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  • Todd Riley avatar

    Reason To Be Comforted

    Contributed by Todd Riley on Dec 13, 2000
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    An exposition of Matthew 2:13-18.

    Islington Baptist Church December 10, 2000 Matthew 2:13-18 Scriptures: Revelations 12, Psalm 2 During the next 3 weeks we are going to consider a number of messianic prophecies that have found their fulfillment in the person of Jesus Christ. A major reason to believe in Jesus as Lord and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas - The Cries Of Christmas

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 10, 2001
    based on 654 ratings
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    It’s Christmas time, & all kinds of sounds remind us of that - bells ringing, choirs singing, & music filling the air. But in the midst of all the joyous sounds there are other sounds - sounds of anguish & grief.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2021) THE CRIES OF CHRISTMAS or DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? TEXT: Matthew 2:13 18 PP #194BW A. This month has been filled with the sounds of Christmas - bells ringing, choirs singing, & ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Now What?

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Nov 30, 2001
    based on 234 ratings
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    Early in Jesus’ life, Satan loses, and prophecies are fulfilled. So it goes throughout Jesus’ life, and in our lives today.

    Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 NOW WHAT? Another year is quickly drawing to a close. The holiday season is just about over. The rush of preparation has culminated in a few hours of quality time spent with friends and family, but now that’s done. The gifts have been opened, the food has been ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Evil That Brought Joy Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Dec 4, 2001
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,595 views

    This is the first sermon in a 4 sermon series designed for Christmas.

    12/2/01 - The Great Evil that Brought a Greater Joy Christmas can be a tough time of year. Text: Matthew 2:16: The Christmas story brought great sorrow to at least one group of people. The mothers of the little boy babies that were killed were filled with an intolerable pain. Yet, in spite of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    Making Necessary Adjustments For The New Year

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 6, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
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    There are some adjustments we can make in order to have a more productive New Year. Are we willing to discipline ourselves in order to see it happen?

    January, 2007 “Making Necessary Adjustments for the New Year” Matthew 2:13-23 INTRODUCTION: STORY: A supermarket in the Midwest could not understand why at a certain time every winter there sales plummeted. They studied their product line and interviewed customers. They did everything ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Starting Over

    Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 15, 2007
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    A look at three principles that guided Joseph (the adopted father of Jesus) from Bethlehem to Egypt and back to Israel.

    This time of year is always the same. People make a big deal over Christmas, and there are all kinds of services, newspaper articles, magazine articles, T.V. shows, and movies that relate to Christmas. Then, right on the heels of that, we hit all the "year end" festivities. Once again, there are ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How Far Will You Go To Find Life

    Contributed by James Sawyer on Dec 5, 2007
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    This Message looks at the journey of the wise men and their encounters on the way to see Jesus. Each person in the story had to make a decision about how they would respond to Jesus. How will the hearer respond today

    How Far Will You Go To Find Life? Introduction. Life for the Jewish people in Roman control was not as they wanted it. They had been in exile and under foreign control for some time and it was no secret that they desired to have their sovereignty again. They spoke regularly of the messiah and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Long Way Home

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Dec 17, 2007
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    The Flight into Egypt by the Holy Family reminds us that that our spiritual journey home is a long one, often through dangerous territory and requires reliance on God to be successful.

    THE LONG WAY HOME MATTHEW 2 13—21 THE LONG WAY HOME Sometimes, when we were young, we used to take the long way home, just to enjoy the scenery and the companionship. Christmas is about a lot of things, but it is at least about getting back home. We sing about it: “I’ll be home for Christmas, if ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Scrooge In All Of Us

    Contributed by Jeffery Russell on Dec 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,944 views

    I have adapted a recent J. John’s sermon, using Scripture to compare Herod and our own sinful tendencies with the Dickens’ character Ebenezer Scrooge.

    The Scrooge in All of Us Matthew 2:13-18 Christmas is one of those times that almost demands that we be creative with the familiar- the story of Bethlehem, and the baby Jesus in a manger. The angels we have heard on high. You might feel that you are familiar with the story that you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Magi: Hope: Shopping For God

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,367 views

    The Magi

    How can you tell a married man from a single man in a department store?A married man is holding a purse. Women just love to shop – Men hate to shop. Why is that? Women are gatherers. Men are hunters. Women have to look at each and every item on the rack even if there is no possibility that they ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Who Is On The Throne?

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 4, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,351 views

    Illustrates the battle between the flesh and spirit for life or death in the kingdom of your herart.

    Who’s on the throne? Matthew 2:1-20 Generally when we read this verse of scripture we talk of the Christmas story and we talk of a babe in a manger, three wise men etc…. Today I would like to look at this a little bit different I want to see the big picture of this scripture. What I saw in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    3 Christmas Gifts

    Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 12, 2008
     | 3,899 views

    WHAT CHRISTMAS GIVES US

    3 Christmas Gifts Matt 2:1-23 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 3 When ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Most Dangerous Baby

    Contributed by Simon Fullylove on Feb 27, 2007
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     | 3,420 views

    Christmas Season - focussing on the revolutionary nature of the birth of Jesus

    Introduction The sight of a sleeping baby causes most people to think “ahh” they look so peaceful, until they wake and start yelling! The Christmas story can be like that - it seems so comfortable, so safe, so cute, after all who can resist a little baby. Well we know some people could – Herod for ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • David Smith avatar

    The Murder Of The Innocents! (Matthew 2:13-23)

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 8, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,678 views

    The streets of Bethlehem awash with blood! What happened to gentle Jesus, meek and mild? ...

    O little Town of Bethlehem! How still we see thee lie! No! Not today! Did you listen to today’s Gospel reading – there is blood running in the streets of Bethlehem, and mothers weeping for their dead children! Yesterday, ’the little Lord Jesus no crying he makes’, but today there is crying a ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    I'm Dreaming Of A Wise Christmas

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,834 views

    Christmas Series

    I’M DREAMING OF A WISE CHRISTMAS (MATTHEW 2:1-18) I look with amusement once at Christmas e-cards prominently displayed on websites. The most frequent themes and images on the cards are Santa Claus, Snowmen, Christmas trees, stockings, reindeers, penguins, polar bears, candles, angels, tree ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible