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  • Joy ... A Short Christmas Vignette

    Contributed by Justin Owens on Dec 24, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,402 views

    A brief vignette about joy as part of a jointly held Christmas service in which four different pastors each spoke of either the Joy, Hope, Peace, or Love of Christmas

    Joy – a Christmas Vignette I. Introduction A couple of weeks ago Pastor Gary asked me if I would be willing to speak on one of the “four themes of Christmas.” I was lucky enough to be the first to be asked that, so I was able to pick my topic. I chose “Joy.” To illustrate this, I want to jump ...read more

  • Rachel's Sorrow

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 6, 2016
     | 7,733 views

    However crafty, however ruthless Herod might have been, he could be no more successful than his evil superior Satan. The Redeemer would come just as was planned, would live just as planned, and would die just as planned.

    Matthew 2:13-18 Rachel’s Sorrow 12/15/02 D. Marion Clark Introduction I do like our Live Nativity we put on at our church. We show the manger scene; we have a full inn, a market square retail booth, angels singing to shepherds, and a tax collector at his booth. We even have the three ...read more

  • Coming Attractions

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 1, 2015
     | 6,518 views

    What if we anticipated the second coming of Jesus Christ the way we anticipate the new Star Wars movie?

    December 18, 2015 is the date everyone…and I mean everyone…has been waiting on. That’s the date the latest installment of Star Wars will be released. It must be the most anticipated coming attraction of all time. Star Wars: The Force Awakens begins again (or continues, whichever ...read more

  • "The Purpose Of Christ’s Coming”

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Dec 3, 2015
     | 11,172 views

    Why did Jesus come to earth?

    Zechariah and Elizabeth had no children and were well beyond child-bearing age. But the Bible tells us that once, when Zechariah was taking his turn as part of the priestly tribe of Levi, serving in the temple, that the angel Gabriel appeared and told him they he and Elizabeth would have a son who ...read more

  • Waiting With The Old Testament Church: Waiting With Comfort

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 6, 2015
     | 5,876 views

    Adapted from a Timothy Quill Advent series.

    I began a sermon series last week by saying that no one likes waiting—especially not at the emergency room of a hospital. But another place we don’t like having to wait is at the airport. If you’re travelling alone and your flight has been delayed, it’s no fun having to wait ...read more

  • Unexpected!

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 7, 2015
     | 9,564 views

    John the Baptist was an unexpected person bringing an unexpected message at an unexpected time. A communion sermon for Advent.

    Every one of us has certain expectations at Christmas. We expect to buy gifts and we expect to receive gifts. We expect the lights and the colors and the sights and the sounds of the season. We expect to eat a lot! We expect long lines in the department stores, and apparently this year more than ...read more

  • Praying That Politicians Relish What Is Right Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 12, 2015
     | 3,041 views

    The coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ encourages us to work to restructure society around the Law of God, especially as that pertains to our stewardship of earth.

    Thursday of 3rd week in Advent 2015 December 17 Joy of the Gospel Today is one of those pivots that our liturgical year turns around. In the first part of Advent, we look forward to the return of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, and the general judgement and resurrection that He promised. In other words, ...read more

  • Waiting With The Old Testament Church: Waiting With Joy

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 13, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,855 views

    Because God took on our salvation we have every reason to wait for Jesus' second coming with joy. (Sermon adapted from Advent series by Timothy Quill.)

    Did you hear about the Christmas tree that was worth over 11 million dollars? Five years ago the luxury Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi was trying to make the Guinness Book of World Records with the most expensive Christmas tree. So they decorated a 43-foot tree with 131 different pieces of gold ...read more

  • Fruit For Christmas

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 14, 2015
     | 4,880 views

    John the Baptist (and John Wesley, too) said that repentance would bear fruit in a changed life. Preparing for the coming of Christ means living and life of repentance and bearing the fruit that reflects that repentance.

    Merry Christmas. Here’s your orange. No joke. An orange was a pretty common Christmas gift in years gone by, especially during the Great Depression. A child would awaken on Christmas morning to find a stocking stuffed with an orange, and apple, perhaps a banana, a few nuts, and if ...read more

  • Sovereign Deliverance: An Exposition Of Psalm 76

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 9, 2020
     | 3,085 views

    The LORD gives us peace in the face of our enemies.

    Sovereign Deliverance: An Exposition of Psalm 76 Psalm 76 is said to have been written by the sons of Asaph who were a priestly guild in Jerusalem. As such, they were responsible for the conduct of worship at the Temple. We don’t know exactly when this psalm was written, but tradition suggests it ...read more

  • La Navidad Llama ...

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Nov 24, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,052 views

    El Adviento es una maravillosa oportunidad.

    La Navidad llama ... Sagrada Escritura: Isaías 63: 16-17, Isaías 63: 19, Isaías 64: 2-7, 1 Corintios 1: 3-9, Marca 13: 33-37. Reflexión Queridos hermanos y hermanas, El Adviento es una maravillosa oportunidad. Viene todos los años y lo dejamos pasar sin ...read more

  • Tumatawag Ang Pasko…

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Nov 24, 2020
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     | 5,395 views

    Ang Advent ay isang magandang pagkakataon.

    Tumatawag ang Pasko… Banal na kasulatan: Isaias 63: 16-17, Isaias 63: 19, Isaias 64: 2-7, 1 Corinto 1: 3-9, M ark 13: 33-37. Pagninilay Minamahal na mga kapatid na babae, Ang Advent ay isang magandang pagkakataon. Dumarating ito taun-taon, at hinayaan naming dumulas ito nang ...read more

  • Meaningful Christmas

    Contributed by Kamalanathan Francis on Nov 30, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,257 views

    It’s Christmas time, when we say the name itself there is joy in many of our faces. No doubt, it’s a time of joy, hope, and celebration on a large scale in many parts of the world. The question here is, were these celebrations in any way related to the true meaning of Christmas?

    As you gather with your family to give thanks, with a new dress, bright lights, and rich food, have you reminded yourself to give your clean life to the Lord? Let your brutality of disobedience for this far disappear leading up to beautiful worship of the everlasting King. In the commercial world, ...read more

  • "god With Us: Our Savior"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 30, 2020
     | 2,935 views

    Jesus came to save us from our sins.

    “God with Us: The Savior” Matthew 1:20b-21 Excited about Christmas, a little boy was finishing a letter to Santa with a list of the Christmas presents he badly wanted. And then, just to make sure he had covered all his bases, he decided to send his Christmas wish list to Jesus as well. The ...read more

  • Anticipate The King Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 2, 2020
     | 4,500 views

    1) The Reassurance of the Coming King (Malachi 3:1), 2) The Refining of the Coming King (Malachi 3:2-3) and finally 3) The Result of the Coming King (Malachi 3:4).

    Malachi 3:1-4 [3:1]"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. [2] But who can endure the day of his ...read more