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  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    He Taught Them Many Parables… (The Thief And The Servants) # 19

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 14, 2022
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    As we look at the coming of the Lord as a thief in the night, the emphasis is on the element of surprise.

    For example, a thief does not call the home that he plans to enter and say, “About one O’clock this evening I plan to arrive.” When he enters a home, he wants the element of surprise to be on his side.And the Bible tells us in Matthew 24:36, “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Craig Condon avatar

    Be Prepared For Christ’s Return

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Nov 25, 2016
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    The central theme of the reading from Matthew 24:36-44 is promise. Jesus promises that when he returns he will gather his people. We don’t need to be afraid of the Great Tribulation or the Battle of Armageddon. Jesus will be with us. He will protect us.

    The central theme of the reading from Matthew 24:36-44 is promise. Jesus promises that when he returns he will gather his people. We don’t need to be afraid of the Great Tribulation or the Battle of Armageddon. Jesus will be with us. He will protect us. No one knows when He will return to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Exhortation To Watchfulness.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 2, 2022
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     | 1,877 views

    He comes suddenly and unexpectedly, like a thief in the night.

    EXHORTATION TO WATCHFULNESS. Matthew 24:36-44. The world goes on in wilful ignorance of the doom which awaits those who are unprepared for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. It shall be just like “in the days of Noah” (Matthew 24:37-39). Eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage may ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jerry Owen avatar

    Into The Night: Judas Series

    Contributed by Jerry Owen on May 20, 2018
     | 7,924 views

    The series explores what happened to 3 men the night before Jesus was crucified. The first sermon, this one, explores this dark night from the perspective of Judas, the Betrayer.

    INTO THE NIGHT: JUDAS John 13:30 Jn 13:30 So after receiving the morsel he went out immediately; and it was night. I've always been intrigued since a 12 yr old kid about John 13:30. My pastor had talked about Judas going out into the night. I don't remember much of his sermon from 40+ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Lawson avatar

    It Was Not A Silent Night

    Contributed by Tom Lawson on May 17, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 10,935 views

    The Incarnation as Noisy Reality, not Quiet Theology

    It Was NOT a Silent Night Incarnation Reality and Myth Introduction: Illustration (humor): Christmas is a time of surprises. A lady was preparing her Christmas cookies. There came a knock at the door. She went to find a man, his clothes poor, obviously looking for some Christmas odd jobs. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Nick At Night Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 28, 2023
     | 2,107 views

    If you want to see the Kingdom of God, you must be born again, the Son of Man must be lifted up, and you must believe.

    When Abraham Lincoln ran for Congress in 1846, he faced a tough opponent: Peter Cartwright. Cartwright was a raw-boned, circuit-riding, Methodist preacher, known throughout the state of Illinois. During his 65 years of circuit-riding ministry, he baptized nearly 10,000 converts. During the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • J Jeffrey Smead avatar

    Twenty Mississippi - Ready Or Not He Will Come

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 9, 2013
    based on 67 ratings
     | 27,312 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. (Updated October 2023)

    I loved it ... weather... I was the one hiding ... trying not to get caught, ... or if I was the one seeking; ......who was trying to catch unexpectedly ... those that were hiding. Although I have not played in quite some time, ......I do remember ... that the seeker, ......was called ... the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Curtis Kittrell avatar

    A Night To Be Remembered

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Sep 19, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,067 views

    It shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover; who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and deli

    A Night to Be Remembered Text: "It shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover; who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Questions In The Night Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 20, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,277 views

    We find a man who comes to Jesus at night to wrestle with a great question of life

    INTRODUCTION  Today we continue on our journey with Jesus. Last week we spent time with Jesus as he opened His public ministry with a miracle at a wedding in Cana of Galilee.  After the wedding, Jesus along with His mother, brothers and disciples (John 2:12) traveled down to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Nic At Night

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 85 ratings
     | 7,114 views

    Nicodemus found the answer of how to enter the kingdom of God.

    Introduction: About 25 years ago, a new phrase slipped into the American vocabulary. Actually, the expression is as old as the New Testament itself, but for many years the world had generally ignored the term. But then Charles Colson, who was a former aide to Richard Nixon and was involved in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    No More Night

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 28, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 10,135 views

    We are promised "no more night": no more blind thrashing about, unable to see where our lives are going; no more mistrust; no more incompleteness. Sermon for Remembrance Day, when we celebrate members who have passed away in the previous year.

    Several Saturday nights ago I just was not satisfied with my preaching preparation. Somehow the message had not quite gelled, and I knew there were many improvements I needed to make before Sunday morning. But by then it was late, after a busy weekend, and I decided, hey, so what, it’ll be all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Night Visits

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 17, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 10,955 views

    Sermon for Black History Month, incorporating the poetry of recently deceased African poet and statesman Leopold Senghor; focus on imprisonment, liberation, empowerment, and forgiveness.

    It was night. Nothing else need be said. That short and simple phrase says it all. It was night. It was night when they visited my bedroom, when I was a child of six, to tell me that my mother would not be coming home for a long time. The stress of giving birth to my brother had been too much; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • ROBERT SIMMONS avatar

    Songs In The Night

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,565 views

    Anyone can sing while it is day. But only through God’s grace can you sing while it is night.

    JOB 35:10 BUT NONE SAITH, “WHERE IS GOD THY MAKER, WHO GIVETH SONGS IN THE NIGHT? 1. WHAT IS NIGHT? PSALMS 91:5 & 6 THOU SHALT NOT BE AFRAID FOR THE TERROR BY NIGHT; NOR FOR THE ARROW THAT FLIETH BY DAY; NOR FOR THE PESTILENCE THAT WALKETH IN DARKNESS; NOR FOR THE DESTRUCTION THAT WASTETH AT ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ronald Harbaugh avatar

    On A Bad Night

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Apr 8, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,791 views

    A Maundy Thursday Sermon, comparing the Passover with Holy Communion

    Maundy Thursday April 13, 2006 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, we come before your altar as your people, baptized into the death and resurrection of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Nick At Night

    Contributed by John Nadasi on Feb 17, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,491 views

    A non threatening invitation to salvation.

    John 3:1-17 Paonia United Methodist Church February 20, 2004 This morning we continue along our Lenten journey As we return to an old friend. Lent, if you remember, is a season set aside to contemplate And even mourn the distance between God and mankind. And the purpose of this is to take an ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist