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  • Robert Leroe avatar

    "The Spirits Of Christmas"

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 15, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 7,377 views

    Like Scrooge, we too can reclaim Christmas, with the help of the “spirits” of Christmas Past, Present, and Future

    “The Spirits of Christmas” “Bah, Humbug!” shouted Ebenezer Scrooge, using a mild Victorian form of profanity, meaning “nonsense” or “rubbish”. Charles Dickens depicted Scrooge as the epitome of all cynics hardened to the holiday spirit. Scrooge was stingy, selfish, and heartless. Later on Dr ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Advent - God's Judder Bar.

    Contributed by John Gullick on Dec 18, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 5,186 views

    A sermon that considers how Advent is a time of preparation for the Christian.

    There is a tarsealed road at East Gore that leads to the river. Along this road are a series of deliberately built bumps like judder bars. They have been put there to restrain the young people who like to race along that road. The concern is to slow them down and to prepare them for entering East ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Unity In Communion

    Contributed by Craig Fenton on Feb 10, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 18,220 views

    UNITY IN COMMUNION COMMUNION Paul’s term describing the nature of the Lord’s Supper

    UNITY IN COMMUNION COMMUNION Paul’s term describing the nature of the Lord’s Supper and thus the term used by many church groups to refer to their celebration of Jesus’ final, memorial supper with His disciples. Paul used the Greek term Koinonia to express the basic meaning of the Christian faith, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Willing To Follow

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 27, 2004
    based on 33 ratings
     | 4,375 views

    They left everything and followed him; a challenge for following Jesus.

    Knute Rockne served as head coach of Notre Dame University’s football team from 1918-1931. During those 13 seasons, he scored a winning percentage of just over 88%, the best ever for a college (or pro) football coach. Rockne knew how to play football. More precisely, he knew how to coach; to ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Advent 2 - (Love) 2006 Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 20,361 views

    A sermon for the second Sunday of Advent. Love.

    Luke 3:1-6 “Love” What would we have without Christmas??? (From sermoncentral.com) • The candied fruit market would completely collapse! • Our boring, uneventful lives would have no stress at all! • Eggnog would just be a slimy, high cholesterol beverage. • Santa would be a strange fat man ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Come Let Us Adore Him Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Dec 14, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 28,869 views

    The old Christmas Carol declares, “O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, o come ye, o come ye, to Bethlehem.” Christmas is about welcoming Christ, worshipping Christ, and witnessing for Christ.

    COME LET US ADORE HIM: THE WELCOME, WITNESS AND WORSHIP OF CHRISTMAS OPENING TEXT: “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Placing Priority Upon Personal Repentance

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 1, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,391 views

    Jesus highlighted the priority of repentance. Thus repentance is to take priority in the lives of all, but How is it to be prioritized? 2 responsibilities revealing the priority of personal repentance.

    PLACING PRIORITY UPON PERSONAL REPENTANCE—Luke 13:1-9 Jesus highlighted the priority of repentance. Repentance is to take priority in the lives of all. How is repentance to be prioritized? 2 responsibilities revealing the priority of personal repentance. *Previously(12:35-48 & :49-53 & :54-59) ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The After Christmas Shepherd Sale Series

    Contributed by Bob Aubuchon on Dec 17, 2005
    based on 37 ratings
     | 13,226 views

    Making sense of Christmas

    What would Christmas be without a good sale? After all who wants to pay retail for all those gifts you buy? “Pre Christmas” sales are what we like at Christmas time! And when all the presents are opened and families visited what could be better than an “After Christmas” sale? Some love ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Narnia: I Love Lucy

    Contributed by Greg Hamby on Dec 19, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,875 views

    2nd in a series of sermons on "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" that makes the connection between the character Lucy in Narnia and the importance of childlike faith in the real world.

    “I Love Lucy” Mark 10: 13-16 December 4, 2005 Last week, we began our Advent season with the first in a series of 3 sermons that find their origin in CS Lewis’ book, and the soon to be released Disney film, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” As I said last week, the book centers on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Coming Of Christ Brings Me Joy

    Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 29, 2010
     | 3,926 views

    The coming of Christ brings me joy because He soaks up my sin like a sponge, and He helps me get a spiritual bailout.

    The Coming of Christ Brings Me Joy John 1:29-34 SLIDES 1, 2 Christ brings me joy because He takes away my sin. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29 HCSB) SLIDE 3 – Sponge Bob VISUAL ILLUSTRATION ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lie: Dad's Don't Really Matter Series

    Contributed by John Raulerson on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,646 views

    Many dad’s are abandoning their responsibilities of fatherhood because they have bought into the lie that dad aren’t really that important.

    Series: Lies Satan Tells Lie: DAD’S DON’T REALLY MATTER Ephesians 6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. (Victor Parachin, "The Fine Art of Good Fathering," Herald of Holiness, February 1995, pp. 32-33.) According ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Friendship With God

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jun 18, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,892 views

    Everyone has the choice to either be friends with God or friends with the world. In this passage, James gives us seven characteristics of the person who is a friend of God.

    JOURNEY THROUGH JAMES #6: FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD INTRO TO TOPIC: What are some of the most important things in your world? I am sure that most of you would say it is your friendships. Have you ever pondered what it means that we have the opportunity to become friends with God, the Creator of the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Don't Worry About The Weeds Series

    Contributed by Tellison A Glover on Jul 21, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,472 views

    An exegesis of Jesus' Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds

    Do not worry about the weeds Pentecost 6 Matthew 13:28b The slaves said to him, `Then do you want us to go and gather them?' But he replied, `No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest. In today’s gospel Jesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • The Rev deniray mueller avatar

    Are We Wandering In The Darkness? And How Do We Get Out? Series

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Feb 3, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,058 views

    Advent gives us time to bear witness to Jesus

    Mark 1:1-8 We gather on this the second Sunday of Advent with joyful expectations of another Christmas season with the sacred and secular traditions that Christmas brings. We can see the excitement in the faces of children who patiently wait for Christmas Day. It's harder for them to concentrate ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    A Christmas Meditation

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 24, 2014
     | 4,540 views

    Is Christ in a manger a decoration; or is He Lord of your life?

    “In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist