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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
There was a time in the seventies of the last century when Catholics seemed to stand alone among the Christian churches in their condemnation of abortion. Now they often stand with us outside the abortion mills and pro-choice lectures, praying.
Feast of the Holy Innocents 2017 Reformation/Revolution I don’t think it is possible to read or hear the account of the flight into Egypt and the intentional murder of an unknown number of children by Herod dispassionately. St. Matthew, writing at least forty years after these events, is probably ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18
Denomination: Catholic
God came down to earth as a helpless, tiny baby
Luke 12:1-20 This week we are not going to add additional characters to the crèche, but talk about what the Christmas story really means – to us and to the world. The story of Christmas begins, not with the manger of Bethlehem, but many thousands, perhaps millions of years before, in the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 12:1-20
Denomination: Episcopal
A PORTRAIT OF CHRIST THROUGH THE EYES OF MICAH THE PROPHET. ESPECIALLY SUITED FOR CHRISTMAS.
THE ENDURING LEGACY OF BETHLEHEM’S BABY MICAH 5:1-5a I. THE IMPORTANCE OF CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS A. There are many Christians who do not feel we should celebrate Christmas -they point to it’s pagan origins and how the early church associated it with the birth of Jesus B. It is important that ...read more
Scripture: Micah 5:1-5
Denomination: Church Of God
Some people think that Jesus never knew sickness or pain until the cross but that thinking is contrary to scripture. Jesus knows full well what it means to be human.
Jesus from Baby to Boy Many people are fascinated with the life of Jesus but say there is a lack of information about his early years. I want to address that concern and show you we know more about Jesus early years than people think. What we need to remember is that the gospel writers were ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 2:13-15
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Christmas Day: Through the gift of the Christ Child, God comes into our reality to restore our sinful humanity, to defeat our enemy and to give us hope for life eternal.
Do you have a favorite gift? I have one that I really, really love. It isn’t a particularly expensive gift. It isn’t a particularly beautiful gift. It isn’t even a particularly useful gift. But, it is a fun gift. I don’t take this gift out very often. In fact, I have this gift in a plastic bag and ...read more
Scripture: Titus 4:4-7
Denomination: Lutheran
Third Commandment: How not to use God’s name emptily, keeping it full of meaning.
Names are important. Choosing a name for a new baby can occupy a couple right up until birth - sometimes even beyond. My godchildren’s father Chad drove my friend Caryl crazy right up to delivery insisting that any son of his would be named Beowulf. I think he was just pulling her chain but Chad ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:7, Deuteronomy 5:11, Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Third Commandment: Christians should never bring shame to the name of God
What’s in a Name? Introduction How many babies born in America are named “Adolph”? How about “Saddam” or “Osama”? Do you know anybody named “Judas”? A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but some names get pretty stunk up by their owners, don’t they? Of course, the opposite can be true, too. ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:7
Denomination: Baptist
A Christmas Sermon that emphasizes that the King was in control of all the events surrounding the incarnation.
When a King Becomes a Baby Luke 2: 1-7 When Matthew quoted the prophet to declare that one of the names of the little baby would be “Immanuel”, he was making a statement about who the child would be: God with us. He was God long before the stars began to send forth their light or the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:1-7
This sermon explores the divine wisdom of King Solomon, encouraging us to seek and apply God's wisdom in our lives and decisions.
Welcome, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, to this blessed gathering where we come together in unity, bound by our shared faith and love for our Lord Jesus Christ. We are here to break the bread of life, to drink from His fountain of wisdom, and to grow in our understanding of His word. We are ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 3:16-28
Topics: Justice
In this 1st of three sermons I look at the words of the angels to the shepherds on what to look for at Christmas. The first one is to look for a baby.
November 30, 2005 The First Sign: The Baby Luke 2:12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” There aren’t a whole lot of stories in the Bible about babies. Actually, when I did a word search, there were only four distinct stories that came ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:12
God calls us by name.
Abraham: What’s In a Name? Genesis 17:1-8, 15-16 Reader’s Digest is full of interesting little tid-bits of information—some enlightening, some challenging, but most always, funny. They appear at the end of articles as little slices of life that readers have submitted in hopes of being ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 17:1-8
Denomination: Methodist
The importance of the name "Christian" and its attributes as demonstrated in Antioch.
SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 11:19-30 TITLE: “A NEW NAME” INTRODUCTION: A. What is in a name? 1. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet asks that very question: a. “…that which ...read more
Scripture: Acts 11:19-30
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Jesus has many names that tell us He will always be there for us.
Jan. 23, 2011 Isaiah 9:2-7 C & Z “Claim the Name" There are many times in our lives when we take God for granted. For instance we are truly blessed that we can have a meal every day. For many people of the world this is a luxury. The people of Haiti for example have a hard ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7
Rules for retarding you spiritual progress.
Intro: 1. A classic work many of us have read is called "Pilgrims Progress," but if truth be know, it could have a companion work rightly entitled, "Pilgrims Regress!" 2. Abraham was a great man of faith, who at times makes great progress; but there is also the flip side of the story, he also makes ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 20:1-18
Israel’s midwives are told to kill all male Jewish babies. But they continued making ‘special deliveries,’ and one of them was to be a special ‘deliverer’! Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, PowerPoint.
Special Deliverer Exodus 2:1-4 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/SpecialDeliverer.html Now in bondage as slaves, the people of God need a deliverer. Speaking of delivery, their midwives now have been instructed by Pharaoh to kill all male babies born to the Jews. But they valued life, even to the ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 2:1-4
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