Sermons on Widow At Zarephath:

A Faith Journey - 2 Series

Contributed by Henry Trocino Jr. on Jun 25, 2017

Part 6 of the Sermon Series, "God of Elisha"

God rewards the generous faith of the Shunnamite woman. Let us look into five more marks of her faith. It may well describe our faith as well. A Tested Faith “And when he had lifted him and brought him to his mother, the child sat on her lap till noon, and then he died” (2 Ki. 4:20). The miracle ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:17-37, Genesis 12:1, Philippians 2:13, James 2:15, 1 Thessalonians 3:10, Luke 7:11, Hebrews 11:35  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Our Walk In This World Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 14, 2010

John’s message is clear about the life we should live. 1- We must walk in obedience 2- We must walk in love 3- We must walk in truth

NTRO.- ILL.- You know it is time to resume running or walking when... - You try to do a few pushups and discover that certain body parts refuse to leave the floor. - You get winded just saying the words "10 kilometer run". - You come to the conclusion that, if God really wanted you to touch your ...read more

Scripture: 2 John 1:4-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pride Verses Humility Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 29, 2012

Pride and humility are the outcomes of attitudes and opinion we harbor and the choices we make. The harmful results of pride are repeatedly contrasted with humility & with its benefits. So the sayings in Proverbs hammer hard against pride & drives home th

PRIDE VERSES HUMILITY Proverbs 11:2 Proverbs is direct and forceful in rejecting pride and honoring humility. Pride is pagan behavior. It has no place in the lives of God's people. Pride is a declaration of independence from God if not an assertion of war against Him. Pride therefore draws ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:2

Denomination: Baptist

Five Mothers Of Jesus

Contributed by Greg Nance on May 12, 2012

Matthew's mothers help us celebrate Mother's Day with lessons that challenge us, but bring us to deeper faith.

Happy Mother’s day! Today’s lesson will be a brief overview of the mothers listed in Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew with a focus on the most prominent quality of each. What would you say is the defining characteristic or quality in your own mother? Of all the things that stand ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I’m Gone Get To My Better Series

Contributed by Charles Jones on Jun 30, 2012

You may know that God wants to save you. You may know that God wants to heal you. But do you also know that God wants to prosper you?

I’m Gone Get To My Better In order to give you a taste of the hard life, God test’s you so that you would be prepared to live well in the days ahead of you. Deuteronomy 8:16b The Message Bible That He might humble you and test you, to do you good in the end. Deuteronomy 8:16b The Amplified ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Gift Of Christmas Part 5 " Remembering The Reason After The Season" Series

Contributed by Randy Edwards on Jan 2, 2018

part 5 of our 2017 Christmas series

The Gift of Christmas Part 4 “Remembering the Reason after the Season” Luke 2:21-38 Today we are going to wrap up our Christmas series with a final sermon from the gift of Christmas We started this series a few weeks before Christmas With a sermon called What Mary did not know And saw in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-38

Denomination: Baptist

James 2:1-13 Series

Contributed by Michael Larsen on Oct 20, 2020

Do Justice and Show Mercy

Open your bibles to James Chapter 1. As we continue our new series from the Book of James entitled Faith That Works. R. Kent Hughes says “one thing is clear about the book of James—the dominant theme is; “Faith that is real works practically in one's life. Faith that is true, is a faith that ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Christian Responsibility In The End Times

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 24, 2021

Last message in 2 Thessalonians. It addresses Christian responsibility to those in and out of the church, and our response to the lazy.

2 Thessalonians 3 (2) Our Responsibility in the End Times Years ago, I went out to the dump in Geneva. I believe that is the first place I remember seeing it, though I’ve seen it at several other dumps since the. If you go out there now you will see the same sad sight. You will see 10 or more ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:7-15

Denomination: Baptist

Power To Heal Series

Contributed by John Bright on May 9, 2022

Working through the Gospel of Luke using consecutive expository preaching. Teaching sheet included at end of text.

“Power to Heal” Luke 8:40-56 A sermon for 9/5/21 Pastor John Bright Harmony & Swansonville UMC We live in a day of declining trust in authority. People don’t trust the government to protect us. The recent chaos abroad has made it worse. People don’t trust their denominational leaders - that’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:40-56, Acts 19:11-12, Acts 8:18-19

Denomination: Methodist

The Collection Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 6, 2023

When you give, give as an act of worship to God, give in proportion to your income, and give wisely.

Several years ago, Millard Fuller of Habitat for Humanity addressed the National Press Club on public radio. He recalled a workshop at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with 200 pastors in attendance. The assembled pastors quickly pointed toward greed and selfishness as the reason the church never ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Being A Doer Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 2, 2023

A journey through the practical wisdom of James.

Being and Doing James 1:19-27 August 26, 2001 Has someone ever told you a story and you have absolutely no clue where they’re going with it? One time, I was talking to someone who actually said, “to make a long story, longer...” Ugh! Make it shorter ... please, especially when I don’t know what ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Baptist

Do Not Grow Weary In Doing Good

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Apr 15, 2024

Right in the middle of warning the ones who were being lazy and taking advantage of others, Paul tells the church that it should not discourage them from doing what was right and good.

Alba 4-21-2024 DO NOT GROW WEARY IN DOING GOOD II Thessalonians 3:6-15 You may have heard the quote: “Do all the good you can, to all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as often as you can, and as long as you can.” I was looking up that quote and found that it has been attributed to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sacrifice, Our Christian Duty

Contributed by Dallas Powell on Sep 21, 2002

An Acceptable sacrifice begins with love. Do you love him?

Sacrifice, Our Christian Duty Hebrews 13:7-16 December 1996 Sacrifice of Leaders Charlotte was born of hearty stock an old Virginian family. Her brother would be a respected physician, and a sister would be also be a doctor, the first female doctor south of the Mason-Dixon line. She would serve ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:7-16

Denomination: Baptist

How Can You Be So Sure

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Oct 13, 2002

Faith’s all we’ve got in a world that asks for a sure sign.

How can you be so sure Hebrews 11:1-6 1Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2This is what the ancients were commended for. 3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The God Of The Living And Not The Dead

Contributed by William Baeta on Nov 5, 2002

“Even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive’” Luke 20:37-38.

Introduction: One of the great revelations of Holy Scripture is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the words of the apostle Paul God “according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” Christ’s resurrection not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38, Job 19:23-27, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed