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How God Prepared The World For His Son Personally And Spiritually Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Nov 22, 2018

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Shows how God put the hope of a universal Savior and the disgust with idolatry and cruelty into the hearts of Gentiles to get the world ready for Jesus

HOW GOD PREPARED THE WORLD FOR JESUS PERSONALLY “And the Lord opened up her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.” Acts 16:14 Lydia was a Jewish business woman and she became the first recorded convert in Europe. In that town God saved a demented slave girl and a Roman jailor. They ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4, Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Worship

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Dec 6, 2018

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Of the three gifts the Magi brought to Jesus, Frankincense represented worship

A friend sent me a note that I originally sent out to the church more than 7 years ago. It reminded me of some things that deal directly with worship, trust and discipleship. It centers around an old dog – Chewy Lately I have been learning some neat lessons from our dog Chewy, who many of you have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:7-11, Exodus 30:34-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Epiphany Of The Lord

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 8, 2018

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Allowing oneself to be invaded and rearranged by objective value is what makes life worth living.

The Epiphany of the Lord is when Christ was made known to the magi, who represent all the nations. Today, when we say that someone has had an epiphany, we mean that the person has had a moment in which they have achieved a realization, an awareness or a knowledge of something. An AHA! MOMENT, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Catholic

Be The Gift!

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 8, 2018

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This Christmas season as we seek to meet our Christmas Expectations, how can we help others meet those expectations, by our being the gift.

Be the Gift! Matthew 2:1-12 December 9, 2018 In past years we’ve talked about the art of regifting. And it is an art. How do you tactfully give a gift which you’ve been given and remember who gave it to you, so that you don’t regift to the giver? That can be pretty exhausting in and of itself. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Original Grinch Series

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 10, 2018

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There have always been those who hated Christmas: the Grinches and the Ebenezer Scrouges; the Bertrand Russels and the Richard Dawkins; but the original Grinch, who lived in the days of the Lord Jesus, was King Herod. He really tried to get rid of Christmas!

THE ORIGINAL GRINCH Mt. 2:1-8, 16-18 INTRODUCTION GRINCH SONG: “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch” 2:03 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27I3AN0XwP8 A. HUMOR: “Missing Jesus” 1. It was the day after Christmas at a church in San Francisco. Pastor Mike was looking at the nativity scene outside when he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Epifania

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 13, 2018

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UNA ESTRELLA LOS GUIO — ¿Quién me ha ayudado a mí para llegar a Cristo? ¿En qué forma puedo yo guiar a otros hacia El?

La Epifanía del Señor tuvo lugar cuando Cristo se manifestó a los Magos, quienes eran y son representantes de todas las naciones. En la actualidad, cuando decimos que alguien ha tenido una epifanía queremos indicar que esa persona ha experimentado un momento en el que ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Catholic

Gifts For Jesus

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Dec 17, 2018

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This sermon is going to contrast the motives of King Herod, the priests and teachers of the law with that of the Magi and in doing so conclude that what Jesus truly wants on His birthday is the symbolic gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh!

Gifts for Jesus Matthew 2:1-12 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 This sermon is available on the above website in Word, PDF, audio and a live video What gift can one give to Jesus on His birthday? You think shopping for spouse, children, other relatives and friends of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Star Trek

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 20, 2018

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The story of the Wise Men following the star reveals three types of people who have to deal with the reality of Jesus: the Committed; the Indifferent; and the Antagonistic

1. Matthew 2.1-12 2. This Story of the Wise Men on their Journey with the Star reveals Three Types of People who deal with the Reality of Jesus I. The Committed (Wise Men) In 1873 a group of women at Hillsboro, Ohio, met and prayed and then read the 146th Psalm. Then they prayed and pleaded with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Have You Seen "His Star?”

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 20, 2018

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Since Jesus is called “the Star out of Jacob” (Numbers 24:17) and the “Morning Star” (2 Pet. 1:19), it doesn’t seem surprising that Jesus' birth would be heralded by a new Star. For truly, a Star had been born!

HAVE YOU SEEN “HIS STAR?” Matt. 2:1-12 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE UNSELFISH REQUEST 1. The Santa Claus at the shopping mall was very surprised when Emily, a young lady about 20 years old, walked up and sat on his lap. 2. Now, we all know that Santa doesn't usually take requests from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus Came To Receive Worship Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 20, 2018

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The wise men show us how to worship Jesus today.

Scripture The lessons in the Service of Lessons and Carols focus on the birth of Jesus. From the Old Testament prophecies to the New Testament accounts of his birth, the lessons tell us about the incarnation of Jesus. One of those Lessons, the Eighth Lesson, is about the visit of the wise men who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Christmas Carol, Stave Four, The Future Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 22, 2018

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In the fourth part of this series we look at how Christmas impacts our future through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit.

A Christmas Carol Stave four the Future It was December 19th, 1843 and the Christmas Novella that Dickens had been working on for six weeks was finally released, to immediate success. By Christmas Eve all 6000 copies of A Christmas Carol had been sold out. And they weren’t cheap, the little ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Christmas Carol Stave 5, Christmas Eve

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 22, 2018

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This finishes up our series by showing how Christmas changes people. In this case that the Magi left Bethelhem changed men.

Here we are it’s Christmas Eve, which brings us to the end of our A Christmas Carol Series at Cornerstone. Through the past four weeks we’ve been using Dickens’ most famous story as a frame work for the Christmas story. If you aren’t familiar with A Christmas Carol, it is divided up into five ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

Seeking The Savior

Contributed by Paul Davidson on May 5, 2018

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An Advent message - God seeks after us and wants us to find Him… Seek the Savior while He can still be found!

(Note for readers: There is a short Children’s Message at the beginning, followed by the sermon for an adult audience) CHILDREN’S MESSAGE There is a game we used to play when I was a kid… It’s called “Hide and Seek”… Do you know that game? One person will be “it” and try to find the other people ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10-12, 1 Peter 1:8, Psalm 16:11, Hebrews 11:6, Luke 2:20, Revelation 3:20, Deuteronomy 4:29, John 4:13-14, Luke 19:10, Ezekiel 34:11-12, Isaiah 55:6, Matthew 2:1-12 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Have The Courage To Go A Different Way?

Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Mar 10, 2020

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Anyone who comes in contact with Christ must have the courage to act when necessary. Courage is the ability to do something that frightens others. “You can choose courage or you can choose comfort but you cannot choose both.”

DO YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO GO A DIFFERENT WAY? 1. Matthew 2:2-12: 1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:2-12, Proverbs 28:1

Denomination: Charismatic

Scrooges: Man’s Personal Power To Thwart God’s Plan Series

Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Nov 25, 2020

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The Star and Stars of Christmas is a series of messages for Advent. Using the idea of a play on a stage. Each message will look at different characters in the Christmas story. The introduction takes a critical look at how many in our society are portrayed as celebrities—bigger than life.

It is amazing how understanding a person and a historical event gives a different way of looking at history. I enjoy reality fiction, especially in movies. For example, “The Man Who Invented Christmas” appears to be a fantasy movie. It is reality fiction. The story tells how Charles Dickens ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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