Independence Day:God's Closeness in Uncertain Times

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    Enter The Gates Of Gratitude PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 6, 2023
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    This sermon explores the importance of faith, obedience, preparedness, and gratitude in our spiritual journey, using the parable of the ten virgins as a guide.

    Good morning, family. It's a joy to be here with you all today. We've got a real treat in store for us this morning. We're going to be looking at a passage from the Gospel of Matthew that's packed to the brim with wisdom and insight. It's a story that Jesus told to his disciples, and it's one that ...read more

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    Patience In Times Of Waiting PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 15, 2023
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    This sermon explores Simeon's unwavering faith in God's promise, encouraging believers to hold onto God's promises with expectancy and live out their faith actively.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. I trust you are all in good spirits and eager to partake in this nourishing feast of the Word of God. Today, we are going to focus our hearts and minds on a passage from the gospel of Luke, a passage that is both profound and enlightening. It is my hope and ...read more

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    Watchful PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 20, 2023
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    This sermon encourages believers to trust in God's plan amidst chaos, reminding them to prepare for Christ's return, despite not knowing the exact timing. Key

    Good morning, beloved family of God. As we gather here today, we are united under the banner of His love, His grace, and His divine providence. We are here, not by chance, but by design. For the Lord has a word for us today, a word that will speak to our hearts, stir our spirits, and fortify our ...read more

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    Love That Transforms Us/Our Wondrous Light PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 18, 2023
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    This sermon invites us to deeply engage with the biblical narrative of Jesus' birth, allowing it to transform our lives and strengthen our faith.

    Beloved congregation, I welcome you today with a heart full of gratitude and a spirit brimming with anticipation. We are gathered here, not by chance, but by divine providence. We are not here merely to listen, but to engage, to be transformed, to be stirred by the very words of God Himself. Today, ...read more

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    Waiting Saints Series

    Contributed by Randy White on Apr 7, 2003
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    Christians wait for the rapture through suffering, for justice, in prayer.

    Waiting Saints 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, 13-17 Series: “Waiting, Watching, Working until the end.” 1. Second Thessalonians is a book in “regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together with Him.” 2 Thes. 2:1 2. Until that day comes, we do three ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why A New Millennium

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Sep 14, 2001
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    This millennium, spoken of in Scripture, is the climax of history on earth when Christ will reign for a thousand years.

    Why A New Millennium Not long ago, the world was anticipating an event known as Y2K, the beginning of a new millennium. Many people were either relieved or disappointed that the beginning of the 21st Century was such a dud-no computer outages, no societal shutdown, just life as normal. But there ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Wonderful New Year Series

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Dec 26, 2004
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    Part 3 of FACING THE FUTURE! Paul gave us some reasons you and I can look into this New Year and see wonderful things. 1. WE ARE BLESSED 2. WE ARE CHOSEN 3. WE ARE PREDISTINED.

    A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-18 Humor Illustration At the beginning of a new year, a high school principal decided to post his teachers’ new year’s resolutions on the bulletin board. As the teachers gathered around the bulletin board, a great commotion started. One of the teachers ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christmas Eve - From Expectation To Celebration

    Contributed by Graeme Lamb on Jan 11, 2006
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    A sermon for Midnight Communion on Christmas Eve, acknowleding the end of Advent and the beginning og Christmas

    When I look back to memories of Christmas past, particularly memories of Christmas of childhood, I always find that I remember Christmas Eve more than I remember Christmas Day. Perhaps it is the sense of build-up and expectation, the sense of excitement about what is almost here. That is certainly ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Living With Power Series

    Contributed by Larry Finley on Mar 30, 2010
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    Christians are expected to have powerful lives.

    LIVING WITH POWER 3/7/10 1 THESSALONIANS 1:1-10 1. INVITATION VS. 1-2 A. CALLED OUT – CHURCH = EKLESIA B. CALLED IN – IN GOD THE FATHER C. CALLED WITH – GRACE & PEACE 1. Grace always brings peach John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bumping Into Jesus Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 7, 2015
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    The experience that the women have at the tomb--their encounter with Jesus-- turns their mourning into dancing and transforms their lives forever.

    Matthew 28:1-10 “Bumping into Jesus” INTRODUCTION Have you ever had the experience of bumping into an old acquaintance who you never thought you’d ever bump into? That happened to Faye and me one time when our family went to a Twins game in Minneapolis with my ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Fullness Of Time

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 24, 2013
    based on 11 ratings
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    In the fullness of the time God sent forth His Son (Galatians 4:4). What a momentous sentence!

    THE FULLNESS OF TIME. Galatians 4:4-7. The Apostle Paul was astonished that the Christian converts in Galatia had strayed away from the true gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to a “different gospel, which is no gospel at all” (Galatians 1:6-7). By turning back to the law as if it was the keeping ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Believe In The Resurrection

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 27, 2013
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    Those who deny the truth of the resurrection are teaching a different gospel to that which we find in the New Testament.

    I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION. 1 Corinthians 15:1-34. Sometimes it is necessary for Christian people to get back to the basics of their faith, to remind themselves what they are about. Here in 1 Corinthians, Paul is not teaching his readers something new, but reviewing that which he taught them ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Unity Of Hope

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 23, 2013
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    The Christ child as the hope of the nations.

    THE UNITY OF HOPE. Romans 15:4-13. In many respects we might view Romans 14:1 to Romans15:13 as the practical outworking of the Jewish/Gentile debate of Romans 9 to 11. There was some dissension in Rome over matters of food and drink, and holy days. It is quite probable that it was a question of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Foundational Authority Of Scripture

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 25, 2013
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    We have the prophetic word fully confirmed in Jesus.

    THE FOUNDATIONAL AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE. 2 Peter 1:19-21. The church is built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone (Ephesians 2:20). At the back of Peter’s apostolic testimony to the transfiguration of our Lord (2 Peter 1:16-18) lies ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Luke 4:19.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 4, 2022
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    Bible reading: Luke 4:14-21.

    LUKE 4:19. Bible Reading: Luke 4:14-21. “To preach the acceptable year of the Lord” (Luke 4:19). The expression, “the acceptable year of the Lord” includes everything in the previous verse: that is, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational