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  • Eloy Gonzalez avatar

    He Sure Doesn't Look Like Much

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jan 10, 2004
    based on 80 ratings
     | 5,822 views

    Baptism of Our Lord: Many people missed the Messiah because ’He sure didn’t look like much.’ But veiled in flesh and blood, fulfilling all righteousness, was God Himself.

    Just a few weeks ago we celebrated the birth of the Savior. God – the eternal, the almighty Logos – the second Person of the Trinity – became flesh and blood, like we are. There He lay, in a manger in a stable. And He needed tending to. Mother needed to feed Him and change his diapers and comfort ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ewen Moase avatar

    "Are We All Wet?”

    Contributed by Ewen Moase on Jan 22, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,771 views

    We have all heard the voice of God with our baptism. Time for us to break the silence of our own lives, to share with others in many, many ways the voice we have heard. The voice of God is calling us to go out to tell about our faith and why we believe.

    Don’t you hate it? You are watching a great movie on T.V. The excitement is mounting. You are getting to a real good part. You are sitting on the edge of your seat. Then right in the middle before the plot is revealed or the plot takes a new and exciting twist comes on a commercial. For the ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • John Gerald avatar

    Fruits Worthy Of Repentance

    Contributed by John Gerald on Jun 2, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,034 views

    The effects of True Repentance in a person’s life

    BRING FORTH FRUITS WORTHY of REPENTANCE Rev. John W. Gerald I. FLEE THE WRATH of GOD! Luke 3:2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. The world routinely reverts to the evil ways of man’s nature, and God sends a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Hedging Our Spiritual Bets

    Contributed by William Mouser on Feb 28, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,767 views

    Focusing on John the Baptist’s preaching at the first advent, this sermon exhorts to preparation for the second advent.

    THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT Luke 3:1-17 “Hedging Our Spiritual Bets” In last Friday’s Wall Street Journal, there was a column by a fellow named Vincent Carrol. He is an editor for the Rocky Mountain News. Let me read you the first three paragraphs of his column. “On Christmas Eve, in line with my ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Elementary Fruits Of Repentence

    Contributed by William Mouser on Mar 2, 2005
    based on 31 ratings
     | 6,565 views

    Focusing on the preaching of John the Baptist, this sermon notes what he lays out as elementary fruits of repentence.

    Fourth Sunday in Advent Luke 3:1-17 “Elementary Fruits of Repentance” By this time during Advent – barely a week away from Christmas, I think everyone will understand something about preparing for the holidays. I know that at our house, we have been getting ready for visitors for well over a ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Arulselvam Rayappan avatar

    Can't Ignore John The Baptist

    Contributed by Arulselvam Rayappan on Mar 3, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,406 views

    We need to be transformed by the man and message of John the Baptist before we celebrate Christmas

    Don’t ignore John the baptist We cannot reach the crib unless we pass through John the Baptist. Before we meet the charming infant smiling in the straw, we are confronted by the terrifying figure of John the Baptist. We can’t experience the Joy of Christmas unless we have the repentance preached ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Responsibility Series

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,372 views

    This is an Advent sermon.

    Intro: Who was responsible? Brian Wells 46 year-old pizza man. Robbed a bank in Erie, Pa on August 28. Who was responsible? He was. Forced into it, or duped. Read Luke 3:7-18. We are responsible for our own spiritual condition. Our parents’ or grandparents’ faith doesn’t help or hurt us. ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Prepare The Way Of The Lord

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 9, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,233 views

    While examining the word that came to John "Prepare the way of the Lord" this sermon discusses the life-giving influence that occurs when God sends His word and discusses what it means to prepare the way of the Lord.

    Prepare the Way of the Lord Luke 3:1-18[1] 1-2-05 The action in our text this morning begins with a powerful Hebrew statement. Luke 3:2 “...the word of the Lord came to John...” When God wants to strike a holy match and set His people on fire, that is the match He uses—“the word of the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Fire Power! Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 14,217 views

    Jesus is the ultimate, original pyromaniac. And He is looking for someone to become His fire-power in the Earth TODAY!

    THE FILLING STATION #2: FIRE POWER! (February 2006 – Filling Station Youth Conference) OPENING: How many of you guys like to play with fire? Camping stories of boys & fire! Every boy, no matter what the age, is a pyromaniac. Camping @ Cultus Lake last summer, my son Austin (age 5) burned his ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Danny Anderson avatar

    Set Me On Fire, God

    Contributed by Danny Anderson on Oct 27, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 25,953 views

    If we intend to come out of this conference with anything more than we came in with, we must experience Holy Ghost fire. Witnessing it will not suffice. We must experience that fire burning the crud out of our inmost being if we intend to leave with any c

    Set Me on Fire, God! *Today’s church needs a good dose of Holy Ghost fire! Text: Luke 3:1-17 - v. 16 - "I baptize you with water, but One is coming who is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." Introduction: If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Answers To A Questioning Mind

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 6, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,128 views

    Looking at the baptism of Jesus, this sermon explores many of life’s questions that are answered by the relationship to God established at our baptism.

    Luke 3: 15 – 17; 21-22 – Answers To A Questioning Heart Intro: Recently, when I was having my hair cut, one of the hairdressers made an off-color remark using a profanity. One of the patrons to whom I had just been introduced as a pastor quickly remarked to her, “There’s a preacher here! What ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Lord Baptizes With The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by William Baeta on Jan 8, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,561 views

    “John answered saying to all, ‘I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire’” Luke 3:16.

    Today is the first Sunday in 2007 and what better way to begin it than with the Holy Spirit. We all need the Holy Spirit since we are spiritual beings and can only function when we are spiritually alive. Our spiritual life comes from the Holy Spirit and a person without the Holy Spirit is ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Michael Otterstatter avatar

    Jesus Was Baptized Too

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Feb 8, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 21,104 views

    On this “Baptism of Jesus” Sunday we might very well ask what John asked. Why did Jesus need to be baptized? Like John it is also good for us to see our need for baptism by Jesus.

    John the Baptist. That name brings powerful images to mind. Camel’s hair clothes held together with a leather belt. Grasshoppers dipped in wild honey for a sweet and crunchy meal. Saying the morally right thing at the socially wrong time. John was the one who called the people who came to hear ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    He Came...preaching

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 19, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,737 views

    Four marks of biblical preaching

    Luke 3:7-20 He Came…Preaching Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church February 19, 2006 Introduction What is your definition of great preaching? From time to time I hear comments about sermons or preachers that cause me to make mental notes about what people consider to be great preaching. For some, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ron Hicks avatar

    Is God An Investor?

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Jul 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,820 views

    What stocks does God have his interest in? He only has His interest in two and that is Jesus, His only Son and the Church. (You & I)

    Is God An Investor? John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Generally speaking, there is no comparison to be made between the value of a diamond and that of a grain of corn, yet all ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God