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In "the fullness of time" God sent His Son, Jesus to the earth as a babe in a manger. This devotional (before a Communion Service) explores HOW God prepared the world for Jesus.
“What If There Were No Christmas?” INTRODUCTION: Read Galatians 4:4-5 Christmas is this Thursday. We have waited 361 days for it. It seemed like it would never get here … and NOW … it’s coming too fast! It’s not easy to forget Christmas … VISA keeps reminding you … for months to come! One man ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 4:4-5
Denomination: Baptist
A Palm Sunday message that relates the fact as a Christian we would rather think of the cute and safe vision of a babe in the manger rather then the gruesome and brutal death that Jesus suffered.
Sermon Title: 3 Strikes and You’re Out! Scripture: Luke 19:29-44 Wesleyan Community Church Terry, Mississippi Sunday Morning - March 24, 2002 Scripture Introduction: It would come only natural to preach about the triumphant entry of Jesus into the city of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the day the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 19:29-44
Denomination: *other
You ever wonder why lying was included in the same list with Murder and Adultery? Here is a look at where lying came from and what it cost us to lie
A couple of weeks we got a glimpse into Han’s character when we watched him reveal his duplicity to Ana, his fiancé. It appears that he wooed her simply to become Prince and then kill the queen to assume the throne of Arendelle. And I asked the question “What isn’t this man ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37
Denomination: Wesleyan
A study in the book of Genesis 20: 1- 18
Genesis 20: 1- 18 Didn’t I hear this before? 20 And Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar. 2 Now Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream ...read more
Denomination: Calvary Chapel
Do we hate what God hates, do we love what God loves, do we want what God wants? That’s the question today, please take time to consider it in your own heart.
One of the great things about the early community of believers is the open practice of love and unity. ALL the believers were united in heart and mind. What that means is that they all had the same agenda. They weren’t clones, but they all wanted the same things and thought the same way about ...read more
We live in a world full of information that is being communicated through a plethora of means; however, how much of that communication would pass the truth test?
INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • An elementary teacher asked her students what their favorite animal was. • One little boy said, “Fried chicken.” • The teacher said that he wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else in the class laughed. • The little boy’s parents told him to ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:25
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The importance of honesty as God's expectation, the challenges to truthfulness, and the healing process from the habit of lying.
Welcome, beloved, to this gathering where we seek to draw closer to our Creator, to understand His word and His will for us, and to live lives that reflect His love and righteousness. In the midst of our daily hustle and bustle, we often find ourselves wrestling with the complexities of life, and ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 6:16-17
Topics: God, Lying
The manger was the on ramp to the cross. Link inc. to free formatted text, handout and PowerPoint
Foot of the Trough Luke 2:7, 12, 16 Get the free formatted, editable text version and PowerPoint and all resources free here: https://www.gracenotessermons.com/sermons/christmas-sermons/foot-of-the-trough/ Three times we see the word “Manger” -- from the Latin word munducare which means “to ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:16
The choice remains the same whether standing at the manger or standing at the cross.
I. Here we are, quickly approaching the manger. I know we must be, I saw the stores in San Angelo, TX jam packed yesterday. Consumer confidence must be higher than the news is reporting. All this hustle and bustle to get to the manger. We seem to come here every year. Same place beside the manger ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11
Denomination: United Methodist
Making Sense of Christmas
Buyers beware! Oh, shoppers beware of the increasingly complicated and restrictive return policies that have been set into place for the great after Christmas exchange! It is true. You can about read about it on “consumeraffairs.com” (link) There is a “blacklist” of “serial returners” that will ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:6-7
Jesus has completed the task and takes His place next to the Father.
[Note to preachers: I interwove this sermon with personal pictures of the Birthplace in Bethlehem, Golgotha, and the Empty Tomb. If you don't have personal pictures, you can google them with "Church of the Nativity" and "Garden Tomb"] Empty Manger – Empty Tomb March 27, 2016 Resurrection ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:31-34
Whether viewed as the babe in a manger, or as the man upon the Cross; as the risen Lord, or as the King upon the throne - Jesus is well able to identify with us in the midst of our own perplexities in this life.
A PERFECT SAVIOUR. Hebrews 2:10-18. I. The Father deemed it an appropriate method to secure our salvation by sending His Son into this world to be one with us (Hebrews 2:10-11). This was determined from all eternity, and was not some kind of afterthought (John 3:16). Jesus came willingly, ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 2:10-18
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Remembering Christmas: It was the long walk of Jesus from heaven to earth that gave us the greatest gift of all. Unwrap the Babe in the manger and discover how great God’s gift really is.
There are many ways to look at Christmas, depending on who you are and where you are: 1. For the retail merchant, it looks like up to one-third of his annual income. 2. For the atheist and agnostic, it’s a time for parties—revelry--fun and games and the escape from the drudgery of life’s ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-14
Denomination: Independent/Bible
This sermon depicts the story from the shepherds point of view. The shepherds were chosen to promote the wonderment that happned on the starry Christmas night.
Title: “Bethlehem’s Best - The Shepherds Story” Theme: “The Christmas story from the shepherds point of view” Text: “Luke 2: 8 - 20” I - The Shepherds & their Humble Vocation (8) A) Nomadic Workmen “Their Many Fields” ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:8-20
Chances are your "perfect Christmas" will have some interruptions.
Christmas In The Real World Series Surviving The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 1 of 3 December 1, 2002 FBC, Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A Show clips of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation *No perfect Christmas speech *Grandma saying grace *National ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
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