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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Are You Prepared For Christmas? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 11, 2006
    based on 48 ratings
     | 36,428 views

    How did Joseph and Mary prepare for their 1st Christmas? And what does this say about how we can prepare for pleasing God this season?

    OPEN: A new Christmas movie has just come out starring Matthew Broderick and Danny Devito. Does anybody know the name this movie? That’s right “Deck The Halls”. It’s a comedy about two neighbors who engage in a cutthroat competition to have the most decorated home in the neighborhood. Devito’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Prepare The Way For The Lord

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 53 ratings
     | 48,432 views

    Advent 2(A) - Believers prepare the way for the Lord with repentance and with good fruit(fulness).

    PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE LORD December 10, 2006 - ADVENT 2 - Matthew 3:1-12 Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: Another week has come and gone and we are that much closer to the coming of Christ at Christmas. During the last week, we probably made more preparations in getting ready to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Preparation For Explosion I Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Apr 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,016 views

    An exposition of Acts 1:1-5, detailing the preparations that Christ and the Spirit were making for the genesis of the church

    Text: Acts 1:1-5, Title: Prep for Explosion I, Date/Place: NRBC, 4/15/07, AM A. Opening illustration: When we were building our house in Maine it was in a new development, so there was a lot of things that had to get done before we could begin putting up walls and windows. B. Background to passage: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prepared With Peace 2 Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Oct 28, 2006
     | 4,157 views

    11th in a series on spiritual warfare dealing with the source of peace

    Chico Alliance Church October 8, 2006 Pastor David Welch "Spiritually Aware, Alert, Armed and Aggressive" Pt 11 “Prepared with Peace - 2” I. Be Aware II.Be Alert III.Be armed & aggressive A.Be fully empowered B.Be fully armed C.Stand firm – engage the enemy 1.Stand firm having girded ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    John Prepares The Way

    Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,584 views

    John the Baptist prepared the way for us to know and trust in Christ.

    John prepares the way Matthew 3:1-12 Are you ready to meet Jesus? How do you help others to prepare to meet Him? If you had been sent as the front man for Jesus to come into town, what would you do to make sure that hearts were ready to receive Him and His message? For 400 years God had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    A Time Of Heart Preparation

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,992 views

    The first Sunday of Advent. It is time to prepare our hearts and be ready for the coming of Jesus, who comes to us in spite of our sins and in spite of the messiness of human existence.

    A Time of Heart Preparation I Corinthians 1:3-9 November 27, 2005 First Sunday of Advent For those of us who live in this northern latitude, this is an interesting, and sometimes confusing time of year. Today, we find ourselves on the first Sunday of Advent; the beginning of a new year, if you ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Preparing The Way At Christmas

    Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Dec 5, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 9,108 views

    John the Baptist came preparing the way. We need to prepare the way for Christ in our hearts and our world as well as we look forward to Christmas.

    Second Sunady of Advent 2005 www.valleyforge Dr. Paul G. Humphrey The following series of advertisements reportedly appeared in a daily newspaper: Monday: "The Rev. A.J. Jones has one color TV set for sale. Telephone 626-1313 after 7 p.m. and ask for Mrs. Donnelley who lives with him, cheap." ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Prepare The Way For The Lord

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 13, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 8,537 views

    This is an advent sermon.

    I. God’s Comfort. “I think my water broke!” “Your what did what?” I replied. “I think my water broke!” “Not now. We’re at church.” “No, this is it. We gotta go to the hospital.” “Uh, okay. Let me ask mom to take Victoria.” We were off to the hospital. It wasn’t supposed to be for ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Rocky - Preparing For The Fight Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 5, 2003
    based on 118 ratings
     | 18,606 views

    Why did Jesus take His disciples to Caesarea Philippi? Why go to a pagan, idolatrous city to ask His disciples the most important question of His ministry?

    OPEN: I read once the story of a young black man in the ghettos. He was fortunate in that he had both of his parents, and they struggled to make ends meet. But for his birthday that year they had scraped together enough money to pay for a brand new bicycle. A few days later someone stole it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Preparing For An Uncertain Future

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,718 views

    How to prepare for the threat of future events (written before Y2K)

    “Preparing for an Uncertain Future” Intro: Let’s talk for a little about preparing for an uncertain future. Let’s look in 2 Kings 18. In this chapter, we see a godly king of Judah. His name is Hezekiah. In verse 5 we see he is a godly king. Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Preparing For The Guest Of Honor

    Contributed by Richard White on Dec 13, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,482 views

    Jesus came as a baby in a manger, now he is coming as the King of Kings, we must get ready.

    Preparing for the Guest of Honor Isaiah 40:1-11 ISA 40:1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Prepare, Practice, Play

    Contributed by Paul Redwine on Jan 2, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 4,349 views

    Christians are to be DOERS of the Word.

    Prepare, Practice, Play, James 1:19-27 Paul Redwine, Northside Christian Church, July 13, 2003 Introduction At a sporting event, you can see that the fans participate in the sport in their own unique ways: The Casual Spectator -- watches the game for some entertainment The Tailgater -- The more ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Preparing Of God's Servants

    Contributed by Mike Hullah on Feb 1, 2004
    based on 97 ratings
     | 9,657 views

    A sermon on the preparation of God’s servants for ministry.

    THE PREPARING OF GOD’S SERVANTS Isaiah 49:1-6 “Listen, O coastlands, to Me, and take heed, you peoples from afar! The LORD has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; In the shadow of His hand He has hidden ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Preparing For A New Season"

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 32,591 views

    We must prepare for new seasons in our life when God gives us ideas.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM churches September 8, 2002 Preparing for a New Season Joshua 1:1-12 Introduction: Most of us rush through the seasons without giving much thought to where we’ve been or where we’re going. When we finally do look back, we wonder where the time went. It will soon be a year ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Soldiers Are Prepared For Battle Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 6, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 11,621 views

    We can please our Commanding Officer by carrying out His orders.

    We Were Soldiers Series Soldiers Are Prepared For Battle (1 of 3) 2 Timothy 2:1-4 March 23, 2003 Chester First Baptist Church, Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Spkr. Introduction: A (Enlist 3 to 5 veterans (one having battle experience preferably*) who are willing to be interviewed for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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