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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
Compares Elijah’s time at the Brook Cherith with military boot camp and how God prepares us for service.
When you say the word boot camp, the civilian and enlisted, retired and reserved all conjure up pictures of freshly shaved heads, dog tags, fatigues and, as Chuck Swindoll says, fatigue. It is through the doors of boot camp that an 18-year old from Kiowa, Kansas is shaped into a soldier by doing ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-6, 1 Kings 17:17-24
Denomination: Pentecostal
Elijah’s obedience to announcing judgement on Israel because of apostacy landed him in stressful situations but God wonderfully provided for him.
ELIJAH AT KERITH AND ZAREPHATH Being a prophet in Israel wasn’t a bundle of fun! Elijah often found himself in stressful situations. True, he had the prestige of being Jehovah’s messenger to those who recognized him, but all too often his message wasn’t welcomed and he became very unpopular. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-6
Denomination: Baptist
We never get what we expect or deserve, we get what we need for spiritual growth, and we recieve grace and mercy.
Wouldn’t it have been easier if God just would’ve have simply killed Ahab and Jezebel and replaced them with a Godly king and queen? If I was advising Elijah on these matters that’s what I would have advised him to pray for. I mean a drought is a painful thing, no rain for 3 ½ years is bad. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:2-7
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon is to those of us who know God is doing something new, and they want to make the transition with God.
Elisha had the reputation as the man who poured water on Elijahs hands. He was a servant, a helper, a student, a minister to Elijah. God was getting ready to do a new thing, to release into the earth a double portion anointing of his spirit but in order to bring in the new he had to take out the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-18
A practical look at a Elijah's contest with the prophets of Baal with lessons about standing up for what is right and not following the crowd. Powerpoint is available if you e-mail me.
Elijah and the Prophets of Baal Scott Bayles First Christian Church The movie To Save A Life opens in theatres next week. It’s a co-production of New Song Community Church and Outreach, Inc. that focuses on a high school student named Jake Taylor. Jake has it all—friends, fame, a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-39
Denomination: Christian Church
Elijah as seen through the eyes of the Widow from Zarephath - Dramatised Sermon of her struggle to faith
Today was a good day to die not a cloud in the sky But that was nothing unusual Clouds had become a rarity recently Haven’t seen one for months Today was a good day to die Gather up a few sticks cook the last morsels of food and wait for the birds to pick our dead bones dry Then he appeared .... ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-24
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Sometimes, we make our own WHY ME moments, let's see how Elijah did so.
INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • At some point in your life, you will be hit with one of those WHY ME moments. • There will be times when these moments come out of nowhere, such as the case for Stephen and David. • There will be other times when you kind of do something that causes the WHY ME moment, such ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-7
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Let's talk about Elijah, Elisha and Jesus in regards to relationships and leadership
HoHum: During a lecture on mental health someone once asked the famous Dr. Carl Menninger: "What would you advise a person to do if that person felt a nervous breakdown coming on?" Most people at the conference thought he would say, "Go see a psychiatrist immediately," but he didn’t. Much to ...read more
Elijah taken up in a whirlwind - not a chariot of fire as commonly taught
2 Kings 2. 1-14 I am sure we all know a few lines of “Swing low sweet chariot, coming for to take me home…” An African-American spiritual. The date of composition is unknown. Taken now by English rugby fans, though the wheels of that chariot keep coming off, but that is for another day. The ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-14
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
Elijah is one of the most well-known people in the Bible. This message speaks about the very early part of his ministry. Oh that the LORD would raise up more Elijahs these days!
Introduction: Elijah, the prophet. He was and is one of the most well-known men in the Bible. He seemed to come out of nowhere, and eventually was one of only two people (so far) to go to Heaven but never died! But like most people, Elijah had a lot to endure before he began his ministry. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-16
Elijah had been staying with a widow and several others in Zarephath, outside Israel's borders. Tragedy struck when the widow's son died. What would happen next?
Introduction: Elijah had come to Zarephath, a city in Sidon—Jezebel’s home country!—at the LORD’s command after living near the brook Cherith in Israel. In Zarephath, he stayed in a boarding house, we might say, operated by the widow whom the LORD had shown him. It seemed things were going well, ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:17-24
The main point of this sermon is to emphasize the power of prayer, God's promise of provision, and the joyful journey towards praise as demonstrated in the story of Elijah and Ahab in 1 Kings 18:41-46.
Good morning, dear friends and family! Today, we are going to dive into the book of 1 Kings to understand the incredible potency of prayer, the beautiful promise of God's provision, and the joyful journey towards praise. E.M. Bounds once said, "Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-46
Topics: Wilderness, Experience
Sometimes it is harder to get the rain going that it is to have it stopped. Elijah had to labour in his prayer for rain.
ELIJAH—A MAN OF LIKE PASSIONS 10 Praying for Rain TEXT: 1 Kings 18:41-46 1 Kings 18:41-46 KJV And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. [42] So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast ...read more
The price of exhaustion
Great men are dying every day and I don’t feel well. If you don’t believe that God has a sense of humor just look at the person beside you. What happens when too much happens I Kings 19:1-18 Elijah had just experienced a tremendous victory on Mt. Carmel and I think ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18
Holistic Healing within the Church.
CARING PRAYER AND PRAYING CARE. James 5:13-20. In the previous verses (James 5:7-12), James exhorted us to patience. The writer mentioned the sufferings of the prophets as an example of endurance (James 5:10). However, patience need not be passive: it will also see us engaged in prayer. AN ...read more
Scripture: James 5:13-20