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  • Jimmy Haile avatar

    Where's Jesus

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 29, 2011
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    Sometimes we need not be in such a rush to get out the door of the church but mediate and reflect on what you just heard and ask the preacher questions.

    Verse 41-43-How we get away from Jesus Notice Mary and Joseph were in hurry to get home. They did not linger there in Jerusalem. They had accomplished their religious obligation and did not want to hang around the church house any longer than they had to. (To eat Sunday Dinner. To watch the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My Father’s Business

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 29, 2011
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    We are to be about our Father's business

    I. Your Priorities Will Change - When Christ was missing He was twelve years old. Where would one suppose to find a twelve year old? Playing with friends, wrestling with other boys, having fun, and all the other things twelve year olds like to do. But Jesus was in the Temple sitting among the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    And The Grace Of God Was Upon Him

    Contributed by Jarvis Ellis on Oct 13, 2011
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    This was a sermon that I preached in a seminary class to a group of seminary professors and colleagues during one of Chapel services.

    And The Grace Of God Was Upon Him SCRIPTURE: “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.” Luke 2:40 Introduction When you look back over the road you have traveled, what accounts for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Was His Father, But Joseph Was His Dad

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 17, 2012
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    We all know that Jesus was the son of God, but he was raised by Joseph.

    Father’s Day 2012 (Video for Luke I am your father) “I am your father” probably one of the greatest scenes in movie history. For most of us we know who our dad is, or at least we assume we do. My father used to tell me that I belonged to the Milk man in Chatham NB, he said that ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    The Joy Of The Angels

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 18, 2012
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    The Joy Of The Angels Came From Keeping The Secret Of Telling The Shepherds That Jesus Had Finally Arrived. Prophecy Fulfilled!

    We’ve Got Joy For You, The Joy Of The Angels Glenville 12/16/12 Genesis 3”:1-12 Luke 2:1-20 Today we are in our third sermon in the series We’ve Got Joy. Pastor Kellie began with the Joy of the Church, Pastor Toby spoke on the Joy Of the Lord, today I will speak on ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Jesus Lost And Found

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 28, 2012
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    Like Mary and Joseph, we too can lose Jesus if we don’t watch where he is going. If we find ourselesv in that position, we need to stop everything and go back to where we last knew him him

    Sermon Our Gospel reading this morning is the only story recorded in Scripture that recounts an event in Jesus’ teenage years. The hidden years you might say Mary and Joseph go to Jerusalem to celebrate the feast of Passover with Jesus their twelve-year-old son. When Passover was over they ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Where's Jesus?

    Contributed by Kevin Barron on Dec 29, 2012
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    Preached Year C, First Sunday of Christmas, following the lectionary

    WHERE’S JESUS? LUKE 2:41-52 (NRSV) DECEMBER 30, 2012 AM YEAR C, FIRST SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS OSCEOLA, AR FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH INTRO. Where’s Jesus? Reading this passage reminds me of a series of children’s books many parents and grandparents may remember. ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Boy Jesus In The Temple Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 5, 2013
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    We examine Jesus' first recognition of his own identity in Luke 2:41-52 and learn about the deity of Jesus.

    Scripture We are studying the life of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke in a sermon series I am calling, “To Seek and To Save the Lost.” The first two chapters of Luke’s Gospel deal with what is called “The Infancy Narrative.” That is, they deal with the predictions of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Missing Middle Schooler

    Contributed by Lance Hostetter on Jan 9, 2013
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    This story seeks to show how Jesus' family reacted to his being lost in the temple.

    The Missing Middle Schooler Luke 2:41-49 Introduction: The film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old boy, who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris for their Christmas vacation. We have all seen the Home Alone movies in which the family forgets their son ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Lesson 4:the Night Jesus Was Born

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 14, 2013
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    What the Shepherds Knew

    Series: God’s Greatest Secrets Dr. Elmer Towns Lesson 4: The Night Jesus Was Born December 23, 2012 A. WHAT THE SHEPHERDS KNEW: LUKE 2:8-9 “At night shepherds were living in open fields watching their flocks. Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Unity Of The Whole Of Scripture Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 16, 2012
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    We can use the story of the finding of Jesus in the Temple to illustrate how the Scripture is best read as a whole, with the New Testament's meaning being fleshed out by its OT references.

    Solemnity of St Joseph 2012 Verbum Domini The Solemnity of St. Joseph is a very appropriate day to line out some ideas about the Word of God, and interpretation of the Word. We can easily focus on the “unity of the whole of Scripture,” which is the first of the three marks of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Who's Your Daddy?

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jun 17, 2013
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    Father's Day Sermon that points our attention to the importance of being a daddy to our children and ultimately we are all children of the Heavenly Father

    TITLE: WHO’S YOUR DADDY SCRIPTURE: ST. LUKE 2:41-52 I thought it important that we spend a few minutes this morning to recognize what our society has dubbed this Third Sunday of June each year to be “FATHER’S DAY.” We are beginning to see more men return to the Universal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Leave Home Without Jesus

    Contributed by James Williams on Jul 17, 2013
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    Going to places and approaching people without a Godly attitude, personality or character

    Don’t Leave Home Without Him The Boy Jesus Amazes the Scholars 41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. 43 When they had finished the days, as they returned, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • David Henderson avatar

    "Finding Balance"

    Contributed by David Henderson on Jul 30, 2013
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    This is what this passage tells us.  Spiritual growth was not only a priority in the life of Jesus, it was everything.  Jesus taught us how to live a balanced life.

    “Finding Balance” Luke 2:41-52 When we look at the life of Jesus and what the Bible tells us about Him we quickly notice that the majority of what we know is from his adult life…those 3.5 years He spent in ministry. There is of course the story of his birth. Also in the gospel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Balanced Life Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jul 25, 2011
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    In His boyhood, Jesus demonstrates how to develop a balanced life.

    We consider a fictional story about a mischievous boy who refuses to grow up as cute. [Show picture of Peter Pan]. But when the same thing occurs in real life, there is something wrong. And that seems to be happening more and more in today’s culture as illustrated by the opening words from a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist