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  • Roger Haugen avatar

    2 Advent C

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Sep 20, 2001
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,229 views

    John the Baptist declares, "It is time!"

    This is a great text. The majesty of the writing -- what would Christmas be without the Christmas text from Luke? "In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus . . . ." All the names and dates. Historical details that make the story come alive. The event, marked in time and place -- in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Globalwarming B.c.

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Aug 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,222 views

    Climate change is not a new thing. In fact the bible records how society dealt with it in the 9th century B.C. Two leaders had very different ideas about how to solve the crisis. One chose the living God.

    The Mountain of Battle Today we look at two leaders with very different perspectives about God, Religion and Authority. Our study is not unlike the times we live in. Even in our present age we are faced with two powerful leaders who seem to be destined to square off over God, Religion and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Praising The Beauty Of Holiness.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 31, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 243 views

    Before we can talk about the “city of our God” we must recognise and acknowledge the God of the city. The Bible does not begin with Jerusalem, but with God. The New Testament does not begin with the church, but with Jesus.

    PRAISING THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS. Psalm 48:1-7. This psalm begins with a simple statement of fact: “Great is the LORD” and, because of the greatness of the LORD, He is “greatly to be praised” (PSALM 48:1a). Where is the LORD to be praised? In the place that God has chosen (cf. 2 Chronicles ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Second Sunday Of Advent C, Advent 2-- Crying Out In The Desert

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 2, 2021
     | 1,609 views

    Can we say to John the Baptist this Advent, “The Wind Brought Your Voice To Me?”

    We don’t sing the Gloria in Advent until the angels sing the "Gloria in excelsis Deo" at Christmas but we do hear a prophetic voice, crying out in the desert, which are often windy places. The voice is from John the Baptist, carried on the whistling wind, that says, “Prepare the way of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    When Ye Fast.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 16, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 247 views

    The deed is done before the all-seeing God. His approval is reward enough in itself.

    WHEN YE FAST. Matthew 6:16-21. True Christianity is not the dour, miserable affair which some of its play-actors portray (Matthew 6:16). So when we fast, we must wash-and-brush up in our usual manner (Matthew 6:17). The approval of God is far more to be desired than the applause of men (Matthew ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    1 Advent B

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Dec 3, 2002
    based on 67 ratings
     | 7,006 views

    Jesus invites us to "Watch, stay awake". As we watch, we are invited to see through the eyes of Jesus. Watching helps us to see the hope in the midst of terror.

    1 Advent B Mark 13:24-37 1 December 2002 Rev. Roger Haugen Elie Wiesel is a Jewish writer whose novels prod the depths of the Holocaust, asking difficult questions of humanity and of God. In Night, a child hangs from a S.S. gallows and the question goes up, “Where is God?” Wiesel writes: “And I ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    3 Advent B

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Dec 12, 2002
    based on 80 ratings
     | 6,968 views

    The prophet Isaiah speaks of one who comes to bring good news to the oppressed. God gives us eyes to see hope in the midst of darkness.

    3 Advent B Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11 15 December 2002 Rev. Roger Haugen Christmas is a time of images. We so easily create mind pictures of gentle snow and evergreen trees. We imagine presents under decorated Christmas tree, good food whose smell invites us to taste and enjoy. We think of angels and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    From The Plot To The Tomb.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 27, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 623 views

    The Passion according to Matthew.

    FROM THE PLOT TO THE TOMB. Matthew 26:1-75, Matthew 27:1-61. I). JESUS PREPARED FOR DEATH. Matthew 26:1-13. There are two ways in which Jesus was prepared for death in this passage. The first is in the sense that He was prepared within Himself: nothing that was about to happen took Him by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    C.p.r. For The Soul

    Contributed by Jeffrey Wildrick on Feb 16, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,686 views

    Examining Psalm 51, we see the pattern of Confession, Pardon, and Re-Creation (CPR) at work in David's life, and still effective for us today through the work of Jesus Christ. Preached on Ash Wednesday as an introduction to the season of Lent

    Psalm 51; 2 Samuel 11-12 "C.P.R." Ash Wednesday INTRO: Today is Ash Wednesday, and throughout the world, Christians of many branches of Christ's church are observing this unique day in the Christian calendar. It is a day of penitence, and fasting. It is, quite frankly, a rather gloomy day. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Elisha Takes Up The Mantle Of Elijah.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 1, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 559 views

    The Holy Spirit ensures continuity in Ministry.

    ELISHA TAKES UP THE MANTLE OF ELIJAH. 2 Kings 2:9-15. 1. Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah's blessing, but Elijah laid emphasis on God’s sovereignty in this matter (2 Kings 2:9-10). After Elijah was taken up, Elisha tore his own clothes into two pieces, then took up Elijah's ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Will You Come And Follow Me? (3rd Sunday Before Advent - Year B)

    Contributed by Ian Bullock on Nov 4, 2021
     | 2,436 views

    We consider how the calling of the fishermen affects our lives, and allows us to focus on our own calling and why it is important for us to share our faith beginnings with others.

    In the name of the Living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. As I sat thinking about our Gospel this morning, a film that I watched a number of years ago came to mind, a comedy called School of life, starring Ryan Reynolds. Reynolds was a school teacher whose job was to teach his students ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    The First Sunday Of Advent, Year C: Not Very Christmasy.

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 12, 2024
     | 1,198 views

    The Church tells the Christmas Story backwards: the focus is to prepare for the coming of the Lord: at the end of the world, and when Christ comes for us at the end of our individual worlds, at death.

    Our Gospel from St. Luke today is a little unsettling. Not very Christmasy. Unseasonal thoughts about the end of the world. Yet, the word Advent from the Latin, adventus, means “coming.” The Church tells the Christmas Story backwards: the focus is to prepare for the coming of the Lord: at the end ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Comfort Ye... Abridged.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 11, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 521 views

    Comfort in the certainty of God's Word.

    COMFORT YE. Isaiah 40:1-9. We have before us a passage which may well be remarkably familiar to us: yet please do not allow its very familiarity to breed contempt. This is a little Gospel, a sort of proto-Gospel written by the prophet many years before the event. Our task is to ask Isaiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Growing Towards The Day. Abridged.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 21, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 318 views

    He who has begun a good work in you will continue working at it, and will be bringing it to completion until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6).

    GROWING TOWARDS THE DAY. Philippians 1:3-11. Paul had fond memories of the church which he had planted in Philippi, and each time they came to mind he thanked God for them (Philippians 1:3). The Apostle’s prayers for them were persistent - “always… every… all” - yet ever joyful (Philippians ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    From Epiphany To Transfiguration

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 29, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,489 views

    An epiphany is a sudden and unexpected revelation. Transfiguration is seeing Jesus in all His glory. It is His righteousness which prepares us to face God.

    FROM EPIPHANY TO TRANSFIGURATION. Psalm 50:1-6. An epiphany is a wonderful, unpredictable thing. It is defined as a sudden and unexpected revelation. It is not something that we come to expect, or can hunt down. Not something that we can earn through works, or prayers, or religious rites. Or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational