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"bethlehem"

Contributed by John Huyser on Dec 10, 2024

Why would the wise men go to Jerusalem? Why would they connect the special star in the sky to a king's birth? Scripture must be the answer, but how?

Last week, we covered Joseph’s first dream in Matthew 1 and its related tie-in to Isaiah's prophecy. For Matthew's intended Jewish readers, we uncovered many details that would shock them. If you missed last week, you can listen to it as a devotion at fruitportcrc.org. Today, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12, Micah 5:2

The Quest For Power Vs. The Call Of Christ

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Jan 5, 2025

Epiphany is not just a moment of clarity; it’s a summons to transformation. Let’s walk through this text with open hearts, asking, What does the birth of Jesus teach us about power, greed, and the true call of leadership?

Sermon Title: The Quest for Power vs. The Call of Christ Text: Matthew 2:1-12 Church, it’s the first Sunday of a brand-new year, and God has a message for us: Pay attention. Paying attention to what’s right in front of us—what’s under our noses—can be a life-changing act. We just wrapped the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

Listen, O Heavens (Deuteronomy 32)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 19, 2025

How great is our God? How weak are we? Let's begin in Deuteronomy 32.

How great is God and how weak are we? Who gave this song to Moses? Is God our Rock? Is He just, fair, faithful and upright? Let’s look at Deuteronomy 32. Do we receive God’s teaching like gentle rain on young plants? Do we understand how just and upright He is? How glorious is our God? Listen, O ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Languages & Liturgy

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 16, 2021

How should a church handle languages and liturgy for the benefit of all. Let's look at 1 Corinthians 14.

How should a church handle languages and liturgy for the benefit of all. 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 Profit 1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. Love is our highest goal, but prophecy or sharing the mind of God, is of special benefit to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Cleansing Brings Revival

Contributed by Travis L. Billings on Nov 22, 2020

Making a mockery of the things of God and not being truly committed to Him, will leave you separated and on the outside looking in on the Day of Judgement.

Nehemiah 13:1-9--On that day they read aloud from the book of Moses so that the people could hear [its words], and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite could ever enter the assembly of God, 2 because they did not meet the Israelites with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 13:1-9, Galatians 6:7-8, Ezekiel 33:31

Denomination: Charismatic

Like Teacher, Like Student

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jun 22, 2020

The full impact and wonder of God's loving grace is the most liberating force on earth. That good news is not always well received.

June 21, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Matthew 10:24-39; Romans 6:1-11 Like Teacher, Like Student Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “It’s enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:24-39, Romans 6:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Reconcile: Jesus Is The Reconciliation Artist Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 17, 2019

A new relationship becomes possible when we recognize what God has done in Jesus to reconcile us. Conflict leads to reconciliation and back to the cross.

This our second message in our 3 week series entitled “Reconcile.” Jesus once said, the scriptures say an “eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, do not resist the one who is evil. But if someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.”(Matt 5:38-39) In this simple ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22, Matthew 5:38-39, Genesis 1:31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Word Of Hope Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 19, 2019

God's plan for Israel and Jerusalem goes beyond the current struggles the people are facing. The future is beautiful and glorious. God will establish His Kingdom through Israel.

Zechariah started to speak when the remnant resumed the rebuilding of the Temple. • His first words were ‘repent and return to God’, never to repeat the mistake of the past and reject God again. • They would have understood, having suffered the wrath of God and 70 years in exile. God has not ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 2:1-13, Ephesians 2:12-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Give Thanks

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Nov 25, 2019

On Thanksgiving, just to who are we giving thanks to? Do we just give lip service to giving thanks?

All this week, we will hear a lot about giving thanks. We need to give thanks for all we have. But you will hear little about giving thanks to who. To whom do we give thanks? Our parents? Our forefathers? Our government? Our lucky stars? The fact is everything we have and all that we are, we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:15-18

Denomination: Baptist

Anti-Semitism Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 3, 2022

The British have a condescending saying: “How odd of God to choose the Jews.”

The British have a condescending saying: “How odd of God to choose the Jews.” They sneeringly look down on God’s chosen people. Yet God’s choice is not odd. The Jews chose God. And through them came our Savior. Some people deny that Jesus was Jewish; the idea that Jesus was a Jew is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:11-25

Denomination: Congregational

Give Some Latitude For Gratitude

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 11, 2015

We tend to be ungrateful and forget the One who has blessed us so abundantly. Jesus teaches us to be grateful in this account of the ten lepers' cleansing.

1. Thankless Tasks: A man stood writing at the post office counter one day when an older man shuffled up to him with a postcard in his hand. "Sir," the older man said, "would you please address this postcard for me?" The first man gladly consented, and wrote what the older man dictated to him, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Three Altars Of Abraham

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Dec 20, 2015

Every day we must set aside time to come to our personal altar where we read His word, worship Him in song and pray. Here we will encounter Him afresh and He will teach us His ways. If we don’t have such a time we must build it now!

THE THREE ALTARS OF ABRAHAM (Putting God First) Book Ezra: Altar, Temple and Walls – Remnant People Genesis 12:1-18 INTRODUCTION: True worship takes place in the context of obedience to God (Genesis 12:1-5) - not merely a feeling or a form. For Abraham it was in the process of obeying ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Problem Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 15, 2017

Satan will take advantage of Christians who let their guard down; sometimes prosperity is the worst thing that can happen to the church or even to an individual. Now there is a PROBLEM in the Jerusalem church.

December 12, 2013 By: Tom Lowe Series: The Early Church Lesson II.D.3.a: The Problem (6.1) Acts 6.1 (KJV) 1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Last Command

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Dec 30, 2013

A sermon to challenge believers to witness for Christ.

"The Last Command" Matthew 28:16-20 Matthew 28:16-20 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Baptist

"Forgetting The Past"

Contributed by Landon Winstead on Dec 31, 2013

God is not the God of the Past but of the Present and Future. We should not let our past define us.

“Forgetting the Past” 2 Corinthians 5:17 "So, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new" (NRSV) Welcome to this first Sunday of the New Year! I trust since you are in worship that one of your intentions for this New ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ