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  • Ron Murphy avatar

    God's Gift To Us

    Contributed by Ron Murphy on Dec 12, 2007
     | 4,779 views

    (Thanks be to another contributor for the outline) How do you measure God’s Gift to us? Here are three ways.

    Introduction I. It is almost here; that special time of year called Christmas, A. That time of year when some family members travel great distances, just to be together. B. That time of year when life gets extremely busy, what with all the shopping, wrapping of gifts, extra church activities, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    God's Great Gift Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 15, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,120 views

    Our Lord was born to provide redemption, God’s great gift, for mankind.

    GALATIANS 3:13, 14 GOD’S GREAT GIFT “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree.’” Exchanging gifts is a tradition associated with the celebration of Christmas. Although giving gifts is a part of other ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Greatest Gift At Christmas

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 18, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,081 views

    This sermon is a celebration of Christmas and the beutiful gift God has given through His son Jesus Christ.

    The Greatest Gift at Christmas Luke 2:1-20 Intro This is one of the more wonderful times of the year. Christmas is only two days away and many are waiting with anticipation to see what gifts we will get. Many are wrapped in beautiful wrapping paper, and then decorated with bows, and tensile, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Greatest Gift

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Dec 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,809 views

    Christmas Sermon. Along with Jesus come the gifts of Love, Joy, and Peace.

    GOD’S GREATEST GIFT A. Christmas can be a STRESSFUL time of year, especially if you, like many of us, wait until the last minute to BUY your GIFTS. 1. The song says, "Tis the season to be jolly," but have you been to WALL MART? ILLUSTRATION: My family and I have gone Christmas SHOPPING at ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Unwrapping The Gift Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Stan Rodda on Dec 27, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,567 views

    This message takes a look at Christmas and shows how Christ is God’s perfect gift to man.

    Unwrapping the Gift of Jesus I’m starting to enjoy Christmas again Christmas as a child What would the perfect gift be? Speechless Do you get any value from not opening it? You don’t know the worth until you open it! The person who has given it knows So let’s spend two weeks unwrapping ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "God's Gift Of Mercy”

    Contributed by Ricardo Rodriguez on Jul 15, 2009
     | 4,112 views

    Matt 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.”

    “God’s Gift of Mercy” 4/29/2007 - Marsing, ID Ricardo Rodriguez – pastor_rr@yahoo.com Matt 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” “Bienaventurados los misericordiosos: porque ellos alcanzarán misericordia.” We live in a society of self. All revolves around self. Me, ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Choosing The Right Gift Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 27, 2009
     | 3,834 views

    2nd in a series on James for summer 2009

    During my undergrad years at Cal State Hayward I read about an experiment to determine if rats would seek out new places of safety when faced with danger. It involved random low-level shocks to the cage and a random "shock free" zone. After a while, instead of seeking a place that was free from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Receiving The Gift Of Worship Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 2, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,515 views

    As changes in worship style come, many will find the changes difficult to accept, but it will be easier if we see Liturgy as primarily a divine gift.

    May 4, 2009 Sacramentum Caritatis when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?" When the RSV translation talks about “the circumcision party,” we get an unintended pun in English. Literally, it refers to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Gift Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by John Visser on Jun 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,434 views

    Who has God placed in your life with whom you can share his love? At the end of the day, that is one practical test of the gift of the Holy Spirit in your life.

    THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Acts 2:38; Lev. 23:22 One of the institutions we have here in Belleville is the Gleaners Food Bank. It was started in 1986 by a number of city churches and is now run by an independent board out of its new location at 25 Wallbridge Crescent. Its mission statement is ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God's Christmas Gift

    Contributed by Stephen Boldin on Nov 28, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,795 views

    2 Cor 9:15

    GOD’S CHRISTMAS GIFT 2 COR 9:15 We all like gifts. We like to receive them from those that we love. And we also enjoy giving them. What Jesus said is certainly true: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts 20:35). I used to think that the greatest joy of Christmas belonged to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    It's All A Gift Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,583 views

    All of life is a gift. Christians are invited to celebrate God’s gifts in both good times and bad.

    Deuteronomy 8:7-18 “It’s All a Gift” INTRODUCTION One Thanksgiving season a family was seated around their table, looking at the annual holiday bird. From the oldest to the youngest, they were to express their praise. When they came to the 5-year-old in the family, he began by looking at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Unwrapping The Gift Of Courage Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Dec 2, 2008
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,304 views

    Looks at Joseph and the courage he received from the Lord when God called him to be the earthly father of Jesus so we might be able to unwrap the gift of courage and have it in our own life.

    Unwrapping the Gift of courage Courage is unwrapped by ordinary people Courage is unwrapped by righteous people Courage is unwrapped by obedient people Slide Christmas time is here. People are going to be gathering with family & Friends Some will gather with extended family that they haven’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Unwrapping The Gift Of Love Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Dec 2, 2008
    based on 31 ratings
     | 9,395 views

    Focuses on the Shepherds and how to unwrap the gift of God’s love

    Unwrapping the gift of God’s Love God’s Love should be unwrapped by All People (Luke 2:10) God’s Love is unwrapped by Accepting the Son (Luke 2:15-20; John 3:16) God’s Love is unwrapped by Abiding in the Son (John 15:9-10) Slide Here we are at Christmas Eve. By this point, all the gifts should ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Pendleton avatar

    The Perfect Christmas Gift

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 8, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 37,682 views

    A humorous but evangelistic sermon about how the perfect Christmas gift, Jesus, helps us know how to choose a perfect gift for others.

    The Perfect Christmas Gift Luke 2:10-17 Let me ask you a question... Is there any such thing as, "The perfect Christmas gift?" Have you ever thought for months, planned for weeks, gotten everything together, for what you knew would be the perfect gift for so-and-so’) You were so excited that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dan Cormie avatar

    The Greatest Gift Of All

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Dec 8, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,643 views

    Who is this Jesus we are celebrating, a mythical legend, the most notable person on the pages of history; or the genuine Son of the living God?

    Dakota Community Church December 07, 2008 (pm) The Greatest Gift of All Who is this Jesus we are celebrating, a mythical legend, the most notable person on the pages of history; or the genuine Son of the living God? His birthday gave the world a new era dividing the past from the future at a ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite