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  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Finding Out Who Really Cares Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 6, 2008
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    Who really cares? NOT those who are full of fear, like Herod. But those who believe from the beginning and who give gifts for the future, like the wise men; and those who sacrifice to protect, like Joseph.

    Some people have friends. Some people have enemies. Most people have acquaintances. But everybody has people you do business with. The people you do business with -- usually, that’s not an intimate relationship. It’s distant, it’s limited to transactions. We deal with people who may not even ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Scott avatar

    The Nazarene

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Feb 2, 2008
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    Jesus "fills full" the prophecies that Messiah would be a Nazarene and a light to the Gentiles. His place of birth and service is part of his humiliation as God reached down to lift us up.

    Matthew 2__19-23 The Nazarene "Jesus of Nazareth" Jesus moved from Bethlehem in Judea to Nazareth in Galilee with a stopover in Egypt. Saying you are from Nazareth is a bit like saying you live in Shelbyville or Knightstown. You aren’t living in a place known for its class or appeal. ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Michael Luke avatar

    The Grinch Who Stole Christmas Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Dec 5, 2009
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    Herod was the original Grinch. Let’s examine his heart so we can examine our own.

    SERIES: CHRISTMAS CLASSICS (adapted from a series from Southeast Christian Church) “HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS” MATTHEW 2:1-23 OPEN Song – “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” Most of us are familiar with Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It’s a Christmas Classic that has been ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Nazarene"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 28, 2009
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    10/11ths of Jesus’ earthly sojourn was spent in obscurity in Nazareth. What do we learn from this?

    “But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, 20 “Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child’s life are dead.” 21 So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Ken McKinley avatar

    The Wise Still Seek, The World Still Hates, And God Still Saves Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Dec 26, 2009
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    The fourth and final sermon in a Christmas sermon series

    The Wise Still Seek, the World Still Hates, and God Still Saves Text: Matthew 2:1-23 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) We know from our text that Jesus wasn’t born in the year “Zero”. He was probably born around 6 or 5 B.C. we know this because Herod was still king when Jesus was born and Herod died ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Why Should We Celebrate Christ’s Birth?

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Dec 26, 2009
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    In our society you can’t even utter the word "Christmas" in many circles. Why not just do away with it?

    Have you noticed that a lot of stores are now open on Christmas Day? At one large grocery store chain, they told their employees that the reason they now open on Christmas is that only about 30% of Americans are Christians so why not? In our culture, especially in the last few years, the word ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Dan Brown avatar

    Out Of Egypt, Pt. 1 Series

    Contributed by Dan Brown on Jan 8, 2007
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    Sermon from Matthew 2 dealing with the four prophecies Matthew cites as being fulfilled in that chapter and through seeing God’s hand at work then, we can know He is at work in our lives today.

    Sermon-1/7/07-Out of Egypt-Matt. 2:13-23 Read Matt. 2:13-23 OT over 330 prophecies concerning the coming Messiah. Chapter 2 matt. Focuses on 4, each is very specific and unique, so much so that the chances of one person fulfilling all 4 simply by chance are astronomical. They could have only ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Waiting On God's Timing

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 29 ratings
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    God’s timing is not always our timing, but it is always right. Here’s how to wait on Him.

    Matthew 2:1-23 Luke 2:21-40 2 Peter 3:8-9 1 Samuel 13:5-14 Waiting on God’s Timing I think that almost every Christmas pageant, Christmas card and manger scene that you see has the wise men showing up at the stable. Even the movie, “the Nativity Story” has them at the stable. It’s not wrong to ...read more

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  • Dan Brown avatar

    Out Of Egypt, Pt. 2 Series

    Contributed by Dan Brown on Jan 22, 2007
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    Part 2 of message looking at the fulfillment of prophecy in the birth and early life of Christ.

    Sermon 1/14/07-Out of Egypt, Pt. 2 Intro: Chapter 2 matt. Focuses on 4, each is very specific and unique, They could have only been fulfilled by the one who is the Messiah, each focuses on the early life of the Messiah and attaches it in some way to a specific location-Bethlehem, Egypt, Ramah, ...read more

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    Wise Men Still Seek Him

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 29, 2007
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    Contrast the attitudes of the Magi and the "Good and the Great" to Jesus, the Son of God

    HB & GD 30-12-07 Epiphany Mt 2: 1-23 I’d like to look at the Epiphany story this morning Story: The Readers’ Digest once asked this question: Have you ever imagined what would have happened if there had been three wise women instead of three wise men at the Epiphany? They suggested that if ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Dealing With The Post-Christmas Blahs

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 30, 2007
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     | 15,602 views

    After the crescendo of Christmas, some of us are back to our complicated and chaotic lives. Message looks at three post-Christmas scenes and then three lessons to help us beat the blahs.

    Dealing with the Post-Christmas Blahs Matthew 2:13-23 Rev. Brian Bill 12/30/07 Dave Veerman has written a poem called, “Many Happy Returns.” See if it resonates with you: ‘Twas the day after Christmas And all through the room Strewn wrappings were crying For use of a broom The children were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jay Winters avatar

    Do You Care About People More Than God?

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 30, 2007
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     | 2,576 views

    This was a tough text to preach on. When I went to read what early church fathers had written or preached about this text, I found that it was skipped by almost everyone from Chrysostom to Augustine. So, where angels fear to tread....here goes a fool for

    In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who cares more than we could ever imagine. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 30 to 150 baby boys in the vicinity of Jerusalem died. 30 to 150 little boys were taken away from their mothers in this text. An ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Curt Cizek avatar

    Israel Reduced To One

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Dec 30, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
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    Matthew’s quotation of Hosea is extremely helpful for interpreting Biblical prophecy. God’s promises to the nation of Israel have found their fulfillment in the person of Jesus Christ.

    - The first time I read our text for today several years ago, “Out of Egypt I called my son” I thought no big deal. That makes sense, Jesus is God’s son. It makes perfect sense. - Then I started to think about it some more – it says that this happened to fulfill what the Lord had said through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    God's Guiding Hand

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,077 views

    One of the greatest tragedies in the Bible is the killing of the innocents. As terrible as the story is, though, it does show us how God moves in the middle of tragedies and injustices.

    Matthew 2:13-23 “God’s Guiding Hand” INTRODUCTION While we were celebrating the gift of Jesus with our family and friends, a lot was going on around the world. Bhutto was assassinated in Pakistan causing the country to more social and political upheaval. Several of our troops were killed in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • James Sawyer avatar

    How Far Will You Go To Find Life

    Contributed by James Sawyer on Dec 5, 2007
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     | 3,749 views

    This Message looks at the journey of the wise men and their encounters on the way to see Jesus. Each person in the story had to make a decision about how they would respond to Jesus. How will the hearer respond today

    How Far Will You Go To Find Life? Introduction. Life for the Jewish people in Roman control was not as they wanted it. They had been in exile and under foreign control for some time and it was no secret that they desired to have their sovereignty again. They spoke regularly of the messiah and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist