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"When God Comes To Town"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 17, 2002

based on 31 ratings

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A sermon for the 4th Sunday in Advent.

Luke 1:26-38,46-56 “When God Comes To Town” God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth to speak to a young virgin named Mary. “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” And what was Mary’s response? It was a very human response... ...she was both troubled and stricken with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:46-56

Denomination: United Methodist

I've Got A Surprise For You

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 19, 2002

based on 140 ratings

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How God announced to Mary she would give birth to the Savior of the world.

December 22, 2002 Luke 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Lutheran

The Gift Of Life (Joy) Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Dec 19, 2002

based on 44 ratings

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What do those angels mean when the announce "great joy?" Joy as a gift from God.

The Gift of Life (Therefore Joy) December 14/15, 2002 Intro: I remember it clearly. Our elder’s board was gathered for a one-day retreat focussed on setting goals for our church. We began by sharing what some of our personal goals were for the next year, and one of our Elders made a statement ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:9-11, Philippians 2:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Living Lyrics Of The Lowly Life

Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 21, 2002

based on 74 ratings

| 4,408 views

One of the great surprises of Christmas is God’s propensity toward working thru the lowly.

- - - - - - - - - - Unless noted otherwise all scripture is quoted from the New Living Translation of the Bible. - - - - - - - - - - "Oh, how I praise the Lord. How I rejoice in God my Savior! For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and now generation after generation will call me blessed.” ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-56

Denomination: *other

Surprise - Nothing Is Impossible With God

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Dec 21, 2002

based on 39 ratings

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Fourth Sunday in Advent: God’s surprising announcement to Mary - why it is our surprise too. Nothing is impossible with God.

Surprises come in all shapes and sizes. Four birthdays ago, I thought that I was going to have a quiet dinner with Sofi and a couple of friends. It had been a tough several weeks. I was turning over the office where I worked because we were moving to San Antonio. At home – chaos – furniture all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Lutheran

Taking Christ Out Of Christmas

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 30, 2002

based on 16 ratings

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What would happen if we took all of the Religious elements out of Christmas?

Have you noticed that every year people seem more intent on secularizing Christmas? They wish you a “Happy Holiday” or “Seasons Greetings” then have presentations at school that make no mention of the Manger or the Wise Men let alone the Christ Child. Now I may be a little overly sensitive but ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

"The Shepherds' Faith"

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 16, 2002

based on 194 ratings

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Their faith takes them to the stable, and beyond.

“The Shepherds’ Faith” Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts In a survey, nearly a third of those questioned stated that, of all the persons mentioned in the Christmas story, they identified the most with the shepherds. They were your average, ordinary, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Congregational

Mary's "Yes"!

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 16, 2002

based on 34 ratings

| 9,645 views

Mary is a model of submission to the will of God

“Mary’s ‘Yes!’,” Rev Dr Robert Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts I’d like us to focus on Mary’s response to the angelic announcement. Gabriel comes to her in the town of Nazareth and tells her that she will be mother to the Messiah. After expressing some initial ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Congregational

Behold, Your King Is Coming

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Nov 29, 2003

based on 78 ratings

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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

Your Consolation Has Come

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 2, 2003

based on 29 ratings

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From the words of Simeon when he saw Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus in the Temple. Know that at Christmas (1) our consolation has come; and (2) we have all that we need for life.

Do you look forward to Christmas? Kids love Christmas, because they know many wonderful things happen at Christmas. They will have lots of fun, parties and gifts. We all look forward to Christmas for many different reasons. Some for the bargains you’ll at Christmas sale; others will take it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Will It Take For You To Have A "Merry Christmas"?

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 5, 2003

based on 47 ratings

| 3,838 views

on what is really important about christmas and how we lose our merriness in the xmas season.

December 7, 2003 Philippians 4:4-7 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7

Denomination: Lutheran

Go Tell It On Mt. Sinai Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 6, 2003

based on 35 ratings

| 9,313 views

Being a Christian is not a negative thing, nothing but thou shalt nots; it is first of all a relationship with God, but marred by fear. So God gives us boundaries to receive as a gift, not a burden. That’s good news worth telling.

The instant some people hear anything about Christianity they begin to conjure up negatives. For too many being a Christian is defined by what they are not allowed to do. “I don’t drink and I don’t chew and I don’t go with girls who do.” For too much of the world, being a Christian is a joyless, ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:1-21, Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Gift Of Christmas

Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Dec 7, 2003

based on 17 ratings

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The gift if Christmas, Jesus Christ, is appropriate for everyone, it does not matter who you are, boy or girl, man or woman, rich or poor, black or white, short or tall, fat or slim, this gift is for you.

December 7th, 2003 Let us pray. Welcome... Today is the second Sunday of Advent, and when we say Advent, we are talking about our Lord’s coming to earth in human form, coming as God incarnate; God in the flesh. This was the first Advent. Christ will come again, not as a baby, but he will come ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-10

Denomination: Church Of God

The Absurdity Of Christmas

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 8, 2003

based on 20 ratings

| 3,947 views

If you stop and really think about the Christmas story it’s rather bizarre, how come?

The Absurdity of Christmas Imagine that you are standing out in your driveway marvelling at the fact that it’s the first weekend in December and you haven’t had to shovel yet. In your imagination you do not live in Cape Breton or New York, suddenly an UFO lands in the middle of your front lawn and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Wonder Of Christ's Birth

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Dec 8, 2003

based on 39 ratings

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Why was the time when Jesus was born the right time? Why did God choose the land of Palestine as the birth place of Jesus? Why was 5 BC the year Jesus was born and not some other year?

The Wonder of Christ’s Birth -In the Fullness of Time- Galatians 4:4 Luke 2:1-7 The story is told about a man who got tired of the Christmas hoopla. All the frantic haste and the crass commercialism disgusted him. So, he decided not to go along with the crowd. Among other things, he decided not ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4-7

Denomination: Free Methodist

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