Sermons on Ziklag:

Getting Past Disappointment

Contributed by Richard Tow on Feb 1, 2016

This message looks at the way people in Scripture processed disappointment and observes the impact on their lives. Then Pastor Richard gives five keys to getting past a disappointment and moving forward in your life.

Getting Past a Disappointment
 (10-04-15 www.LifeChurchSpringfield.org) I want to begin this ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 5:22-23

Denomination: Charismatic

Don't Lose Your Praise

Contributed by Charles Jones on Feb 24, 2018

Sometimes you have to encourage yourself in the Lord and begin to Praise Him for His Goodness!

Don't Lose Your Praise 1 Samuel 18: 20-21 “And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:20-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don't Lose Your Praise

Contributed by Apostle Bobby Hogan on Sep 19, 2011

One of the greatest weapons we have as a child of God is our praise, the devil knows this to be true and will do everything possible to silence you.

“And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:20-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Redemptive Role Of Africans

Contributed by Norris Harris I on Mar 2, 2003

This message deals with How God uses Persons of African Descent in His Redemptive Plan based on the Young Egytpian Man found in the field in our Target Text. This message was preached during Black History Month in Bryan, Texas.

WE NEED TO TALK! Jesse Semple, a Harlem cab driver, asked Derrick Bell, a profound Black author, “Tell me what’s to celebrate about the condition of Black people who die too soon, go to prison too long, and come to know life’s blues far too early? Tell me how a holiday for Dr. King or a month of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:11-19

Denomination: Baptist

Joshua Part 4 (Nasb)

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Mar 28, 2023

Chapters 19-24 (footnotes from biblegateway.com)

Territory of Simeon 19 Then the second lot [a]fell to Simeon, to the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah. 2 So they had as their inheritance Beersheba or [b]Sheba and Moladah, 3 and Hazar-shual and ...read more

Denomination: Vineyard

"When Standing Alone..." Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on May 6, 2017

Christians who pursue honouring Christ can anticipate standing alone against the enemies of Christ. How shall the child of God react when compelled to stand alone, without even a fellow saint to stand with him or her?

“At my first defense, no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So, I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Life’s Ups And Downs - Part 3 Of 3 Series

Contributed by John Lowe on May 27, 2019

The Lord is close to all that call upon Him in sincerity, and is abundantly generous to them, and has promised to help and save them.

17 Let me not be ashamed , O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed , and let them be silent in the grave. Let me not be ashamed, O Lord The petition is the same as in verse 1; “In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.” ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 31:17-24

Denomination: Baptist

James 5:7-12 Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jan 20, 2025

In the face of suffering, we are called to be patient, get ready, stand firm, stop grumbling, never give up, enduring hardship, and tell the truth

James: Practical Faith  James 5:7-12 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church  01-19-2025 Pearls When an oyster gets a grain of sand, parasite, or food particle in its shell, there is no way to get rid of it. It irritates the inside of the oyster. The oyster probably prays, ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Nehemiah Part 2

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Jan 26, 2025

NASB, notes by biblegateway.com

Ezra Reads the Law 8 And all the people gathered as one man at the square which was in front of the Water Gate, and they [a]asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the Lord had [b]given to Israel. 2 Then Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men, women ...read more

Denomination: Vineyard

Support Of An Apostle Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 7, 2020

Support of an Apostle

January 22, 2013 Commentary on First Corinthians By: Tom Lowe Topic #7: Questions Concerning Christian Freedom, 1 Corinthians 8.1-11.1 Lesson 7.4: Support of an Apostle Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9.7-14 1 Cor 9.7-14 (KJV) 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:7-14

Denomination: Baptist

David’s Story Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 19, 2011

David’s story can be summarized like this: A nobody becomes a somebody who then becomes a fugitive and ends up in the end the King of Israel.

Series OT Bible Heroes: We are going to discuss over the months of May, June and July OT Biblical Heroes. Many current day Statistics show that there is a shocking lack of knowledge of basic Bible knowledge among Americans. This is particularly puzzling in view of the availability of Bibles and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

History Class Part 1 Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 4, 2010

A study of the book of Ezekiel chapter 20 verses 1 thrugh 26

Ezekiel 20: 1 – 26 History Class Part 1 “1 It came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me. 2 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 3 “Son of man, ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 20:1-26

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Town Watch

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 20, 2019

A study in the book of Nehemiah 7: 1 – 73

Nehemiah 7: 1 – 73 Neighborhood Watch 7 Then it was, when the wall was built, and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2 that I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the leader of the citadel, for he was a faithful ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 7:7

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Exodus Ii

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 17, 2019

A study in the book of Ezra 2: 1 – 70

Ezra 2: 1 – 70 Exodus II 2 Now these are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his own city. 2 Those who came with ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 2:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

A Changeable Temperament Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 3, 2019

There were numerous occasions in the life of David when all that is expressed in the psalm might have been said by him, just as there are many occasions, in the lives of all of us, to which the sentiments of the psalm would be appropriate.

June 12, 2014 Tom Lowe Psalm 27 (KJV) Title: A Changeable Temperament A psalm of David. Psalm 27 (KJV) 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:1-14

Denomination: Baptist