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  • What Will It Cost Me To Be Used By God?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 20, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,264 views

    This message looks at the cost to Mary of bearing Jesus (in terms of scandal and reputation) and then asks what the cost might be for us to obey God.

    - just read vv. 1-2 to open sermon. - only 4 women (besides Mary) are mentioned in this genealogy and they aren’t the big names of the O.T. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INCLUSION OF THESE WOMEN? - Three of the four of them were associated with sexual sin. - v. 3 - Tamar (dressed as ...read more

  • Christmas: "Wise Men From The East..." By Dr. Winson Butler

    Contributed by Winson Butler on Dec 21, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 1,720 views

    There is no better exercise for the heart than reaching down and lifting someone else up. The Wise men who came to see the Christ child helps us see this lesson at it’s best!

    Introduction I asked a group of fifth graders "Who are some of the wisest men you know..." their answers are classic! "My Papa...my next door neighbor Mr. Lee..." but the best of all, "the man who makes the machines work when they break at Chucky Cheeses..." Long before this list, there were ...read more

  • A Baby On The Way: Water Breaks News Breaks

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,768 views

    A message about the importance of The Message

    A Baby on the Way: Water Breaks News Breaks Luke 2:1-20 INTRODUCTION... Incarnation of Christ An old pioneer traveled westward across the great plains until he came to an abrupt halt at the edge of the Grand Canyon. He gawked at the sight before him: a vast chasm one mile down, from four to ...read more

  • Unwrapping God's Purpose Series

    Contributed by John Harvey on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,819 views

    Jesus purpose was to bridge the gap between God and man. His birth as a man and the sacrifice he made brings us into relationship with God. God had a purpose for Jesus and he has a purpose for each of us.

    Four Christmas Gifts Worth Unwrapping “Unwrapping God’s Purpose” 12/26/04 Intro: Merry Christmas! I hope you had a great day of celebrating the arrival of Jesus. Hopefully your day was filled with friends, family and a beauty of soul. We have been looking at gifts God has given us this ...read more

  • The Reaction Of The Shepherds Series

    Contributed by Keith Crouch on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,834 views

    This is the third in a four sermons series on four different reactions to the birth of Christ

    The Reaction of the Shepherds Luke 2:8-20 I. They Received the Announcement (v. 8-14) A. God Met Them Right Where They Were (v. 8) 1. God Was Not Interested in Who They Were 2. God Was Not Interested in What They Had Done B. God’s Message Resulted in Fear (v. 9-10) C. God Provided Direction to ...read more

  • Mary's Response Reflects The Truest Christmas Spirit

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 23, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 7,940 views

    An indepth reflection on the first few verses of Mary’s Magnificat show the source of her joy prior to that First Christmas.

    December 25, 2004 Luke 1:46-48 Mary said: My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed. When the news media showed video tapes of people in Palestine ...read more

  • Comfort Zone

    Contributed by Timothy Spivey on Dec 24, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,149 views

    This sermon talks about the incarnation of Christ and it as God’s move of intimacy toward the world.

    This is the season to use T. S. Eliot’s masterful phrase about the Incarnation: "the intersection of the timeless with time." Before it was Eliot’s, that way of looking at the birth of Jesus into human form was captured by John: John 1:1-4, 14, 16-18: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word ...read more

  • Prepare The Way

    Contributed by John Knight on Apr 14, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,383 views

    What does it mean to ’prepare’ for Christmas, and are we preparing our hearts and lives?

    Prepare The Way Mark 1:1-11 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths ...read more

  • The Intimate Savior

    Contributed by John Knight on Apr 14, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 4,072 views

    Christ comes as the intimate savior willing to ’get His hands dirty’ for the sake of saving a lost, hurting, and dying world.

    The Intimate Savior Mark 1:40-45 Introduction: illustration of uncleanness (Trying to get Shelley dirty after working) I. Leper What it means to be a leper diseased -any number of skin diseases -affects skin, but goes deeper; exposing raw flesh feared-fear of ...read more

  • The Religious Challenge

    Contributed by John Knight on Apr 14, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,221 views

    Overcoming religiosity and legalism. (a piecing together of three sermons from sermoncentral)

    The Religious Challenge Mark 7:1-13 Introduction: Christmas phonies My experience with religious phonies Christian legalists made them that way I. Pharisees As Imitations Respected religious leaders Keepers (guardians) of the Law Became a members only club Jesus defines them by 7 ...read more

  • We Call Him Savior

    Contributed by John Knight on Apr 14, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,832 views

    A look at the reason Jesus was born; why we call Him Savior.

    We Call Him Savior "And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke ...read more

  • Wonderful Counsellor Series

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 15, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,416 views

    In this series of messages we look at the names of Christ from Isaiah 9:6.

    Wonderful Counsellor Sunday, December 2, 2001 Intro: Look at the birth announcements in Saturday’s paper. Not one of the announcements have a reference to what the baby will be when it grows up. No one can predict. But in Isaiah 9:6 we have a different sort of birth announcement. The birth of ...read more

  • Mighty God Series

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 15, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,593 views

    Another in the series on Christ from Isaiah 9:6.

    Mighty God Sunday, December 16, 2001 A couple of weeks ago at our seven and eights group on Wednesday night we looked at the question of Jesus resurrection. We did it from a different sort of perspective. I divided the kids up into groups and gave each group one of the most common naturalistic ...read more

  • Everlasting Father Series

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 15, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,280 views

    Another in the series on Christ from Isaiah 9:6.

    Everlasting Father Sunday, December 23, 2001 As I have been preparing my message this week, I feel as though I should have saved this for Father’s Day rather than preaching it at Christmas. Everlasting Father is the name that we find this week in Isaiah 9:6 in referring to the Son who is born. ...read more

  • Everlasting Father Series

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 15, 2003
    based on 76 ratings
     | 13,092 views

    Another in the series on Christ from Isaiah 9:6.

    Everlasting Father Sunday, December 23, 2001 As I have been preparing my message this week, I feel as though I should have saved this for Father’s Day rather than preaching it at Christmas. Everlasting Father is the name that we find this week in Isaiah 9:6 in referring to the Son who is born. ...read more