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My Spirit Rejoices

Contributed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Aug 2, 2012

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Who will say with Mary: The Lord has looked with favor on my lowliness. My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.

The song of Mary is the oldest Advent hymn. It is also the most passionate, the wildest, and one might almost say the most revolutionary Advent hymn that has ever been sung. This is not the gentle, tender, dreamy Mary as we often see her portrayed in paintings. The Mary who is speaking here is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-55

Denomination: Lutheran

A Tale Of Two Saviors Series

Contributed by Travis Jarrett on Mar 4, 2009

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Part 4 of 7 in the teaching series, "Storybooks, Fairytales & the Life God Wants You to Have."

This week we continue our teaching series, "Storybooks, Fairytales & the Life God Wants You to Have" and we also celebrate this morning the second Sunday of Advent. The past couple of weeks, we’ve looked at a couple of areas in our lives that prevent us from living out the life that God wants us to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-6

Denomination: *other

Remaining Faithful To God When He Feels Far Away

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Jun 16, 2009

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Advent sermon reflecting the life of Zechariah and Elizabeth and the need to keep the faith when it appaers our prayers are not being answered.

A mother was commenting one time about her children when they were little. She would always remind them on Christmas morning that it is Jesus’ birthday and he only received 3 gifts so don’t be disappointed in what lies under the tree. Then they all opened their presents. That next Sunday, while ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Methodist

Living In Hope Series

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Dec 2, 2019

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This sermon focuses on the hope of Advent. Our community suffered the devastation of Hurricane Michael and we spent 2019 reacting to the chaos. This series is an encouragement to turn the corner and find newness in God's hope and mercy.

Preparing for 2020: Living in Hope 1967. The Doors. The lyrics? “Come on baby, light my fire, Try to… set the night… on fire.” I will begin something today that I’ve never done before, in addition to quoting the Doors in a sermon. For Advent, I’m going to preach a sermon series. This ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5

Denomination: Episcopal

Christmas Candlelight Service

Contributed by Jody Brock on Dec 24, 2007

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Brief Christmas Candlelight service that encompasses the Advent wreath and the lighting of the Advent candles.

Welcome/Opening Prayer Lighting of the Advent Candle of Hope Jesus’ birth brought hope into a world that felt hopeless. The people were under Roman rule and high taxes. God had promised them a Savior, a king who would overthrow the Romans and rule like King David. Had God forgotten His ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Advent 3 - (Joy) 2007 [the Real Joy Of Christmas]

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 16, 2007

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A sermon that focuses on the true Joy of Christmas... the joy that we have recieved a messiah!

Isaiah 35:1-4 The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Advent #3: How Long Do I Have To Wait??

Contributed by Joe Harding on May 21, 2005

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WAITING IS ABOUT BELIEVING AND BELIEVING IS KNOWING HE WILL COME AGAIN!

ADVENT #3: HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT?? JAMES 5: 7-11 DECEMBER 12, 2004 PM SERVICE INTRODUCTION: Christmas Survey What do people believe about the birth of Christ? A few days ago Newsweek Magazine conducted a poll asking some questions about Christ and His birth.* Here are some of the ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Faith Of Christmas In Corinth And America (1 Sunday Of Advent 2005)

Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Nov 25, 2005

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Waiting for Christ in a "self-now" world.

First Sunday of Advent 2005 Dr. Paul G. Humphrey Valley Forge United Methodist Church www.valleyforgeumc.org The Faith of Christmas in Corinth and America First Corinthians 1CO 1:1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 1CO 1:2 To the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Denomination: United Methodist

Advent: How To Get Things Done In Your Spiritual Life Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006

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How? Not by might. Not by power, but by the Spirit

Last week we saw that life’s circumstances do not show whether God’s favor is with you.We saw, that we have hard times, bad circumstances……desperate circumstances, times when bad things pile up. They are in no way a sign that God’s blessing is not upon you.We saw, that in fact those who are highly ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Eye Witness News 4 - Bethlehem (Advent 4, 2009) Series

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Jan 2, 2010

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This series approaches the Christmas Story by examining the lives of those present from a very historical perspective. This is week four focusing on the little town of Bethlehem.

Luke 2:1-7 NIV In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to his own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Isaiah's Messiah - Longing For Advent (Is. 64:1-9)

Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Dec 3, 2011

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Here is the prayer which was answered with the birth of Jesus. Isaiah 64:1-9 shows the community, collect and confirmation of God's exiled people longing for deliverance.

Isaiah 64:1–9 Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down, That the mountains might quake at Your presence — 64:2 As fire kindles the brushwood, as fire causes water to boil — To make Your name known to Your adversaries, That the nations may tremble at Your presence! 64:3 ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Advent Week 2 - Christ's Messianic Titles Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 5, 2020

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In Isaiah 9:6 we see the Titles that will be bestowed upon the coming Messiah. What a wonderful and complete God we have. Let's be sure to enjoy His fullness in this Advent season and all year long.

The Royal Titles Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Psalm 1:1-2 “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His Law he meditates ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7, Genesis 21:33, Deuteronomy 33:27, Isaiah 40:28, John 10:17-19, Leviticus 26:3-12, 2 Timothy 2:11-13, 2 Timothy 3:16, Philippians 4:6-9 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

Unseen Hope Is Not Blind Hope: A Sermon For The First Sunday In Advent

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 23, 2021

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Our natural eyesight can blind us to the unseen hope.

? Unseen Hope is not Blind Hope: A Sermon for the First Sunday in Advent Romans 8:24–25 NKJV For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. We ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:24-25, John 1:14, 1 Corinthians 13:11-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Desert Shall Blossom As The Rose: For The 3rd Sunday Of Advent

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 6, 2022

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Let us experience the true joy this season.

The Desert Shall Blossom as the Rose: For the Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 35:1-10As we continue our Advent study this year from the Old Testament book of Isaiah, we come to this passage in chapter 35. as a way of reminder, we have discussed how the book of Isaiah is a mixture of prophecies of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Second Sunday Of Advent, Year C: A Straight, Immovable Section.

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 17, 2024

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That dangerous S-curve was removed in 1981 and replaced by a straight, immovable section.

A man named John Hakel says his three-year-old daughter looked at a calendar and asked him, "Daddy, how many BE GOOD days until Christmas?"1 On the Second Sunday of Advent, we meet John the Baptist in the Desert: Luke 3:2: “the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Catholic

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