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  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Christmas Is Not Your Birthday: Expect A Miracle" Series

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 28, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,363 views

    A sermon for Advent.

    Luke 1:26-38 Isaiah 7:14 “Christmas Is Not Your Birthday: Expect a Miracle” (based on Mike Slaughter's Book "Christmas Is Not Your Birthday) What do you suppose God looks like? Artists have given a shot at attempting to give us a physical picture of God in countless ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Ready Or Not He Will Come

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 29, 2011
    based on 435 ratings
     | 76,520 views

    As a child I really enjoyed playing hide and go seek. Little did I realize as a child how much this game of hide and seek paralleled the Return - The Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

    As a child I really enjoyed playing... hide and go seek. I loved it ...no matter if ...I was the one hiding ... trying not to get caught, ... or if I was the one seeking; ......who was trying to catch those hiding... unexpectedly. Although I have not played in quite some time, ......I do ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Challenging The Authority Of Jesus

    Contributed by David Cain on Aug 4, 2012
     | 6,159 views

    The authority of Jesus was constantly challenged. We must avoid doing the same

    Challenging the Authority of Jesus (Mark 3:20 to 35) Our reading this morning describes two challenges to the authority of Jesus. They are very different challenges; the first is from his family who we would expect to be on his side and the second comes from some teachers of the law who we would ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Acts 3 - The Power Of The Living Christ Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 19, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,841 views

    Choose to believe in His presence. Know the authority we have in Christ. God’s power flows through faith. Pray and believe God will act.

    I want to talk about the NAME – the Name JESUS, the power of the living Christ. [Read Acts 3:1-16] This was the first recorded miracle of the disciples in the book of Acts. • This was unlike the Peter and John that we read about in the Gospels. • Here they were bold and confident. They saw a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Grace And Sin's Judgment Part I Series

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Mar 15, 2011
     | 3,880 views

    While God’s judgment is on specific sins, these sins result from our sinful nature which must be changed to find acceptance by God.

    Grace and Sin’s Judgment Part I Romans 2:1-6 I. God’s Judgment On Sin A. There is a psychological defense mechanism called projection. 1. Defined, it refers to our tendency to project or attribute to others unpleasant or sinful issues we deal with. 2. For example, someone may have the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Rejection Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Apr 12, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,840 views

    We continue our study of walking in the footsteps of Jesus. These footsteps lead us to a time when Jesus was rejected. This is of course just the first time; there would be many. In this meesage I deal with how to handle rejection.

    “Dealing with Rejection” Luke 4:14-30 If we are honest, every one of us have felt rejection at one time or another. Rejection comes in a variety of forms. Sometimes it sounds like this ... * from a job interview... you know have great qualifications. I’m sure someone will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "all I Want For Christmas Is A Savior” Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 19, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,196 views

    A perspective of the OT prophets. They waited for centuries before this would be fulfilled.

    “All I want for Christmas is a Savior” Micah 5:1-2 and Isaiah 7:14 It is hard to imagine that Christmas is now just three weeks away. Three short weeks. It’s that time of year when people start asking the question-hey-what do you want for Christmas and someone may respond by saying “well, all I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is It Worth It?

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on May 13, 2023
     | 1,657 views

    This week it's 'Christian Aid Week' (in the UK). Christian Aid calls on Christians to 'give, act and pray.' All good things to do. But we might wonder, is it worth it? Isn't the situation for Planet Earth hopeless?

    This week is ‘Christian Aid Week.’ Once a year, Christian Aid especially encourages us as Christians to think about how we respond to a great sea of need in the world. Since this is Christian Aid Week, I thought I should tell you what Christian Aid want to tell us. Christian Aid has prepared ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Never Cut What You Can Untie

    Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 22, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,028 views

    This is a rewrite of Tim Dilena's wonderful message. Success in the kingdom of God requires that we work together. Conflicts are inevitable, but in the kingdom of love, conflicts must be healed, since every member is needed.

    NEVER CUT WHAT YOU CAN UNTIE Phip. 4:4-8 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Peggy Lewis told of a minister who performed a wedding ceremony in a car. The engaged pair were too old and frail to get out of the car, so he got on his knees in the front seat and turned to them in the back. 2. After ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Chat Gpt Helps Me Preach On Ezekiel's Bones Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Mar 25, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,559 views

    So: my AI friend Chat GPT could not write a decent sermon. (She tried but it was as dry as Ezekiel's dry bones). But she did help me write this one, even if I still had to do most of the work.

    Bones in desert land, God's breath revives, forms new life, Hope in resurrection. Once upon a time, there were three kings who ruled over three kingdoms. The first king, known for his wisdom and kindness, saw his people suffer from a terrible famine. He called upon his advisors, but no one ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Must Of Evangelism

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 11, 2023
     | 1,470 views

    Preaching the gospel is an imperative (Outline and material adapted from Gene Dulin in the book "The Faith Promise Missionary Conference" Section IX "Sermon Outlines on Missions" pg. 116)

    HoHum: Two fellows are standing on the side of a country road. One is holding a sign that says, “The end is near!” The other one is holding a sign that says, “Repent!” Several cars pass them by and pay them no heed. In fact, all the cars speed up to get past these guys whom they consider to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Church Is Born Series

    Contributed by Jeff Kautz on Dec 28, 2018
     | 5,358 views

    The First church is born

    The Church Is Born Acts 2:1-13 Lessons From The Early Church Everything in Chapter one is preparation to the great outburst of the Spirit we are going to see in chapter 2 The second chapter of Acts marks a turning point in the history of God’s kingdom and a new phase of God’s redemptive plan ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jerusalem Alone Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Jan 8, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,386 views

    The story of a 12 year-old boy left behind in Jerusalem by his parents? Sound familiar? Almost sounds like a Christmas classic movie! Not exactly. This is the story of the Son of God, knowing who he was and why he was here.

    As I read through the account from Luke 2 which you heard this morning of how Jesus was left behind by his parents in Jerusalem, I couldn’t help but think of what has become classic Christmas movie, “Home Alone.” If you’re not familiar with the movie, it’s about a boy around the age of 10-12 ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    1st Peter Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Feb 6, 2022
     | 1,716 views

    There IS a Villain in the story....

    February 05, 2022 The 1st recorded letter Peter wrote {written before 64 AD} was to believers in the Northern Provinces of Asia in what is now Turkey {Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia}. There are many “Favorite” things to choose from in this letter: • A promised inheritance that ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    9 The Awakening Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Sep 5, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,855 views

    This is the 9th of 31 Devotions on the book of Jonah. Today's devotion is about Jonah being awoken by the Captain, to call on God for mercy and deliverance.

    The Awakening Jonah 1:6 – “So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.” So the captain came to him, and said to him A Rude Awakening When the news of Jonah sleeping got to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible