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  • suresh manoharan avatar

    The Herodian Conundrum

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Mar 8, 2016
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    To facilitate better understanding of "one Herod too many" conundrum especially to the new readers of the New Testament!!!

    THE HERODIAN CONUNDRUM!!! Hmmm...some Cricket here please... Sharma caught Sharma bowled Sharma... One can well imagine plight of a Cricket aficionado going through a batting Score-card (of say a West Zone Vs North Zone- Deodhar Trophy match- in the Sports page of ...read more

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    Flight To Egypt

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2016
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    How do you respond to Christ the King Who is the fulfillment of the ages? Like Herod, and all Jerusalem with him, do you hate Him and fear Him? Or, like the shepherds and magi’s, do you bow down before Him and worship Him?

    Opening illustration: A young boy desperately wanted a bicycle for Christmas, so he asked his parents for the bike; His parents wanted to teach him the importance of prayer, so they suggested the young boy should write a letter to Jesus and pray for one instead." Not pleased with the response of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Sunday After Christmas Sermon Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 20, 2015
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    How did Christmas 2014 feel to you? Maybe your Christmas wasn’t all you expected. Now that Christmas is over, maybe the excitement has passed and life is already returning to some kind of normal. Whatever normal might be in your life!

    The Sunday after Christmas sermon How was your Christmas? Yesterday I went to buy some petrol and as I was queuing up to pay I heard another driver ask the cashier: “How was your Christmas?” Her response was “I am SO HAPPY that Christmas is over!” - I find that a little ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Were The Wise Men Really So Wise?

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 8, 2013
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    Were the wise men as smart as we think?

    Were the Wise Men Really So Wise? Matthew 2:1-18 Sometimes we think we know more about something than we really know. A perfect case is this morning’s text about the three wise Men. We even think we know their names as being Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar. We believe that they came from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "Let's Keep Herod In Christmas"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 30, 2013
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    A sermon for the first Sunday in Advent

    "Let's Keep Herod in Christmas" Sermon Series: "Christmas: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" Matthew 2:1, 7-8, 16-18 It's been very popular in the last few decades or so to say something to the effect of: "Let's Keep Christ in Christmas." Amid the swirl of Christmas tree decorations, the frenzy ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Lessons Learned From Wise Men

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Dec 5, 2013
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     | 44,640 views

    Some important lessons can be learned form

    Lessons Learned From Wise Men Matthew 2:1-23 Often you will hear me quote other men of God that I have a great deal of respect for. (Ex. Spurgeon, D.L Moody, Matthew Henry, David Jeremiah, J Vernon McGee, Charles Stanley, Alan Carr and especially Adrian Rogers) Why do I do this? Because these men ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hope In The Midst Of Hardships

    Contributed by Tony Cheng on Dec 13, 2013
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    We can understand that many people are facing a lot of hardships nowadays. But it is difficult to understand why there are hardship during the first Christmas!

    HOPE IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIPS (Luke 2:1-7; Matthew 2:13-15) Shall we bow down before our LORD to ask Him to bless our worship this morning: Dear Heavenly Father, grant us listening hearts, unity of minds, and humble hearts, for we want to worship You. May You be honored this morning. In JESUS' ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Flight Into Egypt

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 4, 2014
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    After our exile in the dark places of Egypt we are summoned to return to the place we came from, chastened and up-built by the experience which we have been through, and equipped for whatever may lay ahead.

    THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT. Matthew 2:13-15; Matthew 2:19-23. We have already established that Joseph Ben-David was a dreamer (Matthew 1:20). Although his angelic visitations took place in dreams, in visions of the night (Job 20:8), they were not nebulous apparitions. A real, tangible, substantial ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Your Place In An Uncertain Future Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Aug 21, 2016
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     | 11,421 views

    Only God knows tomorrow. Don’t Fear an uncertain future; it is our Opportunity to walk with God. As we do God gives us grace at the moment we need it.

    UNLIKELY - Your Place in an Uncertain Future John 3:7-8 MsgB “So don’t be so surprised when I tell you that you have to be ‘born from above’—out of this world, so to speak. You know well enough how the wind blows this way and that. You hear it rustling through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Wise Men Worship Jesus Lesson 6 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 20, 2016
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    In Search of the King

    A. IN SEARCH OF THE KING – MATTHEW 2:1-2 1. Why were Mary and Joseph still living in Bethlehem?  So their son could be near the Temple.  So their son could identify with David. Bethlehem is the city of David and the angel predicted Jesus would sit on David’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Three Kinds Of Worshippers Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 30, 2016
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    Three wise came from east and brought gifts according to their capacities. God blessed them all equally.

    Three kinds people groups in the Society - Mt. 2:1-18 By Rev. Andrew B Natarajan 1. Wise men of the East (2:1-2,9-12) The first groups represent the people who are half-baked. They trust in God and trust in self-search. Basically self-satisfied, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Rachel's Sorrow

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 6, 2016
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    However crafty, however ruthless Herod might have been, he could be no more successful than his evil superior Satan. The Redeemer would come just as was planned, would live just as planned, and would die just as planned.

    Matthew 2:13-18 Rachel’s Sorrow 12/15/02 D. Marion Clark Introduction I do like our Live Nativity we put on at our church. We show the manger scene; we have a full inn, a market square retail booth, angels singing to shepherds, and a tax collector at his booth. We even have the three ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Andy Grossman avatar

    The Christmas Story

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Dec 11, 2017
     | 7,418 views

    The Christmas story is all about God's love for you.

    `“The Christmas Story” Matthew 2:1-16 “The Christmas story is fascinating to me. There is so much going on. God the Creator takes on human form as a baby. He was born in a barn with all those colorful images; Wisemen from the East came to see Him after following a star that led the way to ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Barry O Johnson avatar

    The Christmas Story

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Dec 12, 2017
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    This telling of the birth of Christ is a mixture of narrative and historical facts. My prayer is that it blesses you.

    Many of us know the “Christmas Story” oh so well. And no, I’m talking about the one with the “Red rider BB gun”. That “Christmas Story” is very humorous and it’s a lot of fun to watch. But there was nothing humorous about what happened in Bethlehem and the neighboring villages as a result of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Herod, Dead Babies, And Hope Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 23, 2017
     | 4,501 views

    There was a time in the seventies of the last century when Catholics seemed to stand alone among the Christian churches in their condemnation of abortion. Now they often stand with us outside the abortion mills and pro-choice lectures, praying.

    Feast of the Holy Innocents 2017 Reformation/Revolution I don’t think it is possible to read or hear the account of the flight into Egypt and the intentional murder of an unknown number of children by Herod dispassionately. St. Matthew, writing at least forty years after these events, is probably ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic