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God's Grand Announcement

Contributed by David Dewitt on Oct 28, 2001

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God uses the Virgin Birth to announce His grace and mercy to the world.

God’s Grand Announcement Luke 1:26-38 December 1999 Introduction I. Preparation of graduation announcements A. Basic Preparation We made a list of addresses for all of the people that we were going to invite. We ordered the right number of announcements so that we would have enough to send to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Church Of God

Prelude To His Birth Series

Contributed by Robert Warren on Nov 26, 2001

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Focuses on the resurrection of Christ as preparation for the Advent Season.

"Prelude to His Birth: The Last Sunday of the Year" 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; 12-19 Robert Warren November 25th, 2001 Today is the last Sunday of the year. I know that you’re thinking that I’ve had too much turkey to eat this last week and have obviously lost track of time. But that’s not true. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Festival Of Lights For Jews And Christians

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 6, 2002

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Christians celebrate a Festival of Lights at Christmas and the Jews have Hanukkah, both pictures of the Spirit of God shining out in a dark world - see picture of Menorah.

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS FOR JEWS AND CHRISTIANS This Christmas the lights in town and on houses have been better than ever. I expect you had Advent candles in church to remind you of the Christmas festival. But it’s not only Christians who celebrate with lights - the Jews do so as well. I’ve got ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:1-6, Revelation 1:12-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Gift Of Christmas

Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 12, 2001

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This is a Christmas season devotional done for the local senior center. The gift of Christmas is one that we cannot afford to pass up

The Gift of Christmas John 1:12 Senior Center Devotional December 12, 2001 In the fourth year of his layoff from his job, Dad gave Mom a dishwasher for Christmas. You have to understand the magnitude of the gift: Our old house had its original wiring and plumbing, and neither could handle the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:12

Denomination: Church Of God

Behold, Your King Is Coming

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Nov 29, 2003

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Advent 1: God prepares us to recognize and receive his Son. Through this we receive the blessings of peace and joy that we can receive only through the King - Jesus Christ.

[Note: This sermon makes use of some thoughts, concepts, phrases and sentences from, “Setting for an Advent Series,” pp. 12-13, in Concordia Pulpit Resources, Vol. 14, Part 1] A woman was known in her community for her calm, happy life. It seems that no matter what trials came into her life, even ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-40

Denomination: Lutheran

So How Was Your Day?

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Dec 30, 2005

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Advent 3 Mary

So how was your day? Luke 1:46-55 Some days I pick up Jason and Keylee at school. Once they are in the car, I usually ask. How was your day? I get grunts and groans. Some time a word like boring and occasionally ok. I don’t recall more than a couple of occasions when there was any excitement ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-55

Denomination: Congregational

I Met John The Baptist At Yoder's Department Store

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Dec 5, 2005

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John gives some advice for this season of Advent: hold a baby, wonder, and look to the stars.

I Met John the Baptist at Yoder’s Dept. Store Mark 1:1-8 December 4, 2005 Haven’t you ever wondered what it would be like to meet John the Baptist? I’ve always thought that he would be an interesting person to get to know. He walked around the wilderness in camel skin eating bugs and tree bark, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

The Road Less Traveled

Contributed by Ed Blonski on Dec 7, 2005

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There are two roads before us - which one will you take?

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Very familiar words. Maybe even better known than John 3:16, Genesis 1:1 is where all this began. Even though God created all things in a specific order that conveys His sense of order, there is also a “wild-ness” about creation. But it is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Sound And Blameless

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 9, 2005

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How should Christians live in preparation for the coming of the Christ?

Sound and Blameless – 1 Thessalonians 5: 16 - 28 Intro: It has been particularly difficult getting ready for the Christmas holidays this year. Usually, I have the Christmas trees up by the week after Thanksgiving. That didn’t work this year because we were having new carpet installed. --- So ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-28

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Knee Deep In Sheep

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 10, 2005

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For Advent III, preached at First Baptist of Gaithersburg, MD. "We may be knee deep in sheep, but let this keep you as you sleep, it is joy we reap". God in Christ transforms the ordinariness of everyday, humdrum life.

We may be knee deep in sheep, but let this keep you as you sleep – it is joy we shall reap. Did you get all that? Too many rhyming words? Ah, but every one of them is important. Listen again: we may be knee deep in sheep, but let this keep you as you sleep – it is joy we shall reap. Now you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

Maranatha

Contributed by Chris Tiller on Dec 11, 2005

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This passage from Isaiah 64 gives us words to express our longing for God to come down and make the world right (and make us right).

Today is the first Sunday of Advent. It’s the first Sunday of a new church year. Advent, as was said in the Lighting of the Candles, means coming. Advent signals the coming of Christmas. (Only 28 more shopping days left!) But even more so, Advent signals the coming of Christ. The season of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

In The Middle Of J-O-Y Is A Never-Ending Circle

Contributed by Eric Vertein on Dec 12, 2005

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God shows us how to maintain JOY, even when there are many things attacking that joy.

I Thessalonians 5:16-24 3rd Sunday in Advent December 11, 2005 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Do not put out the Spirit’s fire; 20 do not treat prophecies with contempt. 21 Test ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24

Denomination: Lutheran

A Painful Privilege

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Dec 13, 2005

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Motherhood for Mary was a painful privilege. It was a privilege for her to be chosen to bear the Son of God, but so very painful to have to witness his death.

A Painful Privilege I Thessalonians 5:16-24 Luke 1:46-55 Advent 3 December 11, 2005 I read a very interesting comment about motherhood the other day. One commentator said that motherhood is a painful privilege. I guess that it is easy for me to say, being a man, but I like that. A painful ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-55

Denomination: Methodist

Pulling Down Walls Of Discrimination

Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Dec 17, 2005

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An advent sermon, learning to beat discrimination, learning from the geneology of Jesus

In one of the parishes where I worked, there were two families who were fighting over a property dispute. Both the families were rich and influential. Both tried to get the support of the local church in their favour. So they wrote to the parish council expressing their views and claims. One of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17

Denomination: Catholic

A Risky Christmas

Contributed by Paul Stokes on Dec 20, 2005

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Carol Service sermon focussing on the disturbing ’bad news’ we prefer to leave out of our cosy Christmas celebrations.

I wonder - have you ever thought how risky Christmas is? It’s official. RoSPA - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - has issued regular warnings about a whole range of hazards just waiting to happen... all of them arising from what you thought were innocent, Christmas-related ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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