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  • Ronald Harbaugh avatar

    Perspective Makes A Difference

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Dec 5, 2009
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    A Sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Advent, Series C

    2nd Sunday of Advent December 6, 2009 “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Come, Lord Jesus, come. Come, O living Word from heaven, and through the power of the Holy Spirit, lead us into a living relationship with you ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    P-A-W-B-A Genesis 48 Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Aug 17, 2009
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    P-A-W-B-A: Proclaim God Almighty, Acknowledge God’s Gifts, Worship Jesus, Bless OTHERS, Affirm God’s Word!

    There will be times in our lives when we have to separate from our loved ones for a while. Is there a godly way of doing that? Jacob, who God called Israel, knew that his time on earth would be ending soon. Jacob knew that he would soon be separated from his loved ones. Were there any ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Anointed Ruler, Divine King

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 15, 2017
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    The Old Testament expectation was inclining towards the coming of the warrior king. Instead, He appeared as the man on the donkey.

    ANOINTED RULER, DIVINE KING. Zechariah 9:9-12. In a series of visions, Zechariah reached beyond the needs of his own time to the coming of Jesus. In Zechariah 9:1, the eyes of men, and all Israel, were looking towards the return of the LORD to His city and Temple. The departure was foretold by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    John's Message Is Continuous

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Dec 6, 2008
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    A sermon for the 2nd Sunday in Advent, Series B

    2nd Sunday in Advent, December 7, 2008 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, during this season of Advent, as we begin to celebrate anew the good news of your saving grace in Jesus the Christ, open ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What A Contradiction!

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Dec 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
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    A Sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Advent, Series C

    3rd Sunday in Advent, December 13, 2009 “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through the power of you Holy Spirit, open our hearts and minds to your Word, that we might hear your truth and prepare ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    More Than Skin Deep

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Dec 13, 2021
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    A Sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Advent, Year C

    December 12, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Luke 3:7-18 More than Skin Deep Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. When composer Leonard Bernstein was the director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, he was asked a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Elements Of Advent

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Dec 8, 2020
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    This message helps to explain three of the four elements of ADVENT: Love, Joy, and Hope. The final element of Peace will be the topic for the following Sunday.

    As I sat down to put together my thoughts for this sermon, and after praying about it, I looked at the calendar and realized that this is one of those years that there are only 4 Sundays of Advent between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Sometimes there are 5 Sundays but then there are years like 2020 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ronald Harbaugh avatar

    John The Baptizer Points To The Light That Shines In Our Darkened World

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Dec 8, 2008
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     | 6,483 views

    A sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Advent, Series B

    3rd Sunday in Advent, December 14, 2008 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, we gather together today to worship you and lift our hearts in thanksgiving for your gift of grace, poured out for us ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Before And After

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jun 20, 2004
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    Petecost Sunday message that describes the difference the Holy Spirit makes in our lives

    Before and After Pastor Glenn Newton June 11, 2000 Text Acts 9:1-22 How many of you have seen the pictures in the paper, in the graphic, or probably any paper, in the Weight Loss Ads, we are shown the Before picture, and then so many weeks, years later, We see the After Picture. Of coarse the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    A Dream Of Joseph.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 7, 2013
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    Joseph was not afraid to take the lead in his family, and opened his heart and his home to the Son of God.

    JOSEPH’S DREAM. Matthew 1:18-25. Joseph was a dreamer. This was true of the Old Testament Joseph, the son of Jacob, derogatively referred to as “this dreamer” (cf. Genesis 37:19). It was also true of the New Testament Joseph, recognised here as “the son of David” (Matthew 1:20). Joseph ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Mission For Palm Sunday

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 1, 2009
    based on 16 ratings
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    Reflecting on the first Palm Sunday, we see that there is no better mission for our lives than to (a) Encounter Adverse Situations (b) Discover what God desires (c) Freedom from Bondage (d) Bring what God desires.

    Opening illustration: There is a legend about an ancient village in Spain. The villagers learned that the king would pay a visit! In a thousand years, a king had never come to that village. Excitement grew! "We must throw a big celebration," The villagers all agreed. But, it was a poor village, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Twenty-Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time—b ; 26th Sunday B-- Lessons From Lizards

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Sep 24, 2021
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    According to the artist "the Thinker" is sitting in mute amazement as he contemplates lost people in hell.

    Lizards scatter when they perceive a threat, and they will self-amputate their tail if a predator seizes it. It will leave its tail behind and run but with modified locomotor performance and mechanics. The lizard says to itself: 'It's better to lose my tail than to lose my ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson avatar

    4th Sunday In Lent, Year B

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Mar 23, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
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    One of the most siginificant paradoxes of our faith is that we’re saved by God’s grace alone; yet God created us for good works.

    Sermon for 4 Lent Yr B, 30/03/2003 Based on Eph 2:10; Jn 3:21 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Now a certain man died and arrived at the pearly gates. St. Peter said: "You need one thousand points to get in. How many do you have?" "I don’t know," said ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • David McNally avatar

    Paul's Advent Prayer

    Contributed by David Mcnally on Nov 24, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
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    A message for the 1st Sunday in Advent

    Paul’s Advent prayer. 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Today is the first Sunday in the Church’s year, the 1st Sunday in Advent, when we look forward to Christmas, but also look back on the year which is coming to an end. Hopefully we can look back on happy times, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    3rd. Sunday Of Easter, Year C Series

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Apr 16, 2001
    based on 179 ratings
     | 7,048 views

    God often works in ironic, paradoxical ways to carry out God’s will and purposes.

    Sermon for 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year C Based on Acts 9: 1-20 By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson In our first lesson today, we learn once again that our God is a specialist in irony and paradox. My New Webster’s Dictionary And Thesaurus of the English Language defines irony and paradox as ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran