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  • Pursue The Gift Given To All People Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 10, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,129 views

    How do we move from the laundry list of today’s "Letter to Santa" to the recognition of the greatness of God’s grace

    There is a bit of confusion over what is and isn’t common knowledge. “A survey of 7,000 people, conducted by the sponsorship Research International in six countries found that the Shell Oil logo, the Mercedes badge and the five Olympic rings were recognized far more widely than the Christian ...read more

  • "There Is Joy In The Lord"

    Contributed by David Washburn on Dec 15, 2002
    based on 75 ratings
     | 25,523 views

    We are called to be oaks of righteousness, for our joy is found in the Lord, not in our circumstances.

    The song that some of us learned as children goes, “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, down in my heart, down in my heart, I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, down in my heart to stay.” Another song proclaims, “There is joy in the Lord, there is love in His presence, ...read more

  • Growing A Contented Spirit Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Feb 24, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,785 views

    In an age of commercialism that breeds discontent we are challenged by Scripture to live a contented life. Paul explains how we can be content in any and every situation.

    GROWING A CONTENTED SPIRIT On a scale of one to ten (one being discontent and ten being very content) how content are you overall with your life? Think about that for a moment. Contentment is an illusive quality today. Much of the business world works hard to breed discontent so that we will buy ...read more

  • How Do You Spell Love

    Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Feb 10, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 23,520 views

    Years ago there was a commercial that asked how do you spell relief? ROLAIDS. This was done so often that on spelling test relief was often spelt ROLAIDS.

    “How Do You Spell Love?” Luke 10:25-27 2-10-2008 PM In today’s society we here some pretty strange definitions of love. We have been told that it is not quantity but quality that counts. Let me ask a simple question; how do you give quality without quantity? I have not found a good answer yet. ...read more

  • From The Pig Pen To The Palace

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 21, 2022
     | 3,727 views

    In the year 2001, they had a commercial on television where two campers were walking toward their camp site, and they saw a bear looting their camp and eating their food.

    They started running toward the bear hollering, “Bad Bear! Bad Bear!” The bear raised up on its back legs, and it appeared to be around 7 or 8 feet tall. They realized that they had made a serious mistake by approaching the bear. Needless to say, both of them were frightened. One of them picked up ...read more

  • The Shepherds' Story

    Contributed by John Scoggins on Dec 9, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,807 views

    Basing it on God’s choice of the shepherds as the first audience the birth announcement of Christ, the sermon teaches us that God cares about every detail about us.

    THE SHEPHERDS’ STORY (Luke 2:8-14) "And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear ...read more

  • His Name Shall Be...jesus - Savior Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 17, 2013
     | 6,207 views

    An examination of the name "Jesus" geared to help the audience understand the huge significance of the saving work of Jesus on the cross and embrace His work as our Savior

    What does your name mean? If you’re not sure, you can probably look it up on the internet and find out pretty quickly. Surnames in particular often meant something about a person’s ancestors - Many names tell us about a person’s parentage, like O’brien, Anderson, ...read more

  • Let It Be...

    Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Dec 1, 2001
    based on 70 ratings
     | 4,557 views

    First Sermon in an Advent Series. Focussing on Mary’s encouter with the Angel Gabriel when she first learned of her role in God’s plan for the incarnation.

    Welcome to the beginning of the church year. For two thousand years, this has been recognized as the beginning of the calendar... we begin the season of Advent with a season of waiting or anticipation of a great thing which is to come. Remember the Heinz Ketchup commercial with the Carly Simon ...read more

  • Who Was Jesus? Series

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 3,647 views

    Questions and answers to the possibilities of who Jesus was.

    This is the first Sunday of Advent, the beginning celebration of Christ’s first coming and the anticipation of Christ’s second coming. We will break from our monthly message series to help us prepare for Christmas in a meaningful way. This is a tough task. I’m competing with the millions of ...read more

  • The Song Of Mary

    Contributed by Kristopher Morris on Dec 16, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 13,273 views

    Mary sang a song of praise in response to God’s promise of a Savior. We too can sing because of what He has done for us.

    Magnificat Luke 1:46-56 December 17, 2003 You can really tell that Christmas is right around the corner!! Those tell-tale signs of Christmas aren’t too hard to find. The Christmas tree lots have sprung up in many places around town, and many of them have already sold off the majority of their ...read more

  • He Brought You Out To Take You In

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Dec 5, 2006
     | 3,987 views

    God delivered a nation through Moses. He delivers the world through Christ. In delivering a people several things that grip us must be broken.

    HE BROUGHT YOU OUT TO TAKE YOU IN Advent Series-Part 1 Acts 7:20-37 Sunday, December 3, 2006 Pastor Brian Matherlee Read Acts 7:20-37 • THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHRISTMAS TO AMERICANS The Barna Research Group poll, conducted for the Lutheran Hour Ministries found that: 37% of adults in the national ...read more

  • Thinking Outside The Crib Series

    Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 29, 2008
     | 3,681 views

    Fourth in a series of sermons developed around and following the Magnificat (Luke 1)

    Thinking Outside the Crib Luke 2:4-7 INTRODUCTION: What was God thinking? Why did God choose the time and place He did for the birth of his son, the savior of the world? To quote Victor Hugo in Les Miserables, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” What he said about eighteenth ...read more

  • Incarnation Vs. Stuff

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 26, 2013
     | 3,273 views

    The Incarnation divided history and continues to impact everything. This sermon touches on how Jesus is the highest, greatest, most beautiful gift even given.

    Homily for The Feast As we start I’m going to ask ____________ to read a passage from the Bible. Please listen closely. Listen closely for signs of Christmas in the reading. [John 1:1-4, 14] So...who noticed a sign of Christmas? [The Word became flesh, His glory revealed as the son of ...read more

  • An Ephiphany Ephiphany

    Contributed by Peter Thelander on Oct 29, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,308 views

    A look at the cost of our worship.

    An Epiphany epiphany Start with reading the passage – adding interpretation/teaching Debunk myths: Referring to the magi as “kings” – again not mentioned. Probably a poor translation at some time, or simply tradition that sounded nice – kings paying homage to the King of kings. Where did they ...read more

  • A Gift Worth Recieving Series

    Contributed by John Maxwell on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 258 ratings
     | 34,924 views

    This is third sermon in a four part series placing emphasis on Simeon.

    A GIFT WORTH RECEIVING John Maxwell INTRODUCTION: Luke, chapter 2 the last two Sundays, not this Sunday but the last two Sundays before. In celebrating the Advent and the lighting the candle, we had Simeon come out, and from his perspective, tell us about the birth of Jesus. Well, this passage ...read more