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  • Eric Lones avatar

    What To Do When The Glory's Gone

    Contributed by Eric Lones on Jan 30, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
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    Principles about reconnecting with God’s presence taken from 1 Samuel chapter 4.

    WHAT TO DO WHEN THE GLORY’S GONE We are going to read a fairly long passage of Scripture this morning. But, I felt like it was necessary in order for us to understand the truth of what we’re going to be talking about. And so, if you would, read along with me, either on the screen, or in your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Big Bounce

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,458 views

    The bounce is painful but planned!

    “The Big Bounce” Text: 1 Samuel 4:4-11; 1 Chronicles 13:1-14; 15:12-13; 2 Samuel 6:12-15 Introduction A wise man once said “An unexamined life is not worth living.” This message is about examining your life. I. No Ark, No Problem Verse 3 tells us that the nation of Israel did not seek the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What's Missing In Worship Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Oct 2, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 14,044 views

    What is missing from our worship? Do we know it is missing? Why is it missing? How do we get it back?

    Encountering God – Part 7 – What’s Missing from Worship? Introductory story: Paul Harvey tells a story about an attractive airline stewardess who was being hounded by two flirts – one at the front of the plane, the other at the back. She was obviously very put-off by the very forward advances ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Did I Get Here?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 25, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,989 views

    It is easy to gradually drift off course. Even a dead fish can go down stream. We need to stay focused and press against all odds.

    HOW DID I GET HERE? DON’T STAY HERE! GOD HAS SOME NEW THINGS FOR YOU! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. CATCH THE MORAL OF THE STORY? In 1995 several young men decided to go to Kenya, Africa on a SAFARI. They studied ahead of time and had prepared their minds with information so to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Retrun Of The Ark Series

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Oct 26, 2011
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    A look at the story of how the Ark of the Covenant was returned to the people of Israel and how they worshipped God because of it.

    -so here’s what we’re going to do, for the next two weeks we’re mellowing out a little, no powerpoints, no notes sheets, if you really want to take notes there’s paper we can give you, but we’re going to take things easy. We’re going to have story time. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Retrun Of The Ark Series

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Oct 26, 2011
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     | 3,357 views

    A look at the story of how the Ark of the Covenant was returned to the people of Israel and how they worshipped God because of it.

    -so here’s what we’re going to do, for the next two weeks we’re mellowing out a little, no powerpoints, no notes sheets, if you really want to take notes there’s paper we can give you, but we’re going to take things easy. We’re going to have story time. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Did Not Restrain Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 19, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,018 views

    When we fail to obey His voice, He would stop talking to us...

    Did not RESTRAIN! 1 Samuel 4:1”And the word of Samuel came to all Israel……………” The portion where we read the encounter of God with little Samuel is thrilling and has been the fascination and the most loved subject in Sunday School as well. It truly ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Show Me That Our God Is In The Camp

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 21, 2012
    based on 9 ratings
     | 14,257 views

    Today, I will attempt to show you how often, and in how many ways men try to find a cure for what ails them, rather than take the only treatment that will work, to take the case to God.

    Show Me That Our God Is In The Camp And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. (1 Samuel 4:7) The Prince of Preachers had a sermon with a similar name: "Is God In The Camp?" Charles ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ichabod Or Ebenezer

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 16, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 17,834 views

    We choose our level of closeness to God

    Ichabod or Ebenezer 1 Samuel 4, 6 June 22, 2014 Morning Service The Problem of Spiritual Drift Spiritual drift always begins with desire. The desire for a relationship with God was lost. Slowly the people lost their passion for the things of God. Little by little, spiritual things started to slip ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    What Did Your Mother Do To You?

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 30, 2011
    based on 47 ratings
     | 10,009 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Come, Follow Me

    Contributed by Norbert Garcia on Mar 25, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,970 views

    What happens when we decide to take matters into our own hands instead of following Christ?

    Come Follow Me It was a calm, cool and clear morning. The sun was still hovering near the horizon, it’s yellow ball showing a hint of the heat that would soon envelope the land. There were a few birds in the air, going about their early morning business of finding a meal and paying little ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    No Glory

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 8, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,336 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ichabod

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 5, 2012
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    God’s presence brings His glory.

    Ichabod November 15, 2009 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God’s presence brings His glory. Focus Passage: I Samuel 4:10-22 Supplemental Passage: 1 Cor 10:31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Consequences Of Not Hearing From God Series

    Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Aug 8, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 24,693 views

    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

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Justified By Faith And Living In Love Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 6, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,989 views

    “Luther’s expression sola fide is true if faith is not opposed to charity, to love.”

    Thursday After Epiphany 2018 Reformation/Revolution The action of the Israelites and the response of the Philistines we have heard proclaimed from the first book of Samuel help us see the two primitive and wrong conceptions of the divine. For the Israelites, their God was the God of Moses who had ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic