Sermons on Recovering The Ichabod:

What Did Your Mother Do To You?

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 30, 2011

This ’outside the box’ Mother’s Day sermon honors moms, but it also speaks of Father God and Israel, and we can apply some great truths to mothering in America today, which is one of the greatest challenges of all of human history.

What Did Your Mother Do to You? 1 Sam 4:1-22   Get the full sermon in formatted text w/ PowerPoint template at: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/StrangeName.html Introduction Can you imagine a mother naming her son Ichabod? Of course, this name is from the Hebrew language. It is made by taking the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Recognizing (And Recovering From) Spiritual Abuse

Contributed by Jim Miller on May 18, 2003

Spiritually abused Christians and spiritual abusers are more prevalent than you may think. This sermon identifies spiritual abuse and offers some remedies.

INTRODUCTION I am a victim of spiritual abuse. And, chances are, if you have been a member of a church or religious organization for any length of time, you are too. Spiritual abuse surfaces in an assortment of forms: sometimes in-your-face flagrant; other times behind-your-back subtle. It emerges ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

She Called Him Ichabod!!! (Mother’s Day Sermon)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 18, 2022

This is a special day set aside to honor our mothers, and grandmothers, because we love them so deeply.

Often a mother’s assignment in life is very difficult. Now if anything negative can be said about mothers, it would be about the names they give their children. I personally think they should pass a law that allows a child that reaches the age of 10 or 12, to have a chance to select the name that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Failed Glory Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 8, 2016

When we settle for sinful or the status quo, we lose the glory of God.

1. We desire God's presence and glory. Only HE can fill the emptiness in our hearts -- Ecclesiastes 3.11 2. The church is a place to reveal the glory of God 3. It is a "House of Commons" not differences a. Common Salvation -- Jude 3 b. Common Problems -- Romans 3.23 c. Common Fate -- Romans ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:12-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Failed Glory (2) Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 19, 2016

Leaders and followers can remove the glory of God from a church by emphasizing relevance over transcendence.

1. 17 Inches [John Scolinos and Home Plate In 1996 John Scolinos spoke to more than 4000 baseball coaches at the American Baseball Coaches Association convention in Nashville, TN. He was a legend among baseball coaches. He was a Hall of Fame College Baseball Head coach who coached at Pepperdine ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 5:18-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Lose The Glory

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on May 16, 2021

The pandemic forced churches to move from the four walls and the eloquent edifices to online sermons with an escalated determination to ensure influential and doctrine-based content because the new pandemic church demanded we do so.

“Don't lose the Glory” By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. SCRIPTURE: 1 Samuel 4:19-22 “And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:19-22

Denomination: Apostolic

04. When The Glory Departed Israel: The Tragedy Of Presumption Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Aug 27, 2025

Israel, facing the Philistines, believed that bringing the Ark of the Covenant into battle would guarantee victory. But their faith was misplaced—not in God, but in the Ark as a symbol.

When the Glory Departs – The Tragedy of Presumption March 19, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship 1 Samuel 4 In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite. This tiny metal sphere, barely two feet in diameter, sent shockwaves through the world. ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

How To Stop Your Walk With God In Two Easy Steps

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Sep 27, 2004

We can avoid our own Ichabod moments by knowing what to look for.

How To Stop Your Walk With God In Two Easy Steps 1 Samuel 4. 21-22 September 26, 2004 Chester FBC, Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker 1 Introduction A When Ridge was born I remember looking at all the different names of babies on the walls. a Cletus, Octavious, Xavior, Mercedes, . ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:21-22

Denomination: Baptist

How Then Shall We Recover Our Biblical Mind

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Jan 11, 2002

Why do we need to recover? Because we have lost our biblical way of thinking and have not put something better in its place.

HOW THEN SHALL WE RECOVER OUR BIBLICAL MIND By Jerry Falwell INTRODUCTION My good friend, Francis Schaeffer wrote a challenging book How Then Shall We Live? which challenged us to ground our daily living in the Word of God. I have taken a page out of his book to call this sermon How Then Shall ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12

Denomination: Baptist

How Then Shall We Recover Our Biblical Mind

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 15, 2009

How to recover our biblical mind and way of thinking.

HOW THEN SHALL WE RECOVER OUR BIBLICAL MIND By Jerry Falwell INTRODUCTION My good friend, Francis Schaeffer wrote a challenging book entitled How Then Shall We Live? which challenged us to ground our daily living in the Word of God. Schaeffer warned America that it was losing its Biblical ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 8:27

Denomination: Baptist

Working The Garden: Interdependent Foundations & Recovering God's Image Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Apr 29, 2010

God's desire for us is to have relationships where we are accepted, supported, have significance and purpose.

Working the Garden: Interdependent Foundations and Recovering the Image of God Series: Doing Life: Relationship Skills from the Bible for Today April 25, 2010 Intro: Last week I introduced our new series topic which will take us until June, which I’ve decided to call “Doing Life: ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27

Denomination: Baptist

No Glory

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 8, 2011

What happens when we try to do things under our own power rather than God's power? God gets no glory.

No Glory October 10, 2010 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: What happens when we try to do things under our own power rather than God's power? God gets no glory. Focus Passage: I Samuel 4:12-22 (Pew Bible page 315) Supplemental Passage: But I say, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:12-22

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiving, Trusting, Forgetting Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 9, 2020

What is the relationship between forgiving and trusting? Forgiving and forgetting? What should be our primary motive in forgiving?

Forgiving, Trusting, Forgetting 1. Once upon a time in their marriage, Saul Rosenberg did something really stupid. Ethel Rosenberg chewed him out for it. He apologized, they made up. However, from time to time, Ethel would mention what he had done. "Honey," Saul finally said one day, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:7-9, Acts 15:36-41, 2 Timothy 4:11, Jeremiah 31:34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Recovering Your Hope After 9/11 (Easter Sunday) Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Apr 1, 2002

How the resurrection of Jesus helps us regain our hope in light of the terrorist attacks of September 11.

On September 11 all of our lives changed drastically. And although we’re back into our daily routines six months later, we’re still trying to make sense of what happened. Like most of you, I still remember exactly what I was doing when I first heard about the first plane crashing into the world ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Consequences Of Not Hearing From God Series

Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Aug 7, 2016

We will learn from this chapter that there will be corresponding negative consequences that can happen in our lives whenever we do not hear from God. God wants us to obey His voice always.

I Samuel chapter three is about the importance of hearing the voice of God from the example of Samuel. We learned that we must be sure of hearing God's voice and not the voice of the enemy because there are many voices out there trying to get our attention. We had to reject other unfamiliar voices ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:1-22

Denomination: Nazarene