Sermons on Melachim Alef 18:27:

Fire On The Mountain Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 8, 2015

We are confronted with choices daily. The BIG choice is what to do with God when we see his presence. This becomes a choice about Relationship; Repentance; Rulership; and Renewal.

1. Ski Lift Choice A woman getting onto a ski lift was given instructions that the moment the lift's chair touched her backside she was to sit down and lift her feet from off the ground. Instead when the chair came against her she sat down but was nervous about the height of the lift. Her ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Drought Of Dry Eyes

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jan 14, 2015

Worse than any drought that has ever touched the earth is the drought that has stricken the church (the drought of dry eyes)

Elijah calls for a meeting with Ahab: because of the sins of Ahab and the nation of Israel (God at the prayer of Elijah had shut up the heavens and there had been a 3 and a half year drought. DROUGHT = dryness, emptiness, famine, desolation, destruction, death Ahab the king of Israel meets ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:7-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

1 Kings 18:17-39

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Jan 14, 2015

1 Kings 18:17-39

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Scripture: 1 Kings 18:17-39

Denomination: *other

Necessity & Intensity Of Prayers That Brings Outstanding Miracles

Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Aug 28, 2021

Reading 1 Kings chapter 18, we see the necessity and intensity of prayer that brings about outstanding miracles and solutions.

A. It is prayer that activates the fulfilment of God’s promises: The title of this message includes the word ‘necessity’ because: ? Although God had promised rain in 1 Kings 18:1 that He would send rain, Elijah still needed to pray before the fire fell and before the rain came. ? Although the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-44, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Mark 11:22-23, Matthew 17:21, John 6:23-24  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Elijah's Prayer

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Sep 11, 2021

This is a from a series on great prayers of the Bible.

Title: Elijah’s Prayer Script: I Ki. 18:36-46 Type: Series on Prayer Where: GNBC 9-12-21 Intro: “Two Christians die on the same day and go to heaven. When they arrive in heaven they meet Peter, who is handing out the rewards (here, of course is a theological error). One of the men is a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-40

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Enough Is Enough Series

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Jun 13, 2022

The same God that heard and answered Elijah's prayers, the same God that brought the rain, is the same God that is with us today. What a marvelous joy the foundation before us upon which we can rebuild the altars in our heart, that He is with us every step of the way.

Is Religion Good for Society? When preparing this message, I came across a survey conducted by the NCLS (or National Church Life Survey) that was released in November 2019. This survey has been conducted among 20 different denominations every five years since 1991, and surveys several thousand ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:19-46

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sleep In Heavenly Peace

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 15, 2021

I read an article where the writer posed a question: "what keeps you up at night?" It's too early to think about Christmas songs but I thought, 'what better sleep could there be than to sleep in heavenly peace?' Let's see how.

SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE There are times when it's hard to get to sleep. It can be because we had caffeine too late in the day or we had a snack too close to bedtime and now we're paying for it. Then there are other reasons-you have a deadline to meet and you're not ready. You have an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:14, Psalm 3:1-6, Psalm 4:1-8, Psalm 121:1-4, 1 Kings 18:27-29, Matthew 8:23-27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mount Carmel Series

Contributed by Diana Tyler on May 28, 2023

God shows Himself

In 1 Kings 18:16-40, we learn about Elijah's great victory at Mount Carmel. As spoken of previous, King Ahab and his wife Jezebel were doing wicked in the sight of the Lord due to their idolatry. While Jezebel was an idolater and murderer, Ahab in some ways was worse because he allowed it to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:16-40

Effectual Fervent Prayer

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

Our prayers are often ineffective. Scripture reveals principles of effective prayer, principles we will want to observe.

A movie by the title of The In-Laws came out in 1979. There was a re-make of it in 2003, but my favorite version is still the original one. It featured Alan Arkin as a conventional dentist and Peter Falk as a manic character who claims to be a government agent. Their kids are about to be married, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:29-32, 1 Kings 17:1-7, 1 Kings 18:1-46

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Sermon The Apostle Paul Would Preach (A Sermon On Encouragement)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Nov 22, 2023

A retired carpenter had a very large workshop full of tools. He thought to himself what he was going to do with these tools.

He decided to have an auction. He hired a auctioneer to come into his shop to take an inventory of all his valuable tools. He told the auctioneer everything is up for auction except one tool. He walked over to his work table and picked up a hammer he had since he was a young man. He said ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:21-42

Denomination: Baptist

Serving God Requires Our Loyalty

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Nov 9, 2021

What better subject to talk about as we have just recognized a national holiday that we call Veterans Day.

We’ve been discussing for the past few weeks what it takes to really serve God. Courage, trust, our prayers and today we will see how it takes loyalty to serve God. What better subject to talk about as we have just recognized a national holiday that we call Veterans Day. I never served in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-45

Denomination: Baptist

The Songs Of Ascent – Part 3 – Psalm 121 – Can You Know The Lord Who Helps, Keeps And Guards? Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 1, 2023

We have a faithful God who keeps us always. The Lord will guard all our ways, right through adversity. The testing of faith can only happen in a storm. It will never happen when all is calm and gentle. Angels have charge over us – so much help God has given to us.

THE SONGS OF ASCENT – PART 3 – PSALM 121 – CAN YOU KNOW THE LORD WHO HELPS, KEEPS AND GUARDS? [A]. FROM WHERE DO I FIND MY HELP? {{Psalm 121:1 “I will lift up my eyes to the mountains. From whence shall my help come? Psalm 121:2 My help comes from the LORD who made heaven and earth.”}} This ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:1-2, Psalm 34:8, Proverbs 30:5, Psalm 121:3, 1 Kings 18:27, Psalm 121:5, 2 Timothy 1:12, Psalm 91:10-13, Psalm 91:14-15, Psalm 121:6, Psalm 121:7, Romans 10:17, Ephesians 6:17, 1 John 2:14, Psalm 37:5-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Revival Fires! (A Pre-Revival Message)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 18, 2022

I guess you heard about the two fellows out on a hot sunny day.

One of them complained, "I am hot, let's find a place to cool off." The other one said, "Yea, me too! Where do you want to go?" The grumbler said, "Well, the coldest place I know of is the church down the street, let's go there..." Now, that has been told as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:21-38

Denomination: Baptist

Responding To The Asbury Revival

Contributed by Richard Tow on Feb 20, 2023

How should we respond to the Asbury Revival? This message draws principles from 1 Kings 18:41-46 seeking to answer that question.

Intro On February 3, 1970, God’s glory came down in the chapel service at Asbury University in Wilmore Kentucky, near Lexington.i This proved to be one of several manifestations of the Spirit as the Jesus Movement Revival spread across America.ii The Jesus Movement was the greatest revival that has ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-46, Acts 3:19, Ephesians 5:16, Mark 11:24, Romans 10:17, Hebrews 10:19-22, Luke 12:48, Daniel 11:32, 2 Corinthians 5:9, 2 Chronicles 7:14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

When The Fire Fell

Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Mar 3, 2023

There are many places in the Scripture where we see the Fire of God alluded to, falling, or demonstrated.

INTRODUCTION There are many places in the Scripture where we see the Fire of God alluded to, falling, or demonstrated. Examples: • Fire fell from heaven and destroyed Job’s flocks – Job 1:16 (This was a satanic attack) • Sodom & Gomorrah – Genesis 19:24 • At least two times, we see ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 21:18-27, 1 Kings 18:20-39

Denomination: Church Of God