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  • Michael Otterstatter avatar

    Hear Isaiah’s Advent Call!

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Dec 1, 2025
     | 324 views

    For our sermon this morning we are invited to hear a message from the Prophet Isaiah in his role as an Advent preacher. Actually, we hear three messages connected to three voices calling out in his prophecy.

    They were all Advent preachers. From Moses to Malachi their messages were the same. Repent. Return. Believe. Yes, they delivered their messages in different ways, and at different times. But ultimately, they were the voices of God calling his people to turn away from their sins, return to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Save Your Sheep

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 4, 2025
     | 59 views

    A call to reject restored sacrifices and shadows, embracing Christ’s finished work through the torn veil and shepherding believers toward the true Lamb.

    There was a moment in ancient Israel every family knew too well. A father would step into the small pen behind the house. His children would stand at the doorway, quiet, watching. He would kneel among the gentle, wool-covered shapes and place his hand on one particular lamb—soft, innocent, ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    When Heaven Came Down

    Contributed by Kenneth Booker on Dec 8, 2025
     | 941 views

    My brothers and sisters the Christmas season is upon us and it is the time when for many their thoughts will turn toward: • Mistletoe and candy canes • Shopping malls and sales • Santa Claus sliding down the chimney

    WHEN HEAVEN CAME DOWN LUKE 2: 1-14 My brothers and sisters the Christmas season is upon us and it is the time when for many their thoughts will turn toward: • Mistletoe and candy canes • Shopping malls and sales • Santa Claus sliding down the chimney While I acknowledge these are all images of ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Emmanuel: God With Us SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 24, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,378 views

    Help my congregation to know and understand the Jesus of Christmas

    Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather here today, we find ourselves in the midst of the joyous season of Christmas, a season that is filled with the warmth of love, the sparkle of hope, and the magic of miracles. It's a time when our hearts are filled with joy, our ...read more

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    Wait And See SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 28, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,329 views

    Help my congregation to see what God does when we give Him all we have.

    Good morning, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather here today, we find ourselves standing on the precipice of a new day, a day filled with the promise of God's love and the potential for His divine intervention in our lives. We are here to embark on a journey of faith, a journey that ...read more

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    The Encounter With Jesus That Changed Everything PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 6, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 141 views

    God’s mercy through Christ’s resurrection gives us living hope, transforming our weariness and shame into courage, renewal, and confident expectation for the future.

    There are mornings when hope feels like a whisper in the wind—soft, steady, surprising. You wake up with a to-do list longer than your energy and a heart that wonders, Will anything change? Then you catch a memory of God’s kindness—a prayer answered when you had no words left, a friend’s hand in ...read more

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    I'm With You PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 12, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 88 views

    God’s presence and promise give us courage to face opposition and uncertainty, reminding us that prayer shapes our lives and God stands with us always.

    Some weeks feel like a wrestling match. You wake up with a knot in your stomach, step into the day with a brave face, and still hear the whispers of worry: What if this doesn’t work? What if they don’t understand? What if I’m not enough? You’ve felt the headwinds—critics at the office, tension at ...read more

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    Growing Pains PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 12, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 71 views

    God uses our pain and trials not to harm us, but to grow our hope, maturity, and fruitfulness for His greater purpose.

    Friend, I’m glad you’re here. Some of us walked in today with a quiet ache that doesn’t let go. The diagnosis was unexpected. The stack of bills looks tall. The silence in the house feels louder than it used to. Life can sting. Yet God meets us right in the middle of the mess and whispers a word ...read more

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    His Goodness And Mercy PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 17, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 188 views

    God’s goodness and mercy actively pursue us every day, assuring us of His constant presence, care, and unfailing love in every circumstance.

    If you’ve ever felt shadowed by worry, stalked by regret, or tailed by the long to-do list that never seems to shrink, you’re in good company. David knew what it meant to have enemies at his heels and storms at his door. And yet, out of that life he sings a line so surprising it feels like a ...read more

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    Light For The Journey PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 23, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 70 views

    God’s Word provides steady guidance and comfort in life’s uncertainties, offering just enough light for each step as we trust and obey Him.

    There’s a memory some of us share. The wind howled, the house sighed, and then—click—darkness. The power cut out, and every familiar hallway turned into a maze. You reached for a drawer, found an old flashlight, and with a small circle of light, you made your way. Not floodlights. Not daylight. ...read more

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    Five Things That Grace Does PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 26, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 147 views

    God’s grace meets us in our brokenness, not as something earned, but as a transforming gift that brings new life and freedom in Christ.

    There is a hush that falls on the heart when grace comes close. Like dawn quietly lifting the night off the hills, grace slips in—soft, steady, sure—and before you know it, the frost of fear begins to melt. Maybe you’ve felt it on a hard day when your own strength ran out, or in a quiet moment when ...read more

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    Funeral Sermon For A Sweet Sister And Aunt PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 31, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 80 views

    Trusting Jesus brings peace amid life’s storms, as He prepares a true home for us and invites us to reflect His welcoming love to others.

    If you’ve ever come home on a rainy night, you know the relief of a porch light and a door that opens. Shoes squeak, coat drips, and someone says, "You’re here. Sit down. You’re safe." Isn’t it something how a house can feel like a hug? Smells of supper in the air, a chair pulled out just for you, ...read more

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    The Cross PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 4, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 60 views

    Following Jesus means daily self-denial and cross-bearing, trusting His worth and grace, and surrendering our lives to His call in every circumstance.

    Friends, welcome. Some of us arrived with hurried hearts and heavy hands. Some of us smiled at the door and sighed in the seat. Wherever you are, come close. Hear the whisper of Jesus that cuts through the noise and the nagging: I see you. I love you. Walk with Me. He doesn’t wave us onward like a ...read more

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    Keys To Success

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 11, 2014
    based on 6 ratings
     | 50,094 views

    The Lord Jesus gave us key principles of success in the parable of the sower and the seed. Let us ask God for wisdom in applying these timeless truths to our lives, relationships and ministries.

    Keys to Success (Mark 4:1-21) The Lord Jesus gave us key principles of success in the parable of the sower and the seed. Let us ask God for wisdom in applying these timeless truths to our lives, relationships and ministries. Illustration - Last week a Taiwanese tourist visiting Australia was so ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Conflict Of Ages

    Contributed by Dan Shubin on May 27, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,761 views

    About the concept of Christian pacifism and conscientious objection to military service, in the Bible and history.

    THE CONFLICT OF AGES Daniel H. Shubin He (the Messiah) will judge between the nations, and will decide for many people; and they will beat their swords into plows and their spears into pruning shears; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic