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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Pangalawang Linggo sa Ordinaryong Oras.
Karanasan sa Pagbabahagi ng Diyos Banal na kasulatan: Juan 1: 35-42, 1 Corinto 6: 13-15, 1 Corinto 6: 17-20, 1 Samuel 3: 3-10, 1 Samuel 3:19, Mga Awit 40: 8-9. Pagninilay Mahal kong mga kapatid na babae, Ngayon, makinig tayo sa teksto mula sa Ebanghelyo ayon kay Saint John (1: ...read more
Scripture: John 1:35-42, 1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 1 Corinthians 6:17-20, 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 1 Samuel 3:19, Psalm 40:8-9 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Other
John the Baptist told people to make preparations to meet Jesus that were very different from our preparations for Christmas.
I hope we are all making some progress towards being ready for Christmas. We know the drill, decorations, shopping, Christmas cards, wrapping presents, cooking, and so on. Today we meet John the Baptist, who gives us a very different list of things we need to do to be ready to ...read more
Scripture: Luke 3:1-14
A Sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Advent, Year C
December 12, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Luke 3:7-18 More than Skin Deep Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. When composer Leonard Bernstein was the director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, he was asked a ...read more
Scripture: Luke 3:7-18
Denomination: Lutheran
A childless couple received some incredible news! How did they handle it?
(Full disclosure: this message is based on a sermon preached at New Hope Baptist Church, Fulton, MO on 12-01-2024. This is not an exact transcription.) Introduction: It’s hard to believe, we’re now in December! There are only 20 or so shopping days until Christmas Day and, we shouldn’t be ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:39-45
Denomination: Baptist
This is the 3rd Sermon from the Gospel of Luke Series, "Jesus- Son Of Man".
Series: Jesus- Son Of Man [#3] GOD’S PERFECT FAITHFULNESS Luke 1:57-80 Introduction: In your daily life, you encounter moments of joy, trials, and uncertainty; and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. However, as we look at our text today, we are reminded of an important truth- Our God is perfectly ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:57-80
A sermon for the third Sunday of Advent, Year B
December 17, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church John 1:6-8, 19-28 Testify to the Light Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. I saw a PBS show a few weeks ago about Dark Sky Preserves. They’re part of the greater Dark Sky ...read more
Scripture: John 1:6-8
We are like John the Baptist. It is our responsibility to introduce Jesus, just like John did. This evil world needs Jesus more than ever.
We are the Forerunners for Jesus Luke 1:57-67 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Luke 1:57 Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had displayed His great mercy toward her; and they were rejoicing with ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:57-67
Denomination: United Methodist
JOHN THE BAPTIST'S important CALLING was to turn the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
Here in these verses the birth of JOHN THE BAPTIST was foretold by an angel to his father Zechariah. JOHN THE BAPTIST'S important CALLING was to turn the children of Israel to the Lord their God. JOHN THE BAPTIST'S CALLING I. IT WAS A DIFFICULT CALLING He was called during the time when ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:1-80
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Yeshua was saying, “Don’t be upset because I’m not what you expected. You’ve got my credentials. Now trust me for the rest of it.”
Zach was tired. He had been coming down to Tiberias every week for almost two months, bringing news and food to John in prison, and it looked like he’d probably be doing it for the rest of the year. Nothing had changed. After Herod arrested John for publicly accusing him of incest and adultery, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Imagine with me…, that you are in the crowd of people gathered at the edge of the Jordan River witnessing John the Baptist and others as they wade out into the water to be baptized.
“Breaking Through Baptism” And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. 6 ...read more
Scripture: Mark 4:4-11
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon explores Jesus' baptism, the wisemen's search for God, and how these spiritual quests shape our understanding of faith and our place in God's narrative.
Good morning, dear family of God, gathered here today in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. What a blessing it is to see each of your faces, shining with the light of His love and grace. It's a joy to be in fellowship with you, as we open our hearts and minds to the Word of God, seeking ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17
Topics: Jewish People, John The Baptist
Would you baptize someone on Halloween? One preacher refused to do that because he saw Halloween as a focus on death... and he didn't want the young girl he was baptizing to become confused by the aura of death in the season, and having that connection ruin her walk with Christ.
Ordinarily I read a Scripture before each sermon because anything the Bible says is more important than what I have to say. But today I'm not going to do that. The text will still be there in the body of the sermon, but I'm not reading first because I don't want to spoil the surprise. ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 3:13
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Easter sermon on the source and cure of death with thoughts gleaned from Glen Schaumberg’s 2000 Easter sermon.
April 11, 2004 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. 20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:19-26
John the baptizer was born and spoke for the purpose of telling the masses to get ready, something huge is about to happen.
Who was John the baptizer? He was not one of Jesus’ twelve disciples. He was in fact a blood relative of Jesus. Jesus’s cousin. But there was something very special about John. His birth happened in a very special way. He would become a voice crying out to the entire nation of Israel, to prepare ...read more
Scripture: Mark 6:14-16
Denomination: Salvation Army
In order to be a witness you need to be out there where the people are; declaring to them the life you have found in Christ.
ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS: JOHN THE BAPTIST – WITNESS PAR EXCELLENCE JOHN 3:22-30 John 3:22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. 23 Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty ...read more
Scripture: John 1:19-37
Denomination: Nazarene