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Ready And Watching Series

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Dec 20, 2016

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Advent is a season of preparation. Be ready and watching for Christ’s coming.

In October 2003, a string of Southern California wildfires eventually claimed two-dozen lives. The flames moved at a speed faster than people could flee. Responding to complaints that some residents did not receive enough warning, Sgt. Conrad Grayson said, "We are begging people to leave, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Denomination: Other

When Your Walk With God Has Not Turned Out The Way You Originally Intended

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 8, 2001

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A Christmas sermon from the story of Anna on the idea that God is not finished with us yet.

>>> The great composer Wagner had just listened to a performance of his composition “The Ring” when a friend entered the room. Wagner was sitting alone in front of a writing table and thinking. Seeing his friend, Wagner rose and spoke of the performance with discouragement: “No, that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:36-38

Denomination: Baptist

What We Forget About Christmas Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 6, 2004

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We all know the story but what is it we forget about Christmas?

Christmas, it’s probably the most celebrated holiday in the world. If you were to stop your average man on the street and ask him about Christmas, I’d be willing to bet that you would hear all of the essential ingredients of the Yule time. The virgin birth, Mary and Josephs trip to Bethlehem, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Absurdity Of Christmas

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 8, 2003

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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

A Season Of Song

Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 6, 2001

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The song of Mary helps us to understand the true meaning of Christmas in a new way.

A Season of Song Luke 1:39-80 December 1997 Introduction I. The timeless message in music A. Love of Christmas music Have you ever noticed how everyone loves the songs of Christmas? Year after year the same timeless songs come back just after Thanksgiving. Songs like Silent Night, O Come All Ye ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-56

Denomination: Church Of God

The Spirit Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Dec 22, 2004

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Mary has to make preparations for the child to be born. In fact, God has to make preparations for the Christ-child to born as well. God has Caesar take a census of all the people and requires them to return to their city of birth. So, Mary and Joseph must

All those preparations! Does your family resemble the Crandles? Did you hear Ann’s to-do list? The to-do lists just gets longer and longer, don’t they. Unfortunately, the number of hours in a day remains the same. So, how will we get all our preparations done by Christmas? How do we prepare for the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-56

Denomination: Methodist

The Virgin Birth

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 15, 2003

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Why was Jesus born of a Virgin and why was that so important?

There was a sense of urgency that filled the country. A general expectancy was in the air concerning the long expected Messiah. Many Jews looked back to Old Testament Prophecy and in particular the book of Daniel concerning up coming events, and many of those people felt that the 70 weeks that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Wesleyan

The God Of The Impossible

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Dec 17, 2002

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Nothing is impossible for God, and sometimes He asks us to do the impossible

Luke 1 December 15, 2002 Nothing is impossible with God. – Luke 1:37 Back, at least 8 years ago Mitchell’s (the Christian bookstore) had a huge sale. They called it their garage sale. They brought out all the damaged books, the books that had been gathering dust in their warehouse, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-38

Denomination: *other

Touch The Family Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 25, 2002

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Christmas is the time to be family.

TOUCH THE FAMILY Matthew 1:18-25 S: Love a Family Member Th: The Christmas Touch Pr: CHRISTMAS IS THE TIME TO BE FAMILY. ?: Inductive KW: Stages TS: We will find in the story found in Matthew 1:18-25 five stages that demonstrate that Christmas is the time to be family. The _____ stage ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

"There Is Joy In The Lord"

Contributed by David Washburn on Dec 15, 2002

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We are called to be oaks of righteousness, for our joy is found in the Lord, not in our circumstances.

The song that some of us learned as children goes, “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, down in my heart, down in my heart, I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, down in my heart to stay.” Another song proclaims, “There is joy in the Lord, there is love in His presence, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Yellow Light

Contributed by John Beehler on Dec 1, 2002

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We need to slow down and remember the reason for the season

The Yellow Light This is the time of year when everyone starts getting ready for Christmas. The stores have the trees and Christmas decorations on display. They’re running sales trying to encourage all of us to spend, spend, spend. Elevators are filled with all of the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Pursue The Gift Given To All People Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 10, 2004

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How do we move from the laundry list of today’s "Letter to Santa" to the recognition of the greatness of God’s grace

There is a bit of confusion over what is and isn’t common knowledge. “A survey of 7,000 people, conducted by the sponsorship Research International in six countries found that the Shell Oil logo, the Mercedes badge and the five Olympic rings were recognized far more widely than the Christian ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Embarrassed At Christmas Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 30, 2004

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IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS (Part 2) If you and I are to keep from being embarrassed at Christmas, we need to learn to give in the same way God has given to us. Selfless giving follows God’s example. God hasn’t given us anything waiting

INTRODUCTION: Have you ever been embarrassed a Christmas? Has you found yourself “red faced” and it wasn’t due to the cold? Unfortunately many of us have fallen into the commercial Christmas mentality and find ourselves overly self-conscious and uncomfortable if we receive an unexpected gift ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Adoration Of The King Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 16, 2006

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This sermon examines three responses to the birth of Jesus.

Scripture Today is the third Sunday of Advent. For this season of Ad-vent I am preaching a series of sermons titled, “The Advent of the King,” which is based on Matthew’s Gospel chapters 1 and 2. The first week we examined “The Ancestry of the King” in Matthew 1:1-17, and learned about the human ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Core 52 Week 39 - Baptism - Coming Alive In Christ Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Sep 27, 2020

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What's this whole baptism thing about, anyway?

You can hear the audio of the sermon here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/697261/5630737 Core 52 Week Intro: • Gift I never used (free weights). Missed an opportunity. • Baptism could be a gift we never open, or don’t really accept like we should. We need to know and understand what immersion is and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:39, Matthew 3:16-17, Acts 8:38, 1 Peter 3:21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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