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  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Christmas And Culture

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 23, 2006
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    1. Christmas informs the culture. 2. Christmas transforms the culture. 3. Christmas forms a new culture.

    Christmas is about God breaking through at surprising times, and showing up in unusual places in the world. You never know when, where, or how God is going to show up. The Bible is full of stories of how God broke into the world at the very time that people thought he was nowhere to be found. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Vision For A New Year

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 29, 2006
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    What does the dedication of Jesus have to say to us about our New Year

    If you were here early, you might have wondered at the music playing. After all, you don’t often have hymns combined with 1960’s pop music. They were chosen because of their theme. Each promotes a vision, a seeing, a looking forward to something and a hope in the coming days. That was part of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Simeon And Anna

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 9, 2010
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    A look at a piece of the Christmas story that is often overlooked and how it shows us how to properly respond to Jesus..

    -it’s that time of year again, Christmas. There is a certain something in the air, that joy of people cramming into crowded shopping malls to buy things they don’t want for people they don’t visit. Ah, how we honor our Lord. -but as we like to do every year, we’re going to go through the Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Can We See What Simeon Saw?

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Dec 18, 2010
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    Can we see Christmas thru new eyes this Christmas?

    A pastor, an avid golfer, was once taking part in a local tournament. As he was preparing to tee off, the organizer of the tournament approached him and pointed to the dark, threatening storm clouds which were gathering. "Preacher," the organizer said, "I trust you’ll see to it that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Longing For The Christ

    Contributed by David Scudder on Dec 19, 2010
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    Have you ever had a dog to welcome you home? A dog has a way of making you feel important. They always seem happy to see you. Out text today is about a man was also waiting anxiously for something very exciting to happen.

    Purpose: To portray what a godly person is really like. Aim: I want the listeners to determine if they know Christ or not. INTRODUCTION: Have you ever had a dog to welcome you home? A dog has a way of making you feel important. They always seem happy to see you. This last week my wife saw a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Waiting For Christmas

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 28, 2010
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    It’s obvious why kids look forward to Christmas. But today we’re going to look at two people who were looking forward in eager anticipation for a much different reason.

    INTRODUCTION: Remember when you were a kid and you couldn’t wait until Christmas arrived? When my brother and I were young, my Mom would have this Christmas calendar with cotton balls stuck to each of the squares. Each day we took turns taking a cotton ball off. We were excited to do so ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living In The Pages

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jan 13, 2009
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    Find it hard to obey? Learn to live in the pages!

    LIVING IN THE PAGES LUKE 2:21-38 I John 5:3-4 3 Loving God means doing what he tells us to do, and really, that isn’t hard at all; 4 for every child of God can obey him, defeating sin and evil pleasure by trusting Christ to help him. (TLB) Living in the Pages means OBEDIENCE. Luke 2:21-24 21 On ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Confessing Our Sins Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 31, 2009
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    Before approaching communion, we are admonished to be in right relation with God and the Church; this is accomplished through Reconciliation.

    Feast of the Purification/Presentation February 2, 2009 Sacramentum Caritatis St. Luke must have had a terrific sense of humor, history and irony. He also knew his Bible–especially the prophets like Malachi. The picture here in Malachi is apocalyptic. The Lord visits His temple and purifies the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Michael Hopkins avatar

    Being And Becoming

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Feb 2, 2009
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    A sermon on the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (also called Candlemas)

    I wonder if you’re familiar with fresh lychees? The fresh fruit is much more pleasant than the tinned variety. They are small fruit about the size of a walnut. On the outside is rough and robust skin, which might lead you think it wasn’t worth opening, but when one peels it, inside is a soft, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Part 3 – Holiness Or Holy-Less Series

    Contributed by Bryan Fink on Feb 2, 2009
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    To encourage believers to become legends of holiness.

    [S] Today the Olympics and the race for the gold will come to a close. Thousands of Athletes representing hundreds of countries and millions of fans have gone to Beijing China to compete in the game of all games, the Olympics. World records were shattered and new legends rose to the top. In some ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Declaring Jesus' Destiny

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 10, 2011
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    Luke showed his readers that Jesus’ destiny was openly revealed. Jesus’ destiny is openly declared. But How? A device God uses to declare Jesus’ destiny is...

    DECLARING JESUS' DESTINY—Luke 2:21-40 Luke showed his readers that Jesus’ destiny was openly revealed Jesus’ destiny is openly declared. How is Jesus’ destiny openly declared? 5 devices/events/loyalties/revelations/settings openly declaring Jesus’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Opportunities To Testify Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Aug 15, 2011
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    God wants us to tell people about Jesus Christ and God gives us many opportunities to do so.

    Let’s start with a little game. I’m going to give you a name and you tell me the work associated with them: George Lucas…… Frank Lloyd Wright…… Betsy Ross…… Alexander Graham Bell……. How about Juan Valdez? One more for us Filipinos; What work did Pedro Florez do?? Don’t you get excited when someone ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    No Other Name Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Oct 20, 2011
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    A study of the Gospel of Luke chapter 2 verses 1 through 52

    Luke 2: 1 – 52 No Other Name 1 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.4 Joseph also ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • David Roth avatar

    The Other Side Of Christmas

    Contributed by David Roth on Mar 9, 2015
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    Christmas 1 (B). By faith Simeon and Anna saw the fullness of redemption in Christ at His presentation in the temple. Likewise by faith, we see now the fullness of our redemption in Him, even though the future is yet to unfold.

    J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “The other side of Christmas” We have been preparing for weeks. With Advent services and Advent candles, and Lessons and Carols, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • John Lowe avatar

    Jesus’ Circumcision And First Temple Visit With Acknowledgements By Simeon Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 13, 2017
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    Sin has an internal character, because we are sinners by birth, not because we have come into contact with anything. There is a connection between motherhood and the transmission of sin by inheritance. At birth, we inherit a sinful, fallen nature.

    -5-4 BC- In Bethlehem Jesus’ Circumcision and First Temple Visit with Acknowledgements by Simeon and Anna Jesus’ Circumcision (Leviticus 12:3) Luke 2:21 Circumcision was the sign that God gave to His covenant people, Israel. Every male child was to be circumcised when they were eight days ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist