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  • Come On Down Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 30, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,426 views

    The times, like those of post-Exilic Jerusalem, require us to wait. Will it be passive, impassive, or active waiting? Active waiting means seeing that what God has done He will do again. God will enlist us and shape us to work for His purposes.

    “We wait. We are bored. No, don’t protest, we are bored to death, there’s no denying it. … A diversion comes along and what do we do? We let it go to waste . . . .In an instant all will vanish and we’ll be alone once more, in the midst of nothingness!” So speaks one of the characters in Samuel ...read more

  • Discovery Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 30, 2008
    based on 26 ratings
     | 27,500 views

    Until you go, you’ll never know; until you know, you’ll never grow; until you grow, you’ll never glow.

    Christmas Questions: Discovery Luke 2:8-20 Rev. Brian Bill 11/30/08 Our culture really gets into Christmas cards. It’s reported that Americans send 2.1 billion of them each year. Hallmark alone has more than 2,700 Christmas card designs. I confess that, like Nathan in our drama, I don’t always ...read more

  • Ready - Or Not? #2 Series

    Contributed by Michael B. Perrott on Dec 3, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,224 views

    A SERMON FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT: John the Baptist’s call to prepare the way, that we may receive and welcome Jesus the Christ

    Mark 1:1-8 ‘Ready – or Not? #2’ In different ways, we all know the importance of signs and symbols. They point us in the right direction, give us instruction, and help us avoid making mistakes. We might be washing our clothes, and looking at the label inside to tell us what temperature to wash ...read more

  • Disappointment With God Series

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Dec 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,388 views

    Disappointments will come and we have the choice to let them bury us or buoy us.

    Christmas is a season not only of joy, but, if we’re honest, also of disappointment. Sometimes we’re disappointed with gifts. When Laura’s brother, Grayson, was in Middle School he received one such gift. To appreciate this you have to get the image in your mind of the entire family gathered ...read more

  • "The Virgin Conceived A Son"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 4, 2008
     | 3,212 views

    The fact of the virgin birth of Jesus is essential to Christian doctrine.

    “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. 20 ...read more

  • "A Voice Of Comfort"

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,403 views

    A sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Advent, Series B preached 12/7/2008 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Audubon, Iowa. Based on a sermon outline by Dr. Carl Fickenscher III, Concordia Pulpit Resources, Vol. 16, No.1.

    One of the Advent hymns that we will be singing during communion this morning is “Comfort, Comfort Now My People”, it’s hymn #29 in the Lutheran Book of Worship. The first line of the hymn says “Comfort, Comfort, now my people; “Tell of Peace” so says our God. (LBW 29 v.1) I have to admit, I ...read more

  • What Doest Thou Here Jesus? Series

    Contributed by Toby Powers on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,657 views

    Sermon Seven In The Series. Jesus is left at Jeruselem as but a 12 year old boy. His mother returns to find him seemingly surprised he is there.

    From The Desk Of Pastor Toby Powers Truth Baptist Church Bremen, GA WHAT DOEST THOU HERE? Sermon 7 Luke 2:40-52 Intro: As a child, TWICE, my parents left me at church! As just a toddler they left me at Union Hill Church, thinking I had gone home with my grandparents, and as a grade school kid, ...read more

  • Healed Hearts His Home Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 7, 2008
     | 7,835 views

    Two obstacles must be removed before we may receive the peace God wants to give us, so long delayed and frustrated: our false pride and our negative spirit of self-accusation. Then His victory will be ours.

    The neighborhood, if you could call it that, was one of the most rundown and poverty-stricken in the city. For fifty years the housing had decayed, and, as the original residents left, absentee landlords jammed far too many people into the old dwellings. Diseases became epidemic, and fires not ...read more

  • The Glory Of God Is Our Comfort Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 7, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 17,727 views

    Isaiah 40:1-11 tells us four truths about God who comes down to his people with a comforting promise.

    Scripture In his book, titled The Pressure’s Off, psychologist Larry Crabb tells a story from his childhood to illustrate how God works in our adversity. One Saturday afternoon, Larry said, when he was three years old he decided that he was a big boy and could use the bathroom without anyone’s ...read more

  • Did Jesus Exist Before He Was Born? Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Dec 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,207 views

    This message examines how Jesus existed before he was in Mary’s womb.

    Traditionally, people have always enjoyed celebrating birthdays. Even as a nation we celebrate the birthdays of individuals who throughout history have made an impact on the United States. In January we will honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on His birthday. In February we will honor ...read more

  • Peace That Surpasses

    Contributed by Richard White on Dec 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,141 views

    Peace on Earth, Good will toward all men. This peace has been elusive. There is a peace that surpasses all understanding, it is the peace that Jesus gives.

    Peace that Surpasses Phil. 4:2-9 What is Peace? Roget’s Thesaurus has these words after peace; calm, quiet, stillness, tranquility, silence, harmony and serenity. The word used here in Philippians 4 is defined as “one, peace, quietness, rest and set at one again. It is not ...read more

  • Blessed Are The Peace Makers Part Ii Series

    Contributed by Bobby Bodenhamer on Dec 9, 2008
     | 3,941 views

    Delivered just prior to the Christmas Holiday, the aim of this message was to lead the congregation into a deeper awareness of the "why" of Christmas - He was born to die that we may know the "Prince of Peace".

    Blessed are the Peace-Makers Part II Matthew 5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The ...read more

  • Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,389 views

    Luke, chapter 2 contains the three kinds of encounters associated with alien visitation: sighting, communication, and making it public. Spinning off from the film, "Close Encounter of the Third Kind", this is an examination of the birth announcement and

    CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Luke 2:8-20 ONE OF THE GREAT EVENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY took place on July 20th, 1969, at exactly 4:17 P.M., EDT, when the Lunar Module “Eagle” landed on the surface of the moon. The Apollo 11 mission was the first ...read more

  • Ready - Or Not? #3 Series

    Contributed by Michael B. Perrott on Dec 10, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,459 views

    A SERMON FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT - Continuing with our preparations to welcome Jesus afresh at Christmas

    John 1:6-8; 19-28 ‘Ready – or Not? #3’ I may share with many of you a love of pictures – of looking at, and perhaps making paintings, drawings and photographs. And while I admire, and have often tried to emulate, the composition, colour and depth achieved by the greatest artists (whoever we may ...read more

  • Mas Que Admirable

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Dec 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,364 views

    La forma de describir a nuestro Salvador es casi imposible. El es todo en todo para nosotros. El profeta Isaías intenta y nos abre una ventana en ver algunas cualidades de nuestro Mesías.

    ADMIRABLE Y MARAVILLOSO Isa. 9:6 Porque un niño nos es nacido, un hijo nos es dado, y el dominio estará sobre su hombro. Se llamará su nombre: Admirable Consejero, Dios Fuerte, Padre Eterno, Príncipe de Paz. El profeta Isaías vio mas que 700 años en su futuro. Recibió la revelación de ciertas ...read more