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  • Scott Maze avatar

    Celebrating Christmas Even When I Don't Feel Like It Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Dec 13, 2021
     | 3,610 views

    Christmas doesn’t immediately mean the end of darkness. But Christmas does means there is a light in the darkness. And the light will eventually overtake the darkness.

    No one wants to miss the magic of Christmas. And no one wants to have anything less than a fantastic Christmas holiday experience. Christmas is this wonderful time of year, and we want to spread that unmitigated joy to everyone! But there are just some Christmases that we don’t have the joy that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jon Daniels avatar

    Jesus Is Here! Series

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on Dec 20, 2021
     | 3,522 views

    Based on Matthew 1:23 - Encourages the hearers to know that Jesus is with us no matter what we face in life.

    “JESUS IS HERE!” Matthew 1:23 FBCF – 12/19/21 Jon Daniels INTRO – How do you prepare for those moments when life crumbles & caves in? - When freakishly powerful, rare Dec tornadoes tear through your town, your home, & your life & change the landscape forever - When sickness or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ernie Arnold avatar

    What If?

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Dec 9, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,290 views

    What if next year is worse than this year? What if there is more suffering? What if there are more trials? This message looks at how we can rise above all the suffering, trials and persecutions and remain true to our LORD and live a life filled with the Holy Spirit!

    Scripture: Matthew 2:10-18; Habakkuk 3:17-19; Psalm 63 Theme: What if things get worse? Title: What if? INTRO: Grace and peace from God our Father, Son and Holy Spirit! It all started so well didn’t it, 2020 was our year, a new decade, and didn’t it just sound so amazing - 2020, a year we ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    Inconvenient Christmas

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 13, 2020
     | 5,439 views

    This seems like an adequate description of Christmas this year. Well, our original Christmas family had to deal with some inconveniences surrounding that first Christmas. Let's see how they handled them all.

    INCONVENIENT CHRISTMAS This seems like an adequate description of Christmas this year. Synonyms for inconvenient include: tiresome, difficult, problematic, awkward, undesirable, troublesome, bothersome. Sounds kind of fitting, doesn't it? The typical parties and gatherings we would normally be ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Boyne avatar

    Advent: Magi & Gifts Series

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Dec 22, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,051 views

    God has provided salvation through Jesus as His free gift.

    Advent: Magi & Gifts December 20, 2020 Morning Service Fourth Sunday of Advent Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God has provided salvation through Jesus as His free gift. Focus Passage: Matthew 2:1-16 Introduction: Talk personally about some strange gifts you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Governor Dominance Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 24, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,361 views

    This is the 3rd of 3 sermons in "A COVID Christmas". This shows the correlations between the days of Jesus' birth and today's environment.

    Series: A COVID Christmas [#3] GOVERNOR DOMINANCE Matthew 2:1-18 Introduction: On this last Sunday of 2020, we can all agree that this has been an unpleasant year; but there have also been some amazing things done by God. I truly believe that our State’s Governor has been preparing us for what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Walker avatar

    1st Sunday After Christmas - The Flight To Egypt

    Contributed by Tim Walker on Dec 25, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,323 views

    This sermon gives us an understanding of why we have no reason to fear the future.

    1st Sunday After Christmas The Flight to Egypt Matthew 2: 1-23 The story of countless innocent babies being murdered is how the Christmas story ends. We often don't include that as part of the Christmas reading or Christmas plays because it just wouldn't fit. We'd rather not think ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Lord Please Free Us From The Machine That Turns Itself Off Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 26, 2020
     | 1,912 views

    In ways we do not understand, Our Lord will help us and bring to naught the plans of the murder coalition.

    Feast of the Holy Innocents 2020 I first saw one of these toys back in the late 1950s when my uncle brought it to Christmas dinner. It’s been re-invented in the last decade and it’s a robot parallel to modern Western society. In its present incarnation, it’s a black plastic box with a switch on ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • David Henderson avatar

    "out Of Egypt"

    Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 31, 2020
     | 6,383 views

    Needless to say, 2020 has been an interesting year. Too much tragedy, illness and isolation and most of us will really be happy when we are able to move forward.

    “Out of Egypt” Matthew 2:13-18 and Exodus 14 Needless to say, 2020 has been an interesting year. Too much tragedy, illness and isolation and most of us will really be happy when we are able to move forward. One of the things adults mention often is a reference to their glory days. Those days ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jack Perkins, D.Min., LADC, CSAC, CCLC avatar

    Scrooges: Man’s Personal Power To Thwart God’s Plan Series

    Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Nov 25, 2020
     | 2,358 views

    The Star and Stars of Christmas is a series of messages for Advent. Using the idea of a play on a stage. Each message will look at different characters in the Christmas story. The introduction takes a critical look at how many in our society are portrayed as celebrities—bigger than life.

    It is amazing how understanding a person and a historical event gives a different way of looking at history. I enjoy reality fiction, especially in movies. For example, “The Man Who Invented Christmas” appears to be a fantasy movie. It is reality fiction. The story tells how Charles Dickens ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jack Perkins, D.Min., LADC, CSAC, CCLC avatar

    Inspiration: Seeing Life Through God’s Eyes Series

    Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Nov 25, 2020
     | 2,370 views

    The Star and Stars of Christmas is a series of messages for Advent. Using the idea of a play on a stage. Each message will look at different characters in the Christmas story. The introduction takes a critical look at how many in our society are portrayed as celebrities—bigger than life.

    Cut! Cut! This story is missing something! The script is not going the way it was written. First, it was written with a God-given ability for all players in the script to always love the Lord, follow his precepts for godly living. Let’s review, the original script looked like this: • At first, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    How Satan Is Stealing Christmas

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Nov 29, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,307 views

    This sermon looks at the ways Satan is trying to steal Christmas, from changing the meaning, changing our focus, and legalism.

    How Satan is Stealing Christmas Watch: https://youtu.be/qFiRhHmoPIc Today, I’d like to do something a little different, something that we can have some fun with as we look at the very real prospect of how Satan is trying to steal Christmas. Now is the time of year that all the Hallmark ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    1st Sunday After Christmas, Year A. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 19, 2022
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,653 views

    JANUARY 1st, 2023.

    Isaiah 63:7-9, Psalm 148:1-14, Hebrews 2:10-18, Matthew 2:13-23. A). IN ALL OUR AFFLICTIONS HE IS AFFLICTED. Isaiah 63:7-9. When we pray for the Lord’s people today, we should remember past mercies - mercies which are ‘new every morning’ (Lamentations 3:22-23). Similarly, as we look at ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Flight Into Egypt And The Massacre Of The Innocents.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 28, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,500 views

    A spiritual walk and a spiritual battle.

    THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS. Matthew 2:13-23. I. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT. Matthew 2:13-15; Matthew 2:19-23. 1. Joseph was called into exile (Matthew 2:13). It is important that we do not linger in the place where we have been, but continue to follow the leading of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Simply Christmas The 3 Journey's Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 4, 2022
     | 3,027 views

    Unexpected Journey’s are part of life – they happen – God is involved in them if you care to see Him

    Video Transition: Simply Christmas Sermon: Simply Christmas (The 3 Journey’s, of the Christmas Story) Scriptures: Luke 2:1-7: Journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem Matthew 2:1-18: Journey from Bethlehem to Egypt Matthew 2:19-23: Journey from Egypt to Nazareth Psalm 23 Thesis: Unexpected Journey’s are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational