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  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    Advent 2014 Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 15, 2014
     | 5,345 views

    Did you know that you can purchase a "genuine" college degree online with no validation other than a credit card? Buddha and Muhammad had no prophetic validation. What about Jesus was He genuine of did he purchase a fake Messiah degree? Let's find out!

    About 500 before Jesus was born - a man named Buddha came along. He established a religion we know of as Buddhism, and many people gathered around him and tried to live by his teachings. But before he was born, nobody ever said: “Hey somebody is going to come along and he will come from this ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Advent Week 1 - 2012 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 4, 2012
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     | 6,361 views

    How important is celebrating the birthday of Christ? How important was the birth of Christ? How does the differentiation between these two concepts help us sort out the meaningful from the frivolous aspects of December 25?

    Galatians 4:4-5 (NASB) “But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” Today is the first Sunday of Advent What is Advent? ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Advent Conspiracy: Spend Less Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 6, 2012
     | 8,183 views

    Spending less means spending differently; it lets us focus on gifts that meet needs, and are meaningful, and memorable.

    ADVENT CONSPIRACY: SPEND LESS Philippians 4:10-19 Big Idea: Spending less means spending differently; it lets us focus on gifts that meet needs, and are meaningful, and memorable. Supporting Scripture: • Reading from the Old Testament: Malachi 3:1-4 • Reading from the Psalms: Psalm ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Advent Week 2 - 2012 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 11, 2012
     | 6,174 views

    Advent is about God and God alone initiating His grand plan of salvation. Don't get sidetracked by and over emphasize the secondary characters in the narrative.

    Today is the second Sunday of Advent The whole reason for the Advent was to initiate the new covenant and to save the lost. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [This next segment is a promo for an upcoming Christmas Dinner Drama] But before we ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Advent Week 3 - 2012 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 18, 2012
     | 5,958 views

    How critical is the truth of the virgin birth to the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Can it be cast aside and not impact all of the Holy Bible?

    Today is the third Sunday of Advent The whole reason for the Advent was to initiate the new covenant and to save the lost. Explain relationship and use of husband/divorce language in Bible Matthew 1:18-25 “18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Advent Conspiracy: Love All Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 24, 2012
     | 8,374 views

    At its heart, Christmas means that no matter what else will disappear in the next decade, God’s love will last forever.

    RE-GIFTING GRACE John 3:16 I want to begin this evening with some group interaction. Turn to the person next to you and answer this question: “What kinds of things have disappeared in the last ten years?” Or to ask it another way: “What every-day-kind-of-stuff has become extinct in the last ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Advent Week 4 - 2012 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 2, 2013
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     | 5,902 views

    How does Christmas fit in with the tragedy of Newtown, Ct. Many are asking, "Where was God when all of this was going down? If God really came as Jesus why didn't He save these innocent people?" This is my feeble attempt at answering these questions ...

    Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent The whole reason for the Advent was to initiate the new covenant and to save the lost. Mary’s Song - Luke 1:46-55 “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for He has been mindful of the humble state of His ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Hope - Advent 1, 2011 Series

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Nov 27, 2011
     | 7,943 views

    For the people of God history was (and is) always going somewhere. Life has ultimate meaning because of this hope we possess.

    Dakota Community Church November 27, 2011 Hope Isaiah 35:1-10 1 The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, 2 it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Joy - Advent 3, 2011 Series

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Dec 11, 2011
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     | 7,683 views

    Nobody sets out with the goal of becoming jaded and bitter. There is no child thinking, “I hope I live long enough to be a really cranky nasty old man.”

    Dakota Community Church December 11, 2011 Joy Well the third candle the “joy” candle is lit reminding us of the joy that Christ’s coming brought to the world. From one end to the other the season rings with joy but as you fight your way through the parking lot at St. Vital mall searching in vain ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Incarnation - Advent 5, 2011 Series

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Dec 28, 2011
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     | 4,892 views

    Do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.

    Dakota Community Church December 25, 2011 Incarnation So far we have looked at the hope (past, present, and future) that Christmas offers to every man; then in week two, Tyson spoke on the peace of knowing God, in week 3 we looked at the joy that is not of human origin and last week we rounded ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Advent Candle Ceremony #3 Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 22, 2010
    based on 21 ratings
     | 13,807 views

    This is a re-working of an Advent Candle Ceremony which I had used a few years ago.

    Advent Candle Ceremony #3 FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT Each year we prepare for the coming of Christmas. We spend time decorating our homes. We spend time putting lights on our houses. We spend time setting up our Christmas trees. We spend time searching for and buying presents for the ones we love. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Advent-A Sanctuary Of Misfits

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Dec 3, 2010
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,943 views

    Advent and Christmas Sermon. An old testament look at Advent from the prophet Zephaniah. A the true mission and purpose of the church. Good sermon about making people feel like they belong to and are welcome to the body of Christ the church.

    Advent—A Sanctuary of Misfits "The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing." Zephaniah 3:17 (KJV) Intro: The prophet Zepheniah gives us an old testament glimpse of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Timm Meyer avatar

    An Advent Alarm Awakens All

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 9, 2009
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     | 5,245 views

    Advent 1(A) - An advent alarm awakens all to put aside all evil deeds and then to be clothed with Christ.

    AN ADVENT ALARM AWAKENS ALL (Outline) November 29, 2009 -- ADVENT 1 -- Romans 13:11-14 INTRO: The morning alarm clock often wakes one up from a deep sleep. The alarm jars each one from their cozy, comfortable bed. Each one wakes up and shakes off the cobwebs of sleep. One by one people ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    Advent: God Will Deal With Evil

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,874 views

    Zephaniah is a little read and a little known Old Testament Prophecy but it is an important message for the world and for the Church. God will deal with evil, and there will come a day when he will rejoice over us with singing!

    Five years ago I was invited to preach on this Bible passage at a service of ‘Evensong’ in Winchester Cathedral. When I was given the Bible passage (Zephaniah chapter 3) my first reaction was Zeph and what? I quickly realised there was a pun crying out to be used and so for a few days I tried it ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Pointers Of Promise- Advent 1

    Contributed by Andrew Warriner on Apr 9, 2013
     | 4,251 views

    We look to the past for the promise of the future, how the great patriarch are pointers of the promise of the awaited Messiah.

    Pointer’s of Promise Apart from the first two years, all of my childhood and much of my early adulthood was spent in Dunscroft, a medium sized mining village seven miles north east of Doncaster. Though it was a mining village it was surrounded by fields and hedgerows, which were places I ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army