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  • John Williams III avatar

    Is Isaiah Crying Marantha? (Advent 1 December 2020)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Dec 5, 2023
     | 384 views

    Though we are not a post-exilic community, like the one in today’s text we too, want relief from our disasters of this tumultuous year. The one thing that quarantine has in common with being exiled is isolation. ... We too, want God to act and fix things.

    IS ISAIAH CRYING MARANTHA? (Advent 1 December 2020) Text: Isaiah 64:1 - 9 O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence— 2 as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil— to make your name known to your ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Gregg Strawbridge avatar

    Isaiah's Messiah - Longing For Advent (Is. 64:1-9)

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Dec 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,093 views

    Here is the prayer which was answered with the birth of Jesus. Isaiah 64:1-9 shows the community, collect and confirmation of God's exiled people longing for deliverance.

    Isaiah 64:1–9 Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down, That the mountains might quake at Your presence — 64:2 As fire kindles the brushwood, as fire causes water to boil — To make Your name known to Your adversaries, That the nations may tremble at Your presence! 64:3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Joel W. Lohr avatar

    Let It Be...

    Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Dec 1, 2001
    based on 70 ratings
     | 3,873 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "Hope In The Midst Of Hopelessness" Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Nov 26, 2004
    based on 60 ratings
     | 28,878 views

    Where does hope come from and how do we get it when life brings us to the point of hopelessness?

    Iliff and Saltillo UM churches First Sunday of Advent November 28, 2004 “Hope in the Midst of Hopelessness” Isaiah 2:1-5 INTRODUCTION: Today is the first Sunday of Advent and our theme is HOPE. What is hope? Emily Dickenson puts it this way: “Hope” is the thing with feathers-- That ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Alex Perednia avatar

    Seeing Jesus Series

    Contributed by Alex Perednia on Feb 7, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,147 views

    This week marked a transition on our calendars. On Friday, retailers hosted Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when the mad rush of the commercial Christmas season gets into full steam. Today, the worldwide Christian church begins a period of time

    INTRODUCTION This week marked a transition on our calendars. On Friday, retailers hosted Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when the mad rush of the commercial Christmas season gets into full steam. One article that I read explained that, “Black Friday gets its name from the hope that on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Second Sunday Of Advent- The Wolf And Lamb; Leopards And Goats...

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 26, 2022
     | 2,073 views

    Where the wild things are.

    Isaiah and the Baptizer from our Readings this Second Sunday of Advent conspire to give us animal dreams. [source: Holy fishes: Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 by Frederick A. Niedner, November 30, 2004]. Where the wild things are. Broods of vipers from Matthew 12:34, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Tim Zingale avatar

    Jesus Is Coming, When?

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Nov 21, 2005
    based on 47 ratings
     | 16,717 views

    A sermon for the first Sunday in Advent

    First Sunday Advent Mark 13:24-37 "Jesus is coming, When?"   1 Corinthians 1 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I give thanks to God always for you because of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in every way you were enriched ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Wonder Of Christ's Birth

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 9,753 views

    Why was the time when Jesus was born the right time? Why did God choose the land of Palestine as the birth place of Jesus? Why was 5 BC the year Jesus was born and not some other year?

    The Wonder of Christ’s Birth -In the Fullness of Time- Galatians 4:4 Luke 2:1-7 The story is told about a man who got tired of the Christmas hoopla. All the frantic haste and the crass commercialism disgusted him. So, he decided not to go along with the crowd. Among other things, he decided not ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Terry Jones avatar

    In Anticipation Of Splendor Series

    Contributed by Terry Jones on Nov 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,337 views

    In this first message of Advent, Pastor Terry will share what the anticipation is all about. Do we have to wait to experience the Splendor of Christ? Strick the match and light the candle, it’s time to find out!

    Text: Hosea 13:14 It’s the first Sunday of Advent!! Today opens the celebration of the Christmas season here at Christ Fellowship. The house is decorated, the wreath is in place, but what’s it all about? Tonight we will gather for a great time of fellowship and worship as we light the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What's In A Name?

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Dec 12, 2006
    based on 58 ratings
     | 37,680 views

    Explanation of the names given to the child, "Jesus" and "Immanuel", and how it impacts us today.

    We are in the third Sunday of Advent, Advent being the season before the birth of Jesus where we prepare ourselves for His arrival into our world. As I shared last week Advent is a season of preparation, it is an anticipation of Jesus’ arrival. Unfortunately this season before Christmas has ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

    Contributed by Timothy Enns on Oct 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,006 views

    A short sermon that I preached after doing a Shepherds Monologue for the third Sunday of Advent.

    I opened with a monologue done from a Shepherds Prospective followed by this sermon! Read Luke 2:8-10: 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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Joseph Hughes avatar

    Two Ways To Reclaim The Season Series

    Contributed by Joseph Hughes on Dec 7, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 9,335 views

    Jesus’ words in Mark 13 sound strange this time of year, but they remind us that the season is about the redemption of the world not the resurrection of the "bottom line."

    First Sunday in Advent -December 1, 2002 The Holy Gospel - Mark 13:24-37 13:24 "But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 13:25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 13:26 Then they ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Messiah Was Presented, But Few Were Ready Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,107 views

    It is startling that so few people anticipated the Advent of God’s Messiah. However, few look for His presence today; and few will be anticipating His return.

    LUKE 2:22-38 MESSIAH WAS PRESENTED, BUT FEW WERE PREPARED “When the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, ‘Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Advent 4 - What Do You Love?

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Dec 18, 2016
     | 4,433 views

    This is a message for advent that begins with the question of human affections and moves to the ultimate expression of love that is Jesus Christ incarnate.

    Advent 4 Sermon - Love - December 18, 2016 What do you love the most in life? What do you truly cherish? Nowadays people talk a lot about things they don’t like. There’s a lot of negative conversation going on, a lot of negative thinking. We’ve just been through the nastiest and darkest election ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Is The Mighty Counselor

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jan 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,044 views

    THIS IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF ADVENT MESSAGES ON THE NAMES OF JESUS AS RECODED BY ISAIAH.

    JESUS IS THE MIGHTY COUNSELOR ISAIAH 9:1-7 INTRODUCTION: LAST WEEK WE BEGAN OUR ADVENT CELEBRATION BY MEDITATING ON THE NAMES THE PROPHET ISAIAH USED TO DESCRIBE JESUS IN CHAPTER NINE. SOME TRANSLATIONS PLACE A COMMA BETWEEN WONDERFUL AND COUNSELLOR, SO IT IS ALL RIGHT TO THINK OF THESE WORDS AS ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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