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    Who Killed Jesus? - A Good Friday Meditation

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 319 ratings
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    1. Tonight we remember the death of our Lord and Saviour.

    1. Tonight we remember the death of our Lord and Saviour. Death is often a horrible experience. What makes our Lord’s death even more horrible is that He was killed, murder by the brutal act of crucufixion. 2. This evening, we ask - who could have done such a thing? Who killed Jesus? There are ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What We Do With Jesus After He Has Died?

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 27 ratings
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    Joseph of Arimathae shows how we are to react to Christ when He does not seem to come through and when our hope seems lost.

    Introductory Considerations 1. This day is the darkest day the world has ever seen - the day when the Son of God died on a cross because of our sin. 2. In our tenebrae presentation, the disciples are following Jesus and His ministry is going well - but as we will soon see, they will all leave him ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Dressed For Christmas

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 89 ratings
     | 5,118 views

    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1. The Christmas season is an opportunity for the church to present Christ to the world. It is one time when people seem to be more open to listening to the good news of Jesus Christ. And so, as churches, we invite those beyond our walls to special services and concerts and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Call To Forgive

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 4 ratings
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    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1. This season we are to present Christ to the world. To remind them that He came and to tell them why He came. Some of us are able to do this through the gift of singing. Christmas songs that bring us back to Bethlehem itself. Some of us, including our Sunday School ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Presenting The Prince Of Peace

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 31 ratings
     | 3,939 views

    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1. As we have seen the last two weeks, we are all called to present Christ to the world. The best way we do that is by living lives that clearly show that Christ is in us. 2. We have seen how we do this by clothing ourselves with Christ’s righteousness and by forgiving one ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    In The Name Of The Lord

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 14 ratings
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    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1. A strange dog came to a preacher's house, and his three sons soon became quite fond of it. It so happened that there were three white hairs in the animal's tail. One day an advertisement was seen in the newspaper about a lost dog which fitted that description perfectly. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Gratitude Is An Attitude

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 119 ratings
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    1. Martin Rinkert was a minister in the little town of Eilenburg in Germany some 350 years ago.

    1. Martin Rinkert was a minister in the little town of Eilenburg in Germany some 350 years ago. He was the son of a poor coppersmith, but somehow, he managed to work his way through an education. Finally, in the year 1617, he was offered the post of Archdeacon in his hometown parish. A year later, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    No Room At The Inn

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
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    The inn was to full for Christ to come in. Throughout Scripture we see that there is no room for God. Is there room in your home, your life and your heart for Him?

    Introductory Considerations 1. It is a scene that is unmistakable. This scene is so identified with the birth of our Lord, that is has been banned from display in public places because it might offend those who do not believe it ever happened. 2. Scene is in a stable. Mary and Joseph and a wooden ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Are You In The Inn Or The Stable

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,154 views

    1. Joni Earickson shares some interesting thoughts about the night when Christ was born.

    1. Joni Earickson shares some interesting thoughts about the night when Christ was born. Read "The Stable" - from "A Christmas Longing" 2. I enjoy parties - birthday, anniversaries. I would have enjoyed being with the people in the inn. 3. But one thing I don’t like about parties. So many people ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Joy - For A Season, For A Lifetime

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,297 views

    1. Tonight we have joy in this place.

    1. Tonight we have joy in this place. The joy of music bringing forth the joy of Christnas. Christmas is a season of joy. The story of the birth of Christ is a story of joy. 2. This is what the angel told Zechariah when he told him that s on would be born to him - a son who would make ready a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    From Fear To Joy

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,205 views

    In this Christmas Day message, we see how the angels appeared to the shepherds, who were afraid when they saw them and teh glory of God. The angels tell them to not be afraid but to joyful.

    Introductory Considerations 1. "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." 2. It is with these words that the first newscast was made to the world about the greatest event ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Why Tell The Shepherds?

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 55 ratings
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    1. The greatest event that has ever happened.

    1. The greatest event that has ever happened. The biggest breaking news story. An announcement sent directly from God Himself. 2. This is what the shepherds heard that night so many years ago. They were the first people to whom God announced the birth of His Son. 3. What is a matter of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Mary Pondered These Things

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 48 ratings
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    A short meditation at the end of or presentation "From Prophesy to Fulfilment".

    1. We have heard about the one who was born - how the prophets foretold his coming - how the cradle leads to the cross - we prepare to light our candles to remember that X is God’s light to us 2. At end of Luke 2 the events of Chrit’s birth are complete - Christ is born, the angels and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    My Eyes Have Seen

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
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    1. Tell story, then read Scripture Mary was a single mother.

    1. Tell story, then read Scripture Mary was a single mother. She had to provide for her children and at the same time she wanted to be there to take care of her kids. To accomplish both goals she decided that she would clean houses. The two older girls, Cindy and Laura, helped as much as they ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Preparing The Way

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 91 ratings
     | 5,160 views

    Introductory Considerations 1.

    Introductory Considerations 1. A Dutch theologian, Johannes Halkendijk, tells this story that took place World War 2. During the Nazi occupation of Holland, the Nazis planned to deport Jewish children to concentration camps. A Dutch resistant group had been formed and one arm of this resistance ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed