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  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Hope Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 1, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 25,167 views

    This is the 1st sermon and service notes for the series "Christmas Brings".

    Series: Christmas Brings…[#1] HOPE Hebrews 6:18-20 Welcome Hymn 87 “Joy To The World” (Vs. 1&4) Hymn 89 “O Come All Ye Faithful” (Vs. 1&3) Offering Hymn 335 “Standing On The Promises” (Vs. 1&4) Children’s Choir “Meet With Me” Introduction: Now that Thanksgiving has passed, the Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Christmas Annunciation

    Contributed by Ron Huson on Dec 3, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,311 views

    Why Did God To Visit Us?

    The Christmas Annunciation I-The Christmas Story Begins With Zacharias And Elizabeth A-The Miraculous Birth Of One Who Would Herald The Coming Of Messiah B-The Last Prophesy Given In The Old Testament -Malachi 3:1a; 4:4-5 II-The Ministry Of Elijah -Getting The Attention Of The People Back To The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    The Lily: Sprawling Weed Or Medicinal Herb Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 2, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,183 views

    God comes in Christ to heal our disloyalty, to judge and yet cure our sin, to help us flourish. Illustrated with Chrismons.

    When I was twelve years old, our family moved to a house larger than the one we had been in. With a larger house came more yard, and with more yard came more plants to care for and more lawn to mow. If anybody was going to do any gardening at our home, it would have to be my father. My mother, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Roberts avatar

    The Logos Prepared The Way Series

    Contributed by Christopher Roberts on Nov 25, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 4,429 views

    Jesus was with God at creation. He was there as a word. At Christmas we celebrate the incarnation of that word. His communication creates a reality and gives us hope for a better future.

    Advent is a time of preparation. We are preparing for the celebration of the birth of the baby Jesus. At the same, we also wait for the Second Coming, waiting for the consummation of God and God’s creation. We are waiting and we are preparing. As we prepare we must enter into dialogue. We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Christmas Through The Eyes Of God

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 21, 2003
    based on 141 ratings
     | 15,303 views

    What did God have in mind by giving us the first Christmas?

    A couple of years ago on America’s Funniest Home Videos, a young boy was shown on Christmas morning. He came down to see a large present beside the tree and ran over to tear it open to see what was inside. The paper went flying and suddenly he broke into a dance and jumped around the room ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Candle Lighting Service

    Contributed by Roy Hartzell on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 16,031 views

    Candle lighting service using poems, congregational singing, and a short sermon.

    CANDLE LIGHTING SERVICE Dec. 17, 2006 Prayer Hymn: 89 O Come, All Ye Faithful Poem: O Come O come and let us, to that first Christmas return And allow the Holy Spirit to cause our hearts to burn As we realize anew that Jesus is the reason For the true joy and happiness of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Courage Of Joseph Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Nov 3, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,964 views

    Today, our Scripture tells of the third major party to the incarnation and his response to it. It is a story of courage that is told every Christmas season. But it is also a story we often miss because this hero of the story is usually in the background.

    The Courage of Joseph Matthew 1:18-25 

Every day for the first 10 months after Katrina, I would drive home on I-10 and there was an indelible image which would strike me. On a billboard just before I got off on my exit was the image of a female New Orleans police office submerged in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Discovery Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 30, 2008
    based on 25 ratings
     | 26,224 views

    Until you go, you’ll never know; until you know, you’ll never grow; until you grow, you’ll never glow.

    Christmas Questions: Discovery Luke 2:8-20 Rev. Brian Bill 11/30/08 Our culture really gets into Christmas cards. It’s reported that Americans send 2.1 billion of them each year. Hallmark alone has more than 2,700 Christmas card designs. I confess that, like Nathan in our drama, I don’t always ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Disappointment With God Series

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Dec 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,602 views

    Disappointments will come and we have the choice to let them bury us or buoy us.

    Christmas is a season not only of joy, but, if we’re honest, also of disappointment. Sometimes we’re disappointed with gifts. When Laura’s brother, Grayson, was in Middle School he received one such gift. To appreciate this you have to get the image in your mind of the entire family gathered ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Peace Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 16,926 views

    Are you looking for peace? Look to the One who when He was born, the angels proclaimed a promise to the whole world—Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

    Several decades ago, a diplomat got off a plane and spoke to the crowd that was gathered there. He waved a piece of paper to the crowd and they broke out in a series of loud cheers. Why were they so excited over a piece of paper? Because that paper was going to end the possibility of war. That ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    Have You Unwarpped His Gift?

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Dec 8, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,262 views

    From the time God created heaven and earth He had a plan. His plan included a “Gift.” After the creation of humankind 4,250 years passed before the “Gift” was given.

    ‘Have Your Unwrapped His Gift?” John 1:1,14 From the time God created heaven and earth He had a plan. His plan included a “Gift.” After the creation of humankind 4,250 years passed before the “Gift” was given. The promise of the gift was stated in Genesis 3:15 after Adam and Eve yielded to ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Love Came Down

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Dec 8, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,534 views

    When the time had fully come, God sent His Son... A Christmas sermon which poses the question, "How have you received Him?"

    Dakota Community Church December 07, 2008 (am) Love Came Down Galatians 4:1-7 1What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2He is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3So also, when we ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    The Greatest Gift Of All

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Dec 8, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,005 views

    Who is this Jesus we are celebrating, a mythical legend, the most notable person on the pages of history; or the genuine Son of the living God?

    Dakota Community Church December 07, 2008 (pm) The Greatest Gift of All Who is this Jesus we are celebrating, a mythical legend, the most notable person on the pages of history; or the genuine Son of the living God? His birthday gave the world a new era dividing the past from the future at a ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Navidad Y Paganismo

    Contributed by Josue Martinez on Dec 8, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,109 views

    Por oponerme a algunas tradiciones navideñas me han criticado

    NAVIDAD Y PAGANISMO. Por hablar contra algunas tradiciones navideñas me han dicho: fanático, legalista, ¿se cree usted que sabe más que los demás pastores que ponen árbol en sus iglesias? Usted se parece a los Testigos de Jehová, y todo por oponerme a una “sagrada tradición”. Si ustedes ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Richard White avatar

    Not So Silent Night

    Contributed by Richard White on Dec 9, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,964 views

    That night the skies and the land were filled with praises for God. It was not a silent night, and neither should we be silent.

    NOT SO SILENT NIGHT Luke 2:8-20 LK 2:8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, "Do not ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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