Sermons on Nazareth Village:

The Glorious Tasks Of Ministry Series

Contributed by John Boquist on Aug 9, 2008

In our ministry, there are various tasks, all of which can serve to glorify Christ.

Text: Colossians 1:24-2:5 Title: The Glorious Tasks of Ministry Introduction Paul told the Colossians about his many tasks in ministry, all of which served to glorify Christ. In our ministry, there are various tasks, all of which can serve to glorify Christ. We are all called to ministry. Some ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Advent With Handel's Messiah 6 Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 5, 2009

Jesus bears our sorrows and covers our sin

New Years Sunday January 4, 2009 Christmas with the Messiah Songs 23-26 Isaiah 53:3-6 Rachel’s email Some of you may have heard that we are experiencing severe trials in our Haitian Village. A Mob of Dominicans went in Sunday night and ran families out of their homes, threatened their lives and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:3-6

Denomination: *other

Breaking Free

Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Oct 14, 2023

Today, we address life's deepest struggles. Join us as we delve into the path of hope and healing, discovering how God's grace can break the chains of depression, loneliness, and addiction.

Breaking Free: How to Overcome Depression, Loneliness, and Addiction with God’s Help Introduction: According to “https://www.hopefordepression.org/depression-facts” The unfortunate truth is that depression is the primary reason why someone dies of suicide about every 12 minutes (over 41,000 people ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:18, Psalm 46:1, 2 Corinthians 1:4, Genesis 1:27, Jeremiah 31:3, Mark 12:30-31, 1 Peter 2:17, Romans 14:17, Psalm 139:14, Ephesians 2:10, 1 John 3:1, Romans 6:16, John 10:10, 1 John 1:9, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Matthew 11:28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"revealed, Recognized, And The Faith To Follow" (Sermon 4 On The Gospel Of John 2021) Series

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Mar 29, 2021

This message deals with some of the early disciples of Christ, and how they responded to him when they recognized him as the Messiah

REVEALED, RECOGNIZED, AND THE FAITH TO FOLLOW John 1:35-51 Greenmount and O’Leary Churches of Christ February 07, 2021 Video Link: https://youtu.be/hxDN3dmjjYE INTRODUCTION: 1.) Revealed, Recognized, and Respected with our faith! 2.) The Gospel of John is the revealing Jesus as the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-51, Genesis 28:10-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus And The Samaritan Woman

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 28, 2002

Effective evangelism will only happen when we meet people at their point of need, just as Jesus did with the Samaritan woman

Morston/Field Dalling 03-03-02 Jesus and the Samaritan woman - Jn 4:5-42 Story: In a historic move to liberate themselves from 3,000 years of oppression thousands of Dalits or “Untouchables” conveged on Dehli to renounce Hinduism. Although Dehli authorities attempted to block the rally last ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-32

Denomination: Anglican

Serving God (Nehemiah 11)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 11, 2025

Are we willing to leave home to serve God?

Did some forego their inheritance in the land to serve in the temple? Are we willing to leave home to serve God elsewhere? Let’s look at Nehemiah 11. Who primarily lived in Jerusalem with their families? Was there room enough for others? The nation's leaders and their families settled in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Care: The Metaphor Of Love

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Sep 19, 2020

How can we speak of a God of love in a situation characterized by pain and suffering, death guilt and hopelessness?

Care: The Metaphor of Love Reflection Matthew 8:1-4 Roshini (name changed) was outcast, called dirty and sunned by her village from the day she was raped at the age of 16. After four years, she had to run away to Mumbai city with a boy who abandoned her and their infant boy. Roshini ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:1-4

Denomination: Other

3 Prophetic Statements

Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006

Looking at the prophecies of Jesus we can see that God does care for us and that He has a plan for our lives.

3 Prophetic Statements Sometimes life seems out of control and our response to the problems and difficulties we see around us is to fear. We worry that God either doesn’t know or doesn’t care about what is going on. We worry that evil is getting the upper hand. We worry that God can’t stop the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23

Denomination: Holiness

Hidden Manna

Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 8, 2016

Your secret chat with God nothing, nothing can be told to the world.

Hidden manna Revelation 2:17”To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna..” The secret notes scribbled in your diary, the sermons that you preach to yourself in the hiding place the dreams visions secret chat with God nothing, nothing can be told to the world. Ask ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Knows Who And Where You Are Series

Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Feb 11, 2007

Since Genesis, the Bible is filled with pages that suggest and remind us that God knows who we are, what we are, and where we are at all times. Let’s look at Nathanael to see these questions in action.

JOHN 1:43-51 GOD KNOWS WHO AND WHAT YOU ARE I WANT TO SUGGEST . . . WHO . . . WHAT . . . WHERE . . . THEME . . . WHO . . . WHAT . . . WHERE . . . INTERWOVEN . . . THE ANSWER TO WHO WE ARE REST IN GENESIS 1:27 “GOD CREATED MAN IN HIS OWN IMAGE/IMAGIO, IN THE IMAGE OF GOD CREATED HE HIM.” MAN WAS ...read more

Scripture: John 1:43-51

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Boy Jesus Comes To His Temple.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 7, 2013

I must be about my Father's business.

THE BOY JESUS COMES TO HIS TEMPLE. Luke 2:41-52. It was obligatory for men to attend the three main feasts in Jerusalem, but it is evident that Mary and Joseph went up as a couple (Luke 2:41). They also took Jesus with them “according to the custom of the feast” (Luke 2:42). Habits set in youth ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Memorial Convocations Are More Than Nostalgia

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 28, 2025

Each feast was a memorial of some historical event in the life of Israel and was more than just an exercise in nostalgia. Each Jew was called to consider himself or herself as living in that historical moment.

Friday of the 17th Week in Course 2025 When we think of Torah, the Jewish Law, we usually think of the Ten Commandments and the various prohibitions that flow from those natural law ordinances. So, for instance, the first commandment prohibits worship of any God but Hashem, and the pagans of ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:1, Leviticus 23:4-11, Leviticus 23:15-16, Leviticus 23:27, Leviticus 23:34-37, Psalm 81:3-6, Psalm 81:10-11, Matthew 13:54-58  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

A Father Watches Over You Series

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007

God’s Promise at Christmas-to be your Eternal Father

Sermon Series: God’s Promises at Christmas for YOU Today’s Message: A Father Watches Over You Text: Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV) Pastor Ken Squires December 24, 2006 Edited by Dale Weaver (18) This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Favor With God And Man Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 27, 2009

This sermon shows that the human Jesus grew in the ways that all children do, each step of growth preparing him to fulfill his Father’s eternal mission.

Scripture Today is the First Sunday After Christmas. Each Sunday during Advent and Christmas we looked at one of the readings read during this season. Today, I would like to examine Luke 2:39-52. Luke the historian has given us a marvelous account leading up to our text today regarding the advent ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:39-52

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Bad Intel Causes Collateral Damage Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 15, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Matthew 2: 13 – 23

Matthew 2: 13 – 23 Bad Intel Causes Collateral Damage 13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23

Denomination: Calvary Chapel