Sermons on Advent Week 3:

Wise Men And Women Still Seek Him

Contributed by John Beehler on Dec 11, 2002

If we are wise people we can say with conviction, "we have come to worship".

Wise Men (and Women) Still Seek Him 1. Revisit the familiar story of the Magi. a. Called 3 kings or 3 wise men. Could have been 2 or 4 or 20 b. Pretty sure men & not women c. Wise women would have: 2. History of Wise Men – little is known a. Magi – plural for magus, Matt. Tells us more ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Let It Be...

Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Dec 1, 2001

First Sermon in an Advent Series. Focussing on Mary’s encouter with the Angel Gabriel when she first learned of her role in God’s plan for the incarnation.

Welcome to the beginning of the church year. For two thousand years, this has been recognized as the beginning of the calendar... we begin the season of Advent with a season of waiting or anticipation of a great thing which is to come. Remember the Heinz Ketchup commercial with the Carly Simon ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-35

Denomination: Baptist

Be Prepaired

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Dec 29, 2006

Some people are prepaired for Christmas in an automatic sence and others never seem to be ready.

Be Prepared Luke 21:25-36 Be prepared, the Boy Scout motto. When I was a scout, I took that motto seriously. It paid off several times. The time Doug Pine smacked into a pine tree and cut his eye. (coincidence not really, his life was full of unfortunate coincidences) I was right on the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-36

Denomination: Congregational

Look Out Below! Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on May 16, 2002

Receive the light.

LOOK OUT BELOW! John 1:6-13 S: Jesus as Light Th: Christmas: It’s About Jesus Pr: RECEIVE THE LIGHT. ?: How do we come to the place of reception? KW: Responses TS: We will find in John 1:6-13 three responses to the encounter of Jesus as the light. INDUCTIVE The ____ response to Jesus as the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-13

Denomination: Baptist

Advent 2c-- Make Straight His Paths Series

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 1, 2018

What needs straightening out in my life? How can I help ease the path of others?

Father Joseph Donders who lives in Washington DC tells an interesting story about going to the airport to pick up a friend who was coming to visit him from Africa. It was a cold, winter day and all the trees were bare except for a few firs and pines. This was the first time his friend ever left ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Catholic

Peace

Contributed by John Beehler on Dec 29, 2003

Christmas Series part 2

Peace The Cantata will be performing here at Bethel at 3 o’clock today. We’ve been working on the songs we will be singing for about 2 months now. At the beginning of every practice we warm up our voices because talking all day is different than singing. (give example) I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-14, Isaiah 9:6-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Away In Some Manger

Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Dec 2, 2006

A Sermon for Advent 1-C that calls us to be ready for the coming of Christ and not to be weighed down with the worries of this life.

“Away in Some Manger” Sermon on Luke 21:25-36 Advent 1-C December 3, 2006 Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. “Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, like a trap.” -Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-38

Denomination: United Methodist

Seing The Signs Of Who God Is And How He Acts Series

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Dec 23, 2007

A sermon for the 4th Sunday of Advent helping us to continue discovering that Jesus is God and what Jesus’ purpose is.

Over the last few weeks Christians from many churches have been focusing on being ready, being prepared not just for Christmas Day, but for the second coming of Jesus. Our worship time has encouraged us to: Be ready To listen to God, be turned toward God and have our lives totally influenced by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Lutheran

Prince Of Peace

Contributed by Dan Buis on Feb 25, 2001

God’s peace is granted to us through His Son

When I was a young boy growing up we had a family tradition of collecting all our Christmas cards and hanging them on the wall. Of course at that point in my life the most important Christmas tradition was the tree and the presents. But the second strongest childhood memory of Christmas was the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:7-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"Peace In A World Of Turmoil" Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Dec 2, 2004

How do we find peace in a world of turmoil? Is it possible?

Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches Second Sunday of Advent December 5, 2004 “Peace in a World of Turmoil” Isaiah 11:1-10 INTRODUCTION: Story: A few days before Christmas two men in Florida decided to go sailing while their wives went Christmas shopping. While they were out sailing a terrible storm ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Are You The One ?

Contributed by Tim Zukas on Dec 11, 2004

Christmas Sermon - Which Jesus do you want for Christmas

I have a secret to tell you. I’ve picked out a present for my wife, Linda. I am getting her a beautiful 2 caret diamond ring in a platinum setting. It looks great! I admit that it isn’t exactly what she asked for, but I searched and searched on-line and just couldn’t find anywhere where I could get ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prelude To His Birth Series

Contributed by Robert Warren on Nov 26, 2001

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

The Audacity Of Hope

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Dec 11, 2017

Advent lets us go to those places of waiting and unearth them, hold them out in front of us, and cry out, "Come, Lord Jesus!" “Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel.”

TITLE: THE AUDACITY OF HOPE SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 64:4 We continue our Advent series this morning with the thought – The Audacity of Hope. It was the REV. DR. JEREMIAH WRIGHT, former Pastor of TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, who ultimately served as the Pastor to former President Barak and First ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"Mighty God" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 31, 2008

Third sermon in a series on Isaiah 9:6.

Today, I want us to consider yet another title given to our Savior by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit through the prophet Isaiah. The title of "Mighty God." One of the premier passages in the New Testament that describes the might of our Savior is Colossians 1:15-20. Most scholars think that ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Baptist

My House Is Your House!

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 13, 2003

The Lord denies letting King David build the Israelites’ house of worship. But he gives David something better: a two-fold promise of a house. One house would last for a few centuries, and the other house would last forever, housing believers of every age

Advent IV II Samuel 7:8-11 There are some phrases that just come across better in one language than another. Take our sermon theme for instance. “My house is your house.” It isn’t hard to catch the meaning of that phrase, but it really doesn’t quite have the ring to it as it would in Spanish, “Mi ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:8-11

Denomination: Lutheran