Sermons on Melachim Alef 17:9:

"Dried Up”

Contributed by Sean Dees on Mar 1, 2022

There are seasons in our life that can become dry. It's in the dry places God is preparing you to move.

Intro: Today Lord willing I want to talk to you about being “DRIED UP.” Now I know that there are some here today that feel as if your “BROOK” is dried up. It could be your finances, your marriage, your prayer life, your witness, your health, or your spiritual life has dried up; it could be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-9

1 Kings 17:2-16

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Sep 23, 2022

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:2-16

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Turtles Eat Bread

Contributed by Dr Kitty Bickford on Sep 25, 2022

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

Scripture: Exodus 16:31, Matthew 6:11, Luke 11:5-13, John 6:35, Matthew 4:1-4, 1 Kings 17:1-16, Matthew 12:1-8, John 6:31-35, 1 Corinthians 11:24-25, 2 Corinthians 9:10, John 6:27, Lamentations 3:22-23, John 6:9-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faithful In Little Series

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Oct 3, 2022

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16, John 6:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

The Man With The Pitcher, Not The Picture, Just The Pitcher Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 14, 2022

Guidance can be difficult and we may struggle with it. God often send to us the man with a pitcher. We don't have much of a picture of what lies ahead, but the Lord is there. Just take note of the man with a pitcher.

THE MAN WITH THE PITCHER, NOT THE PICTURE, JUST THE PITCHER [1]. THE MESSAGE FROM PILGRIM’S PROGRESS Who has read Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan? I love that book. Many decades ago, and all through the 1800s etc., nearly everyone read Pilgrim’s Progress, even non-Christians. Sometimes in ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 30:18-21, 1 Kings 17:2-9, Mark 14:13-17, Psalm 119:105, Acts 1:4-8, Mark 6:44-45, Acts 10:19, 1 Corinthians 13:10-12, John 16:13, John 15:26, 2 Peter 1:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Elijah Perplexed: God Provides

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Oct 27, 2022

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:2-16

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Sermon # 12 - Sow Generously - Reap Bountifully Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Apr 3, 2023

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

Scripture: Exodus 14:15-16, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:12, 2 Corinthians 9:10, 1 Kings 17:7-9, 1 Kings 17:12, 1 Kings 17:13-14, Genesis 22:2, Genesis 22:10-11, Genesis 22:17-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Ordering Her Priorities

Contributed by Michael Stark on May 9, 2023

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Find It Difficult To Give?

Contributed by Lola Olanrewaju on Sep 2, 2017

A lot of Christian don’t like giving. Just like me, I do give to people if I have and I give my offering in church but I find it difficult paying my tithe

I have realised that the principle of giving is a powerful spiritual law that is guaranteed!  Giving encompasses the following: 1. Giving tithes and offering 2. Giving to the needy 3. Giving to genuine pastors and ministers  4. Giving to widows and the elderly 5. Give to whoever God is leading ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hope For The Hopeless

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Sep 5, 2017

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16

Denomination: Baptist

A Little Piece Of Cake

Contributed by Dr. Steve Newton on Sep 29, 2017

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Famine - Pt. 3 - Refusing Rations Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2017

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:5-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Provision Of God Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 15, 2017

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Commentary On Widow Of Zarephath

Contributed by Narinder Choranji on Nov 8, 2017

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-24, 2 Kings 4:1-7, Mark 12:41-44, Luke 7:11-17, Lamentations 3:22-23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Elijah Part 1 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 31, 2018

His story reminds us of how adversity drives us deeper into God and develops us into the man or women God wants us to be.

Elijah Opening Video Illustration: “I love Sunday’s video!” Bank Robbery Reference the door in the corner! We need to enter the battle – the fight for the souls of others by inviting people back to church- it starts by going to peoples doors – the doors of their hearts – to introduce them to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:29-33, 1 Kings 17:1-24, 1 Kings 18:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational