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  • Matt Skiles avatar

    When Your Brook Dries Up

    Contributed by Matt Skiles on Nov 10, 2021
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    What do you do when your brook dries up? Elijah gives us a great example of faith and obedience to God's word and how it leads to blessing and miracles.

    I Kings 17:1-6; 7-16-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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Unwavering Faith

    Contributed by Mark Lindsey on May 1, 2022
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    How do we take faith to a different level? Moving faith from simply trusting the unknown to faith as trusting God to provide? Faith is not believing something will happen; faith is believing what God said will happen.

    “UNWAVERING FAITH” 1 KINGS 17:8-16 Faith is part of everyday living. When you are ill, you go to a doctor whose name you cannot pronounce. He gives you a prescription you cannot read. You take it to a pharmacist you have never seen. He gives you medication you do not understand. Yet, you take it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    There's More In The Barrel

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on May 2, 2022
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    How God can supply people's needs in the most difficult times. Elijah stays with the widow of Zarephath.

    THERE’S MORE IN THE BARREL Scripture Reading: I Kings 17: 8 - 16 Theme Scripture: I Kings 17:16 “And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.” I. JUDGMENT IN THE FORM OF A DROUGHT A. The Cause of The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Danger Of Discouragement #1 Of 2

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 23, 2022
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    Something that we all have in common is that we all have to fight the battle of discouragement.

    Most of us will admit that we have lost that battle at times. However, some are more easily discouraged than others. 1. Some get discouraged with their jobs and quit them, only to later regret it. 2. Some get discouraged with their churches and quit them, only to later regret it. 3. Some get ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    1 Kings 17:2-16

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Sep 23, 2022
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    Elijah is perplexed but God provides his daily bread

    1 Kings 17:2-16 We left Elijah last Sunday having given a weather report and then promptly disappearing. You could be left thinking is that it? An appearance, a disappearance and we sit back for the next three and half years and wonder if it is going to rain today? Well, the next three and ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Turtles Eat Bread

    Contributed by Dr Kitty Bickford on Sep 25, 2022
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    Give us this day our daily bread

    Turtles Eat Bread • 5-minute encounter this week • Reminded me of Jim • he always fed the wild animals several times a day • When we were out somewhere, Jim would slam on his brakes anytime he saw a turtle, even with cars behind him, and he brought turtles home. Couldn’t make him understand that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Faithful In Little Series

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Oct 3, 2022
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    The second in a four-part series for a fall stewardship emphasis.

    October 2, 2022 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Found Faithful Series 1 Kings 17:8-16; John 6:1-13 Faithful in Little Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “God is in the details.” This saying is attributed to the American ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Elijah Perplexed: God Provides

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Oct 27, 2022
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    Elijah is provided for by God in the wilderness

    1 Kings 17:2-16 We left Elijah last Sunday having given a weather report and then promptly disappearing. You could be left thinking is that it? An appearance, a disappearance and we sit back for the next three and half years and wonder if it is going to rain today? Well, the next three and ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Sermon # 12 - Sow Generously - Reap Bountifully Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Apr 3, 2023
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    What are we doing with all that God has entrusted to us? Are we keeping them for ourselves or sowing to reap a great harvest? See what happened when men and women of God sowed in spite of all odds and thereby

    In Exodus 14:15-16 we read, “The LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to move forward [toward the sea]. As for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the sons of Israel may go through the middle of the sea on dry land.” ...read more

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    Ordering Her Priorities

    Contributed by Michael Stark on May 9, 2023
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    Making the Lord your priority leads to His blessing.

    “The word of the LORD came to [Elijah], ‘Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.’ So, he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hope For The Hopeless

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Sep 5, 2017
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    Jesus Christ gives hope for those who have no hope.

    Hope for the Hopeless August 13, 2017 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Jesus Christ gives hope for those who have no hope. Focus Passage: 1 Kings 17:8-16 Supplemental Passage: And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Little Piece Of Cake

    Contributed by Dr. Steve Newton on Sep 29, 2017
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    Elijah asks a widow woman that is about to die for the last little piece of cake she has. What she does will determin if she lives or dies. What would you do?

    I Kings 17: 8-13 1. For the past 5 Sundays I have been preaching a series on Elijah and the Lessons learned Remember the Apostle James says Elijah was a man subject to like passions just like we are- yet God used him to turn a nation back to God… Some time ago I preached a message on Elijah ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Steve Ely avatar

    Famine - Pt. 3 - Refusing Rations Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2017
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    Full lives. Full social calendars. Full houses. But if we are honest, most of us are also full of famine! Why?

    Famine Pt. 3 - Refusing Rations I. Introduction I have challenged you to examine your own level of passion, pursuit and hunger for God. I told you that I believe we as a movement - Christianity - we are in the midst of a famine. However, I want to tell you that I believe the famine has come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    The Provision Of God Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 15, 2017
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    We can depend on God. God's work, done in God's way, will never lack God's supply.

    The prophet of God has just pronounced a drought, sent by God although not mentioned. • The drought will end only at his word – which means at God’s bidding, when God said so. • We know that it lasted for 3.5 years because of two accounts in NT: • James 5:17 - Elijah was a human being, even as we ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Narinder Choranji avatar

    Commentary On Widow Of Zarephath

    Contributed by Narinder Choranji on Nov 8, 2017
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    In many cultures widows are never considered as strong, successful and influential women but God gives great honour to many widows in The Bible as they teach all humanity the deeper lessons of life by their simple acts of faith in God Almighty.

    ** INTRODUCTION ** The bible has many stories about widows: The widows oil of Zarephath - 1 kings 17:1-24 The widows offering – Mark 12:41-44 The widow of Nain - Luke 7:11-17 Jesus raises a widow’s son. Not sure why these ladies names were not given. But some were given the names of their ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free