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  • Benjamin Utomo avatar

    Why The Shepherds?

    Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Dec 1, 2023
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     | 2,364 views

    The birth of Christ was not announced to the most influential people in the nation, like political, religious, or military leaders, nor to wealthy merchants and prominent men and women, but to the shepherds. Why? Who are they?

    News about the birth of a baby is usually greeted with joy, especially news of the birth of a baby from a kingdom, for example, England. In 2021, Caroline Picard and Charlotte Chilton wrote the article "38 Royal Baby Traditions You Didn't Realize Existed." I will share some of them ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Visionary View: The Seven "i Am" Statements Of Jesus Outline Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 15, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,036 views

    The "I Am" statements of Jesus can transform our lives

    Visionary View: The Seven "I Am" Statements of Jesus A journey through the profound words of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, as He declared seven "I Am" statements. These declarations reveal deep spiritual truths about who He is and what He offers to each of us. Let us open our ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Now I See! Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 16, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,481 views

    In your darkness, let a blind man show you the way. 1st, see Jesus as a good man and appreciate Him. 2nd, see Jesus as a great man and respect Him. Then 3rd, see Jesus as the God-Man and worship Him.

    Several years ago, sightless restaurants became a growing trend across Europe. So what is a sightless restaurant? John Bohannon experienced it firsthand. Bohannon plunged into what he called the “inky blackness of Unsicht-Bar, a restaurant named for the German word for invisible.” To get to his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    A Visionary View Of The Seven "i Am" Statements Of Jesus (Full Sermon) Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 18, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,261 views

    The seven powerful "I Am" statements of Jesus found in the Gospel of John reveal deep spiritual truths about who Jesus is and what He offers to each of us.

    A Visionary View of The Seven "I Am" Statements of Jesus Today I want us to consider the seven powerful "I Am" statements of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. These statements reveal deep spiritual truths about who Jesus is and what He offers to each of us. May we open our ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jesus' Extended Forecast, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Jan 28, 2018
     | 12,252 views

    The very next thing that will happen on God's prophetic calendar is the rapture of the church. It's when Jesus will return in the clouds and quickly snatch away His bride, the church.

    INTRODUCTION I heard about a young, energetic preacher who was preaching in a small country church. He was preaching on the second coming and was quoting the words of Jesus from Revelation 22. He moved to the edge of the platform and shouted, “Jesus said, ‘Behold I come quickly!” Then his mind ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Light Of His Presence Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 23, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 268 views

    This Christmas Eve meditation focuses on the fact that people in our world walk in darkness, but Jesus came to be the light of anyone who would take Him as their Savior.

    THE SETTING: The sanctuary is in complete darkness, and in that darkness I stand at the pulpit with a candle and lighter in my hands) OPEN: Prophesying about the coming Messiah, Isaiah wrote (about 700 years before Jesus was born in Bethlehem) “Those who walked in darkness have seen a great ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Light Of Christmas

    Contributed by Jason Zahn on Dec 27, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 12,708 views

    Light and Christmas are a powerful combination that can only be fully acheived and enjoyed in the glow of the world’s One, True, Light, Jesus Christ.

    “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack frost nipping at your nose, Yuletide songs being sung by a choir, and folks dressed up like Eskimos. Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe, help to make the season bright. Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight.” I ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Great Light

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 18, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 7,056 views

    The message of Christmas is: 1. God is the sovereign ruler of the world. 2. Evil cannot win. 3. The world is coming to a wonderful conclusion.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, each year displays a twenty-foot blue spruce Christmas tree covered with angels, with a beautiful eighteenth century Neapolitan nativity scene underneath. In many ways it is a very familiar scene. There are shepherds who have been jarred awake by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Leaving The Carpenter's Shop Series

    Contributed by Bud Ross on Jan 26, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 7,658 views

    Jesus’ baptism was a transition from the tranquil world of his father’s carpenter shop into his Father’s world of kingdom building.

    My parents owned a small neighborhood grocery. Our house was located directly behind the store. As a child my world revolved around that store. People who bought their groceries there weren’t just customers, they were friends. The man who operated a road grader always stopped to drink a coke ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Are You A Speckled Bird?"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Sep 24, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 29,094 views

    Jesus would not "fly away," and so, they crucified him... Why did the world hate Jesus? Why does the world hate you?

    Title: "The Great Speckled Bird" Introduction: Years ago I heard a song sung about the "great speckled bird." I had no idea of what the singer was singing about. In my devotions I came across this passage of scripture and studied it out. God was saying to Jeremiah, "those who follow me are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Difference Makers

    Contributed by Keith Crouch on Jul 18, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,314 views

    We are called to make a difference in the world we live in. Jesus called us to be the salt and light of the world. We are to be difference makers.

    The Difference Makers Matthew 5:13-16 I. You Are Valuable (v. 13a) A. Because of the Price Paid (I Cor. 6:20a) - You were not bought or created cheaply, but rather it cost something to get you to the point for God to accept you and use you. - We were a slave to sin and darkness and God paid our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    How To Keep From Getting Wrapped Around The Wringer

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 20, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,355 views

    - We Live in a Pressure Cooker World - The world is ready to wrap us around it’s wringer - Paul helps us in this struggle

    How To Keep From Getting Wrapped Around The Wringer Acts 18:1-11 - Remember the wringer washer - Guide it Through - Hit the release bar Paul - V.1 “After these things”  Laughed out of Athens 17:32  Sought After in Berea 17:13  Chased out of Thesalonica 17:5-10  Asked ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andy Stanley avatar

    It's Only Physical Series

    Contributed by Andy Stanley on Sep 18, 2009
    based on 64 ratings
     | 58,193 views

    This is the fourth in a series of messages about the impact of the "unseen" world on this world. This sermon focuses on sexuality and the biblical definition of oneness and intimacy.

    I spent 15 years or so talking to high school students. That’s how I got my start in ministry. So, I talked about sex a lot. I talked about it as much as I possibly could. One of my favorite things to do is I created a lecture that was for premarital sex. I would come in as a different character ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Nathan Johnson avatar

    What Is This Thing Called Separation?

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Dec 18, 2008
     | 6,826 views

    God has designed His believers to be distinctive without being stuck up. The lesson learned from this Scripture is how to be in the world but not of the world.

    What is This Thing Called Separation? Griffith Baptist Church – 12/21/08 P.M. Service Text: Nehemiah 13:1-6 Key verse: Nehemiah 13:3 - Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. Premise: God has designed His believers to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William D. Brown avatar

    John 3:16 What Does It Say?

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Nov 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,795 views

    If this was the only verse the world ever heard it would be enough to save the entire world if people only believed it. The depths of this verse are inexhaustible.

    JOHN 3:16 WHAT DOES IT SAY? 5-3-08 Today I want to bring a few thoughts from this most informative verse, John 3:16, it has been called the gospel in a nutshell so I want you to pay close attention. If this was the only verse the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist