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  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    After The Speeches, The Fireworks And The Parade

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Dec 1, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
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    After the great events on Mt. Carmel,the problems that Israel faced were still present. So it is with us today...after all the festivities have ended...the problems facing our nation still remain for us to resolve.

    AFTER THE SPEECHES, THE FIREWORKS AND THE PARADE I Kings 18:20-45 We have just witnessed another anniversary of our country’s Declaration of Independence. By now, the speeches have ceased, the fireworks have been extinguished and the parades have all ended for this year’s occasion. The nation’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How You Can Have The Power Of God Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 4, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 9,902 views

    God wants to fill our powerless lives with His power and strength.

    Danny Simpson, a 24-year-old Canadian, was sentenced to 6 years in jail for robbing a bank in Ottawa, Canada of $6,000. The gun he used in the robbery, however, ended up in a Canadian museum. The .45 caliber Colt semi-automatic turned out to be an antique made in 1918 by the Ross Rifle Company of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Just Like Jezebel

    Contributed by David Parks on Jan 30, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
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    If you insist on controlling those under your authority rather than serving them, you will sacrifice the joy of leadership on the altar of power -- Just Like Jezebel.

    Just Like Jezebel TEXT: INTRODCUTION 1. If you insist on controlling those under your authority rather than serving them, you will sacrifice the joy of leadership on the altar of power. 2. Nearly nine centuries before Christ, Ahab, king of Israel, married the daughter of the pagan king of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark Elkins avatar

    Preparing For People

    Contributed by Mark Elkins on Apr 26, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
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    Are you ready to receive 3000 people today? 1000?500? 5? 1? What do we need to do to prepare to receive those that God has placed just outside our doors?

    Tell the person next to you, “It’s no coincidence… that you are here.” “God brought you here!” We need to understand that the only reason people talk about God, or come to church, is because God draws them. That is why we need to be prepared. Bob called his wife from work in the middle of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dale Harlow avatar

    Man Enough To Stand Alone Series

    Contributed by Dale Harlow on Jun 19, 2003
    based on 258 ratings
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    As Elijah faces the prophets of Baal, we will look at what it takes to be a real man in a society that has neutered manhood.

    Title: Man Enough to Stand Alone Text: 1 Kings 18:16-24 Series: The Prince of Prophets, Elijah A woman getting onto a ski lift was given instructions that the moment the lift’s chair touched her backside she was to sit down and lift her feet from off the ground. Instead when the chair came ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Serving God With Certainty Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Goats on Jul 8, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 7,070 views

    Serving God with certainty will bring the fire & the rain that we so desperately need!

    1 kings 18:17 Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, "Is that you, O troubler of Israel?" 18 And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals. 19 "Now ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Mitchell Skelton avatar

    Revival-Fire From Above (Elijah) Series

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Jul 11, 2003
    based on 110 ratings
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    To ask God for Revival is to pray for Fire From Above. No one knew how to start a fire like Elijah!

    # 4 in series Revival–Light the Fire (Elijah’s Fire from Above) 1 Kings 18 INTRODUCTION There was a man who was going skydiving for the very first time. He had taken all the lessons and now it was time for his first solo jump. He leaps out of the plane but he panicked and couldn’t remember how ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Cosmic Conflict On Carmel

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jul 1, 2004
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     | 2,315 views

    We will see through this fight that Elijah teaches us how to stand in difficult times.

    THE COSMIC CONFLICT ON CARMEL HOW TO STAND UP IN DIFFICULT TIMES 1st Kings 18 A few years ago I was in Las Vegas for a national Baptist convention. I just happen to be there when one of the biggest fights of our decade was taking place. It was a bout that featured Sugar Ray Leonard against Thomas ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    When It Goes Against The Flow Series

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jul 27, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
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    Elijah’s classic battle with the Ahab and the false prophets has one theme: God wants His people to connect with Him.

    When it means goings against the flow “Connecting with God…” series 20So Ahab summoned everyone in Israel, particularly the prophets, to Mount Carmel. 21Elijah challenged the people: "How long are you going to sit on the fence? If GOD is the real God, follow him; if it’s Baal, follow him. Make up ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Pat Cook avatar

    When Standing Up Means Standing Alone Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 23,103 views

    Part 3 in Elijah series - standing alone for God and the risks involved - a challenge!

    1 Kings 18:16-40 – When Standing Up Means Standing Alone Chuck Colson tells the story of Telemachus, a 4th-century Christian monk. This man lived in a remote village, tending his garden and spending much of his time in prayer. One day he thought he heard the voice of God telling him to go ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Worshipping An Empty God Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,838 views

    Part 4 in Elijah series - idolatry, even in the lives of believers, and how to spot it and kill it.

    1 Kings 18:16-29,40 – Worshipping an Empty God There is a story about the President of Labatt’s Brewery, who went over to the Vatican for a private audience with the Pope. The meeting went something like this: “Holy Father, we are prepared to make a donation of $10 million to the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    The God Who Answers By Fire Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 52,632 views

    Part 5 in Elijah series - God’s passion and God’s purification

    1 Kings 18:16-24, 30-40 – The God Who Answers by Fire I’m told of an occasion when Satan got into an argument with Jesus about who had the greater power. Satan said, “I can do anything you can do only better.” Jesus replied, “OK, prove it. Go ahead and try creating a man.” Satan said, “No ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    How To Fix Broken Altars Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 26,620 views

    Part 6 in Elijah series - coming back to a first love, whether it be people or God. I preached this Valentine’s Day.

    1 Kings 18:20-21, 30-39 – How to Fix Broken Altars A psychologist and newspaper columnist named George Crane told once of a woman who was full of hatred toward her husband, and wanted to hurt him all she could. He counseled her to act as if she really loved her husband, to tell him how much he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Rushing avatar

    Quit Hopping On One Foot

    Contributed by William Rushing on Jun 19, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 7,614 views

    This sermon outline challeges Christians to take a stand for God. The sermon illustrates three lessons found in the text.

    I. Introduction A. Background 1. Ahab’s father Omri brought back Baal Worship. 2. Ahab and his wife Jezebel continued in Baal worship. 3. YHWH declared Elijah as prophet over Israel and caused a drought. 4. Ahab and Jezebel killed God’s prophets. 5. Obadiah hid God’s prophets in caves around ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Russell Brownworth avatar

    Outnumbered? Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Oct 20, 2000
    based on 118 ratings
     | 6,861 views

    How to have faith when you're overwhelmed

    Outnumbered? (Message #11of the Series: View From God’s Mountaintops) 1 Kings 18 October 8, 2000 Have you ever been so overwhelmed by life that you wished to die? Or perhaps just go to sleep – or start over again, as a new person? Life has been known to put that on people. Perhaps life ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist