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  • The Promise Of Advent Series

    Contributed by Charles Wall, Jr. on Oct 29, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 13,748 views

    The Promise of Advent. We have established that there is a need for Advent & now flowing out of that need let’s reflect on the promise that God made of the advent of Christ in order to meet that need.

    Today is the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Advent, as I mentioned last week, means the coming or the arrival. Historically, Advent has been a time for Christians to reflect on the meaning of the coming of Christ. And that is what I am trying to help us do over these 4 Sundays of Advent. Last week, we ...read more

  • Advent 4 - (Angels) 2008

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,261 views

    This is the final Sunday of Advent... refreshing our memories of all 4 weeks, and focusing on the message of the angels for all of us this Holiday Season.

    Isaiah 53:3-12 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by ...read more

  • Rejoice! I Say Rejoice!

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Feb 12, 2024
     | 1,555 views

    On this third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday), we change from penitence to rejoicing for what is to come.

    John 1:6-8, 19-28 The shortest and darkest day and longest night of the year – the Winter Solstice – occurs this week. It is the onset of the winter season when the sun is the furthest from Earth and is often a time of darkness, doubt, and fear. And yet, Sunday is Gaudete Sunday - a beloved day ...read more

  • Advent Hope Series

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Nov 22, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 23,103 views

    A sermon on Isaiah’s beautiful vision of hope for the people of his own day and for us today.

    Sermon for Advent I Yr A, 28/11/2004 Based on Isa 2:1-5 By Rev Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, & Chaplain of The Good Samaritan Society’s South Ridge Village, Medicine Hat, Alberta “Advent Hope” It is hard to believe that today we begin a new church year once again, time ...read more

  • Gaudete Sunday: The Third Sunday Of Advent--J.o.y. Is Jesus, Others, You.

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 12, 2023
     | 1,754 views

    If someone suffers from depression, hearing to “rejoice always,” may spur the reaction: “I don't like being told what to feel.

    Today is Gaudete Sunday. “Rejoice (Gaudete) in the Lord always,” we hear in our Second Reading. The United States was founded to give people the right to pursue happiness; the Gospel invites people to receive the gift of joy. J.O.Y. is Jesus, Others, You. In Philippians 4, St. Paul says ...read more

  • Being The Best At What We Do.

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Dec 10, 2000
    based on 57 ratings
     | 7,344 views

    Year C. 3rd Sunday of Advent

    Year C. 3rd Sunday of Advent Lord of the Lake Lutheran Church Web page http://lordofthelake.org By The Rev. Jerry Morrissey, Esq., Pastor E-mail pastor@southshore.com Lord Jesus ...read more

  • "Advent Is Not About Waiting To Open Presents On Christmas"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 27, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,709 views

    A sermon for the 1st Sunday in Advent.

    Isaiah 64:1-9 “Advent is Not about Waiting to Open Presents on Christmas” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.gracumcsd.org Our Old Testament Lesson for this morning is a lament from the community that raises the question of whether their waiting for ...read more

  • The Advent Of Jesus Means The Advent Of Eden

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 4, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,797 views

    Jesus isn't just like an ambulance rushing to our rescue, he's also like a resort shuttle bus, for he is coming to take us to paradise.

    Take a look at the two vehicles pictured on the screen. Which one is more like Jesus? The ambulance or the Disney-resort shuttle bus? On one hand since Jesus comes to rescue us from our sins and from eternal death, you could say that he’s like the ambulance. On the other hand Jesus ...read more

  • Advent And Hope In The Coming King Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 29, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,301 views

    As we gather on this First Sunday of Advent, our hearts are tuned to the theme of hope. Today, let's explore the profound hope found in the coming light of Christ.

    "Advent and Hope in the Coming King" As we gather on this First Sunday of Advent, our hearts are tuned to the theme of hope. Today, let's explore the profound hope found in the coming light of Christ. My sermon is titled "Advent and Hope in the Coming King." What is ...read more

  • Hope Help And Healing

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Dec 13, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 72 views

    What the Millenium Falcon can teach us about how God brings Hope even when all is hopeless. A sermon for Advent 2 first preached 14th December 2025

    Hope, Help and Healing Many a classic story features a moment when all feels lost and the protagonist loses hope. Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park, Star Wars… Star Wars – The Death Star is getting ready to fire on the rebel base. Luke Skywalker and his fellow x wing pilots appear to be the last ...read more

  • Christmas Advent

    Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Nov 12, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,786 views

    This outline gives an example for holding the Advent lightnig ni your church over the course of 4 weeks with the lighting of the 5th candle on your Christmas eve service.

    Christmas 2005 Advent Advent is Latin for Arrival. This refers to the arrival of our Lord and Savior. The advent wreath represents God’s unending love for us, and the holly branches represent our everlasting life with Jesus Christ. We light one candle, reading the Advent passage for that ...read more

  • The First Advent

    Contributed by Jeffrey Dillinger on Dec 19, 2023
     | 2,149 views

    The first coming of Jesus brought to us "the Word which became flesh," We beheld His Glory," and "Grace upon Grace. This is a different way to talk about why Jesus coming in the flesh is so important.

    The First Advent (John 1:14-18) Intro: A. Its a time of year when some Christian denominations talk about “Advent.” The word simply means “the coming of someone or something important.” Traditionally “advent” is the four Sundays prior to Christmas Day, in which people celebrate the coming of ...read more

  • Preparing For Palm Sunday

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 19, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,716 views

    This year how have we been preparing ourselves for Christ if He would show up at our door just as He did on this day show up at the door of Jerusalem?

    Opening illustration: A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, "Why do you have that palm branch, dad?" "You see, when Jesus came into town, everyone waved Palm ...read more

  • The Hope Of Advent

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 29, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 14,103 views

    This is the first part of our Advent series where we look at the four themes of Advent

    I can think of nothing sadder than a life lived without hope. A hope that regardless of how bad things might seem, that things could get better. That ultimately every night has a dawn, every storm has an end, and every mountain has a peak. Author and preacher Max Lucado writes, “We need hope. ...read more

  • Advent Comfort

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 16, 2017
     | 12,506 views

    God has forgiven their sins and has reclaimed them as His own people. What good news that was for them and what good news for all those who seek to be God’s today.

    Advent2B A story came across my desk recently about a man who worked for the Post Office. This man’s job was to process all the mail that had illegible addresses that that computer scanning system could not decipher. One day, a letter came to his desk addressed in shaky handwriting to God. He ...read more