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  • Making A Positive Impact For Jesus

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,981 views

    John the Baptist made a big impact on many people. This sermon encourages people to make a positive impact (for Jesus) upon people, and not simply to be going through the motions

    Just occasionally we come across someone who makes a big impact upon us. Early in my life John Stainer made an impact upon me. At the time he had a big bushy beard – a bit like I imagine John the Baptist. John was my Sunday school teacher (John Stainer that is, not the Baptist), and he made an ...read more

  • Turn Around

    Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Dec 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,516 views

    A Sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Advent-Year A.

    “In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’” -Matthew 3:1-2 There always seems to be “the hottest gift item of the year” to buy each year. The most memorable in my mind was the craze a few years back ...read more

  • Repentance With Jesus

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Dec 9, 2007
     | 2,184 views

    An Advent sermon that encourages us to engage in daily repentance with Jesus.

    As we get closer to the end of the year what are you looking forward to? School finishing. Holidays. Christmas Day. Presents. Family get togethers. The prophet Isaiah in chapter 11 lays out a picture of something that all followers of Jesus Christ can look forward to. Listen again to a few ...read more

  • Presumption

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 9, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,256 views

    Religion does not create a relationship with God, nor does ritual. It is refinement born of repentance that shapes that relationship. Repent, relate, and receive.

    “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” Famous words supposedly spoken by journalist Henry Morton Stanley somewhere in Tanganyika at the end of his expedition to find the missing explorer. “I presume”. It means, “I think I know what I am doing. Would you please confirm it for me? You look like what I ...read more

  • Christmas Presence - John The Baptist

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,968 views

    A Christmas Presence for Baby Jesus.

    For the next 4 Sundays we are going to be spending our time preparing for Christmas by becoming familiar with those people God invited to be at his son’s birth. When God decided the time was right, he birthed his son in the flesh to be Immanuel - "God with us" and when he did he sent out some ...read more

  • What's Your Real Birthday?

    Contributed by Stephen Becker on Dec 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,979 views

    The sermon explores baptism in light of Jesus’ baptism. If Jesus needed to be baptized, what does this say about us? We sinners are called to repentence and baptism.

    What’s Your REAL Birthday? Baptism into the body of Christ Matthew 3:1-12 Stephen H. Becker, M.Div. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 2nd Sunday in Advent December 9th, 2007 When is your BIRTH-day? I mean, your real birthday? No, I’m not talking about your D O B —your date-of-birth—like you find on ...read more

  • Be Prepared - Straighten Pasths Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 17, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,028 views

    The first step in straightening the paths for the coming Lord is to make the U-turn of repentence.

    Matthew 3:1-12 “Be Prepared—Straightening the Paths” INTRODUCTION What would it be like to enter into God’s presence? How would we respond if we met God face to face? Though the Bible is full of stories of God interacting with God’s people, there are very few occasions when people actually ...read more

  • It's Just Beginning

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 19, 2007
     | 1,914 views

    We like to excuse ourselves while we accuse others. John, the Baptizer called everyone to turn from their ways and turn to God.

    Matthew 3: 1 – 12 / It’s Just Beginning Intro: As I spoke with our son, Richard, I could hear our granddaughters crying in the background. I asked him what was happening and he said they were both hungry and they were getting ready to feed them. He said, “I had not idea being a parent was going ...read more

  • Be A Voice, Not Just A Big Mouth

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,261 views

    Be a voice speaking for God as John the Baptist was.

    Being a Voice, Not Just a Big Mouth. Matt. 3:1-12 INTRO.: Among the millions who live on the earth at any given time, only a few grab the attention of the public so as to be called “great.” Some seem destined for greatness. Some become great even though no one would have guessed it.. We can’t ...read more

  • Repent The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Near

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Jan 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,271 views

    The church and many Christians in it are weak because of unconfessed, unforgiven sins.

    Repent The Kingdom of Heaven is near Advent3 Matthew 3__1-12 Sun, Dec 16, 2007 Third Sunday in Advent Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is near. In the Gospels there were 3 major sects of Jews described. The scribes and Pharisees are the best known. The Pharisees were in league with the ...read more

  • John Baptizes Jesus Series

    Contributed by Dan Brown on Feb 8, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,202 views

    A look at the historical context for the baptism of Jesus and it’s practical applications for us today.

    Sermon 1/28/07-Matt. 3:10-17-John Baptizes Jesus Background: Matthew Jumps from birth to Christ’s adulthood beginning with His ministry Gain insight through understanding the Jewish Educational system in the Second temple period (time of Christ) -To the best of our knowledge, can’t say with 100% ...read more

  • Why Baptism

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Mar 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,010 views

    Baptism is a beautiful symbol of God’s grace to us and our commitment to Him

    Why Baptism March 4, 2007 When they were trying to discover if life ever existed on Mars, the first thing they looked for was water. We cannot imagine life existing without water. In his early days, the poet W.H. Auden, wrote – “We must love one another or die” at a later more cynical ...read more

  • Prepare The Way For The Lord

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 53 ratings
     | 49,073 views

    Advent 2(A) - Believers prepare the way for the Lord with repentance and with good fruit(fulness).

    PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE LORD December 10, 2006 - ADVENT 2 - Matthew 3:1-12 Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: Another week has come and gone and we are that much closer to the coming of Christ at Christmas. During the last week, we probably made more preparations in getting ready to ...read more

  • "The Baptist's Faith And Message"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,730 views

    The condition of hearts in the wilderness determines their readiness to receive

    “Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, “THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS ...read more

  • His Baptism Series

    Contributed by Travis Markes on Nov 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,814 views

    Eight sermons that deal with eight unique characteristics of Jesus. Got the idea from Joe Causey.

    “EIGHT UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF JESUS CHRIST” “His Baptism” Matthew 3:11-17 We’re studying some of the unique characteristics of Jesus Christ and last week we looked at the uniqueness of His birth. What this means is that when we last saw Jesus he was a toddler returning from Egypt. For the next ...read more