had passed by from the dream he told his family to this eventual day.By his dream he was ostracized and by a dream he will be aggrandize.This story will turn ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-46

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Word On The Word

Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Feb 19, 2014

Jesus explains the law

A man in Kansas City was severely injured in an explosion. Evangelist Robert L. Sumner tells about him in his book The Wonders of the Word of God. The victim's face was badly disfigured, and he lost his eyesight as well as both hands. He was just a new Christian, and one of his greatest ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: Baptist

Drought, Pestilence, Famine, And Repentance Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 25, 2020

Our culture, which has especially violated the commandment to love God by turning the Lord’s day into a market day, and has violated the commandment to love our neighbor by murdering millions of preborn infants, is clearly under judgement.

Tuesday of 17th Week in Course 2020 The Plague Year Homilies The Church providently provides for us a series of fitting readings this year, currently from the prophecy of Jeremiah. Today we pick up in chapter 14 with what is called a series of prophecies during a great drought. Earlier in the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 14:17-22, Psalm 79:8-13, Matthew 13:36-43

Denomination: Catholic

Something Is Better Than Nothing

Contributed by Teddy Walker on Nov 24, 2019

SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING

1 Kings 17 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational