As Luther wrote, “Christ could be born twenty, a hundred, a thousand times and it would not help us, if the sermon of the angel were not added. Without this message the holy birth would be nothing; it would be as though
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Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 30, 2006
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I want to close with this poem by Lois Reynolds Carpenter, entitled “Second Birth”.
I never loved the pleasant earth
So much as since my second birth.
The shy forget-me-not’s soft blue
Seems bits of Heaven shining through.
The golden buttercup’s bright face
Proclaims the glory of His grace.
His
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Christian Church
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 6, 2001
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TRAMPLING DEATH
The early Christians understood that death had been conquered by the resurrection of Christ; this theme recurs repeatedly in their writings. Again and again one is struck with the note of victory in the attitude of the martyrs as they faced death. St. Athanasius wrote of this
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2002
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Peter Singer, an Australian bioethicist maintains, "When the death of a disabled infant will lead to the birth of another infant with better prospects of a happy life, the total amount of happiness will be greater if the disabled
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Lord Jesus, at this joyous season, When we celebrate thy birth, Flood each heart with kindliness Until it spreads through all the earth. Let the Star the Wise men followed Light our paths again,
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 11, 2010
Why will we believe every crackpot about aliens coming, but will not believe that God has come. The Globe could report that Oprah Winfrey gives birth to an alien, but witnesses say Leonard Nimoy is the father, and
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 13, 2013
According to the government census, "In 2010, of the 3.7 million women 15 to 44 years old who had a birth in the last year, 1.4 million (39 percent) were to women who were not
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Dec 16, 2004
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When a man and a woman are married, there is a part in the ceremony where they each agree to take the other. After this, the minister pronounces them "husband and wife." And from that day forward, the bride takes on a new name.
God the Father spoke to Jesus, the bridegroom, concerning me one day,
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Baptist
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 12, 2004
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It is not that you never entertain a question, for as Frederick Buechner exclaimed: “Without somehow destroying me in the process, how could God reveal himself in a way that would leave no room for doubt? If there were no room for doubt,
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Methodist
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