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  • Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson avatar

    Advent Iii, Year B

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Dec 5, 2002
    based on 129 ratings
     | 12,730 views

    Paul exhorts us to "rejoice always." True joy and rejoicing is a gift recieved vis-a-vis our relationship with Christ.

    Sermon for Advent III, Yr B Dec 15, 2002 Based on I Thess 5:16 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson A woman was sitting on her living room couch one day when a black snake slithered past. The woman, who was deathly afraid of snakes, dashed to the bathroom to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Advent Iv, Year B

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Dec 11, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
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    God’s ways are not our ways. God has plans for our lives that surprise us all.

    Sermon for Advent 4, Yr B 22/12/2002 Based on Lk 1:26-38 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson One grim winter day in 1754, Horace Walpole was reading a Persian fairy tale called “The Three Princes of Serendip.” The story touched him, and writing to his friend ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    Paul's Advent Prayer For The Thessalonians

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Nov 28, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,253 views

    reflection on a part of Paul’s prayer for his Thessalonian congregation. Nothing flashy here, just straight forward stuff.

    November 30, 2003 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Whenever you go through a death in the family, it is obviously a difficult time. Within the past two weeks I’ve had more emotions run through me than trains at Grand Central Station. But as I look back at the two past weeks, I wouldn’t trade those ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Robert Warren avatar

    Jesus The Prophet: Advent 1 Series

    Contributed by Robert Warren on Dec 1, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 14,586 views

    Shows that Jesus is the Prophet of God, speaking God’s Word, and thus demands our response.

    Jesus the Prophet: Advent 1 Acts 3: 17-26 Deuteronomy 18:15-19 Robert Warren December 2nd, 2001 When most people hear the word prophet, they think of someone who tells the future, usually in a mystical sense. We tend to think of someone like Nostradamus, one of the most famous so-called ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Gullick avatar

    Restoring The Link On The Advent Of Christ. Series

    Contributed by John Gullick on Dec 12, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,713 views

    Based on John chpater 15 uses the imagary of a severed spiral cord and a crashing Californian redwood to remind ourselves to be branches miraculously restored by Christ to His vine. Uses a number of unrecognised resources - {found them on the internet

    Restoring the link JN 15:1 - 10 Some of you will have seen actor Christopher Reeves play the part of Superman in the movies. In May of 1995, it was during the cross-country portion of a horse jumping event in Culpeper, Virginia, that Reeve’s Throughbred, Eastern Express, balked at a rail jump, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    Advent - Waiting, Wondering And Welcoming

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 1, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,612 views

    A short Advent sermon. God waits patiently for us and welcomes us back into relationship with him. Will you welcome him today?

    ‘Www dot Christmas’. It’s not the world-wide web; but it is a challenge to the whole wide world to get ‘caught up’ in waiting, wondering and welcoming. This is a challenge 23 days before Christmas Day for all of us – you and me - to get ‘caught up’ in waiting, wondering and welcoming. Today is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    Advent 3 - (Joy) 2006 Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 27,479 views

    A sermon for the third Sunday of Advent. Joy.

    Surprised by Joy Text (Philippians 4:4-7 TNIV) Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say it, Rejoice. Let all people know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    Advent: God Will Deal With Evil

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,789 views

    Zephaniah is a little read and a little known Old Testament Prophecy but it is an important message for the world and for the Church. God will deal with evil, and there will come a day when he will rejoice over us with singing!

    Five years ago I was invited to preach on this Bible passage at a service of ‘Evensong’ in Winchester Cathedral. When I was given the Bible passage (Zephaniah chapter 3) my first reaction was Zeph and what? I quickly realised there was a pun crying out to be used and so for a few days I tried it ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Advent With Handel's Messiah 1 Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,851 views

    The coming King takes away our punishment and brings us peace.

    Advent with Handel’s Messiah First Sunday November 30, 2008 Isaiah 40:1-5 Last Christmas, Linda Ruth gave me a book from The Voice Project called “The Voice from on High.” It is a translation and exploration of scripture from Handel’s Messiah. It’s inspired me to look at a selection of ...read more

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    Advent With Handel's Messiah 2 Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,313 views

    Jesus’ coming is a sign of God’s extravagant love

    Advent with Handel’s Messiah Second Sunday December 7, 2008 Isaiah 7:10-15 Start with story of Kevin putting up “I love you” sign for Faith. Last Christmas, Linda Ruth gave me a book from The Voice Project called “The Voice from on High.” It is a translation and exploration of scripture from ...read more

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  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Advent With Handel's Messiah 5 Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,145 views

    Jesus brings peace through the means of peace

    First Sunday After Christmas December 28, 2008 Advent Series based on Scripture in Handel’s Messiah Read p. xvii in the Voice from on High Song 18 Zechariah 9:9-10 The Magi come to honour a king – what kind of king? Alexander vs Jesus Alexander – verses 3-7a – an empire based on force and ...read more

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    Advent With Handel's Messiah 6 Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,217 views

    Jesus bears our sorrows and covers our sin

    New Years Sunday January 4, 2009 Christmas with the Messiah Songs 23-26 Isaiah 53:3-6 Rachel’s email Some of you may have heard that we are experiencing severe trials in our Haitian Village. A Mob of Dominicans went in Sunday night and ran families out of their homes, threatened their lives and ...read more

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  • Chris Surber avatar

    Wonder Of Wonders - Advent 3

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 11, 2008
     | 6,647 views

    Jesus is no ordinary man, no ordinary King, and no ordinary saviour. Wonder of Wodners; Jesus Christ.

    Wonder of Wonders, Mathew 2:1-11 Introduction Someone went to visit a great painter while he was working in his studio. To his great amazement he saw attached to the easel of the artist various costly precious stones in many colors. In answer to his question why they were there the artist ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    Advent 2 - (Love) 2008 Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,079 views

    This is a sermon for the second week of Advent focusing on "Love."

    Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice of one calling: "In the desert ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Advent 3 - (Joy) 2008 Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,369 views

    This is a sermon for the third week of Advent, focusing on the message of "Joy."

    Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed