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    Advent 3: Jesus Is Worthy PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 1, 2023
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     | 883 views

    Explores Jesus as the Worthy King, the journey of the Wise Men, and the joy found in worship and adoration.

    Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. It is indeed a joyous moment to gather together in this house of the Lord. It is a time to pause from the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, to be still, to be quiet, and to reflect upon the Word of God. This morning, we're going to take a ...read more

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    Advent 4: Jesus Is Here PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 1, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,495 views

    Encourages understanding and embodying Jesus' teachings of truth, justice, and joy, guided by the wisdom and love of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    Good morning, dear congregation. As we gather here today, we find ourselves in the comforting embrace of our shared faith, in the heartening presence of our Lord Jesus Christ. We stand together, on the precipice of understanding, looking towards the horizon of enlightenment that our faith promises ...read more

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    Advent 5: Jesus Is Lord PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 1, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 918 views

    This sermon explores how we can emulate the shepherds' faith-filled response to the birth of Christ, by hearing, heeding, and honoring God's message. Key

    Good morning, beloved. What a blessing it is to gather together in this sacred space, to bask in the light of God's love, and to share in the communion of His Word. Today, we find ourselves standing on the cusp of a grand narrative, a story that is as old as time itself, yet as fresh and as vibrant ...read more

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    Advent 1: Jesus The King PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 7, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 768 views

    This sermon explores God's extraordinary work in the ordinary, focusing on the announcement, arrival, and assignment of Jesus as depicted in Luke 1:26-38.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It's a joy to be standing before you today, not as a speaker, but as a fellow traveler on this road we call faith. We gather here not because we have all the answers, but because we are all seekers, yearning to understand the mysteries of God's love and the ...read more

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    Advent: The Promise Of Hope (With Communion) Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 25, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,790 views

    On the first Sunday of Advent, we focus on hope. Hope is powerful - the source of true, lasting hope is found in Jesus Christ.

    Advent: The Promise of Hope (With Communion) Theme: Jesus, the Light of the World, brings eternal hope. Introduction On the first Sunday of Advent, we focus on hope—the first candle we light in this season of expectation. Advent reminds us that we are people waiting for the fulfilment of God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Hope

    Contributed by John Beehler on Dec 29, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 25,990 views

    Christmas Series part 1

    Hope In an old Calvin and Hobbes comic strip - this conversation takes place. In the first frame Calvin speaks to Hobbes and says: "Live for the moment is my motto. You never know how long you got". In the second frame he explains "You could step into the road tomorrow and WHAM, you get hit by a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Light That Leads Us Home - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 3, 2025
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    There’s something about Christmas Eve that feels different from any other night of the year. Even as adults, we feel something stirring—something quiet, something gentle.

    THE LIGHT THAT LEADS US HOME December 24, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship CANDLELIGHT SERVICE I. The Warm Glow We All Long For There’s something about Christmas Eve that feels different from any other night of the year. Even as adults, we feel something stirring—something ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Share The Light Or Lose It: An Advent Sermon

    Contributed by John Donnelly on Sep 25, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,152 views

    An Advent sermon, exhorting us to share and be the Light of Christ for those living in the darkness.

    “Share the Light, or Lose It”—An Advent Sermon Luke 3:1-6 Preacher: The Rev. Canon John Donnelly St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, NJ Once upon a time there was a man who lived in a deep dark cave---which had no exit. All his life, he was cold, damp, and miserable. The cave was so ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Are You Preparing Or Procrastinating?

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Nov 29, 2001
    based on 99 ratings
     | 12,768 views

    Jesus tells us to be watchful, to be ready, for his second coming.

    Matthew 24:37-44 Are You Preparing or Procrastinating? Our lives are filled with the unexpected. The events that took place in September were unexpected – very sad events. Our lives are filled with unexpected good things as well – maybe a surprise birthday party, or a surprise bonus from your ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    There Is A Light: Christmas Eve Service

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,177 views

    Christmas Eve Candle Light and Carols Service

    There is a Light Christmas Eve Candlelight Service PREPARATIONS: The advent wreath with the Christ candle lit is in the center of the congregation. Candles for each section People come in the dark, candle-lit sanctuary as an instrumental prelude is playing. INSTRUMENTAL PRELUDE Piano plays ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    What's So Great About Christmas

    Contributed by Paul Larsen on Dec 15, 2001
    based on 185 ratings
     | 13,699 views

    Everything has a crack in it, Christ comes to make all things new.

    Christmas Eve Edna Hong’s book, Bright Valley of Love, is the true story of a physically challenged child who found a haven of love. Gunther was born near the end of World War I. His father was away at war. His mother would not care for him because he was deformed suffering from a severe case ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Sermon – Overflowing With Confident Hope Through The Power Of The Holy Spirit.

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Dec 3, 2024
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    First Candle, called the Prophecy Candle, represents hope and the anticipation of Christ's coming, recalling the prophecies about the Messiah and the hope He brings to the world.

    Sermon – Overflowing with Confident Hope Through the Power of the Holy Spirit. Scripture Lesson -Romans 5:1-5 “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Hope That Transforms: A Sermon For The First Sunday In Advent

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 27, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,470 views

    We look at this season as one in which we hope. What do we hope for, and how does this effect the way we live?

    The Hope that Transforms: A Sermon for the First Sunday in Advent 1 John 3:1-3 It’s Advent time again. The American celebration of Thanksgiving is past. Now all eyes turn upon celebrating Christmas. In fact, this is what many Christians make of Advent, if they have even heard of it. The reality is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Jesus The Hope Of The Nations

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Dec 2, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,284 views

    Can we be the candle of HOPE for an Exodus of people who have already been persecuted by their own god, their own countrymen?

    Jesus the Hope of the Nations Romans 15:12 12 And again, Isaiah says, “The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in him the Gentiles will hope.” 13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Only The Star Remains

    Contributed by Kathy Findley on Oct 25, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 11,221 views

    When Christmas is past - the joy and the glory of it - what do we have left? This sermon tells us what remains after the strains of "Silent Night, Holy Night" have ceased.

    Only The Star Remains; Isaiah 63:7-9; Matthew 2: 1-18 The miraculous, glorious birth is over. The shepherds have probably left the birth-place to return to their keeping watch over their flocks. The friendly beasts that attended this birth, feeling the stir of excitement that animals feel when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist