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  • Mary Erickson avatar

    The Herald Of Light

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Dec 14, 2020
     | 3,368 views

    John came as a herald to the Light of the World. He calls us to be the same.

    December 13, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Isaiah 61:1-4; John 1:6-8, 19-28 The Herald of Light Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. We’re well into the season of Advent now. This brief season uses the beloved ritual of lighting ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    Advent 2021 - Who Do You Say The Son Of Man Is? Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 1, 2021
     | 2,724 views

    There are a multitude of ideas about who Jesus is outside of those who are true disciples of Jesus Christ. But, there is only one True Jesus and Belief and Faith in Him is essential for eternal life. Some may make Jesus the way they WANT Him to be but that will only lead to destruction.

    Advent 1 - Who Do YOU Say Jesus Is? Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Job 19:25-27 “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see Him with my ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Part 4 Of Our Advent Series Looking At The Belief That God Is With Us. Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 17, 2021
     | 2,737 views

    Leading to Christmas Eve, we continue to see how God is with us.

    God With Us Matthew 1:23 December 19, 2021 I want to talk about something I believe is a cornerstone belief for those who claim Jesus as their Lord and Savior. I want to talk about what theologians call the incarnation. I’ve really been talking all around it for the past few weeks. What do we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Advent Week 3: Joy - "joy In The Coming Saviour" Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 28, 2023
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     | 5,238 views

    As we gather in this season of Advent, our hearts turn to the theme of joy. The birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, brings a joy that transcends circumstances. Let's explore the profound joy found in the Saviour’s arrival.

    Advent Week 3: Joy - "Joy in the Coming Saviour" Introduction: Dear friends, as we gather in this season of Advent, our hearts turn to the theme of joy. The birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, brings a joy that transcends circumstances. Let's explore the profound joy found in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    I Give You My Peace: A Sermon For The Second Sunday In Advent

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 30, 2023
     | 2,513 views

    Le there be peace on earth. But unlike the "hymn" this peace does not begin with us but the Lord Jesus Christ.

    I Give you MY Peace: A Sermon for the Second Sunday in Advent John 14:27 NKJV Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. We continue in our study in the four themes in Advent, a time in which ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Otis McMillan avatar

    Advent Continues -The Inescapable Love Of God, Lighting The Candle Of Love! Series

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Dec 7, 2023
     | 1,540 views

    We keep thinking that God only loves good people, but God loves sinners. He pursues them like he asked Hosea to pursue Gomer. With a painfilled heart, God goes looking for them, He loves the whole world.

    Sermon – Advent continues -The Inescapable Love of God Scripture: Hosea 11:1-12 “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt. But the more I called to him, the farther he moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal, and burning incense to idols. I myself ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    The Desire Of All Nations Shall Come: A Sermon For The First Sunday In Advent

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 22, 2024
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    The theme for the First Sunday in Advent is "hope." And hope is desire fulfilled.

    The Desire of All Nations Shall Come Haggai 2:6–7 NKJV “For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    For God So Loved The World: A Sermon For The 4th Sunday Of Advent

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 16, 2024
     | 692 views

    How is the great love of God expressed to us?

    For God so Loved the World: a Sermon for the 4th Sunday in Advent John 3:16 NKJV For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. We now come to the 4th and last Sunday of Advent, a season in which we prepare ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Scott Hippler avatar

    The First Christmas Gifts

    Contributed by Scott Hippler on Dec 3, 2001
    based on 201 ratings
     | 25,378 views

    What are you giving this Christmas? Where did all of this gift giving begin?

    What are you giving this Christmas? I didn’t say getting, I said giving. What are you giving this Christmas? For the past few weeks I have been asking that question to almost everyone that I run into and have gotten some interesting answers and some great ideas. One Scrooge gave me a one-word ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christingle Series

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 11, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 8,760 views

    The meaning of the Christingle

    Christingle What is Christingle? 1. Christingle actually means ‘Christ Light’ and celebrates the light of Jesus coming into the world. In John’s Gospel chapter 1 Jesus is described as the “light of men”. “The Light shines in darkness but the darkness has not overcome it” (Jn 1:5) However no ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    The Lily: Sprawling Weed Or Medicinal Herb Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 2, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,755 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

  • Joel Smith avatar

    Disappointment With God Series

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Dec 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,170 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

  • Christopher Martin avatar

    "A Voice Of Comfort"

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,170 views

    A sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Advent, Series B preached 12/7/2008 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Audubon, Iowa. Based on a sermon outline by Dr. Carl Fickenscher III, Concordia Pulpit Resources, Vol. 16, No.1.

    One of the Advent hymns that we will be singing during communion this morning is “Comfort, Comfort Now My People”, it’s hymn #29 in the Lutheran Book of Worship. The first line of the hymn says “Comfort, Comfort, now my people; “Tell of Peace” so says our God. (LBW 29 v.1) I have to admit, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Healed Hearts His Home Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 7, 2008
     | 7,579 views

    Two obstacles must be removed before we may receive the peace God wants to give us, so long delayed and frustrated: our false pride and our negative spirit of self-accusation. Then His victory will be ours.

    The neighborhood, if you could call it that, was one of the most rundown and poverty-stricken in the city. For fifty years the housing had decayed, and, as the original residents left, absentee landlords jammed far too many people into the old dwellings. Diseases became epidemic, and fires not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    The Glory Of God Is Our Comfort Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 7, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 17,559 views

    Isaiah 40:1-11 tells us four truths about God who comes down to his people with a comforting promise.

    Scripture In his book, titled The Pressure’s Off, psychologist Larry Crabb tells a story from his childhood to illustrate how God works in our adversity. One Saturday afternoon, Larry said, when he was three years old he decided that he was a big boy and could use the bathroom without anyone’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed