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  • Mark Winter avatar

    It's Not What I Wanted

    Contributed by Mark Winter on Nov 25, 2000
    based on 85 ratings
     | 3,911 views

    Nobody wants the gift of adversity under the Christmas tree--but sometimes we get it, anyway. Question is, what do we do when we get it?

    Some of you may be wondering if the preacher is one episode shy of a mini-series by preaching from Job during the Christmas season. What does a suffering man have to do with the season of good cheer? Plenty. There’s a dark side to Christmas that most of us don’t like to admit. I knew a man who ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Wise Men's Greatest Act

    Contributed by Mark Winter on Nov 29, 2000
    based on 290 ratings
     | 15,615 views

    Worship was the Wise Men’s greatest act

    What was the wise men’s greatest act? Was it their diligent study of the heavens, which resulted in the discovery of the Christmas Star? The Wise Men, also known as the Magi, were probably not kings, but a priestly band of scholars and stargazers. We don’t know what brilliant star these Magi saw. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What Are You Looking For? A Miracle? Series

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,928 views

    This is the last in a series of Isaiah sermons in Advent all starting with the same question - "What are you looking for?" In this one, we consider the background story of the familiar passage found in Isaiah 7 and the sin of overwhelming "modesty" in bel

    In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who is Emmanuel. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Lord spoke to Ahaz – “Ask a sign of the Lord your God, let it be as deep as Sheol or as high as the heavens.” It sounds like something that we would ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Revelation Nativity

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,115 views

    Advent only has three midweek services this year. This was the last midweek sermon before Christmas. I was reminded of this interesting text reading a book by John Eldridge and thought that it’s a "nativity" story that doesn’t get much press in the church

    In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who sent a child to slay a dragon. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It’s not the usual nativity story that we’re used to. There is no mention of shepherds and their flocks, no mysterious glow around a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Are You Looking For? A Way Back? Series

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 24, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,395 views

    This was the 3rd Sunday in Advent. The people in Jerusalem were looking for a way back...but what God gives them instead of a way back is a way forward, a way on.

    In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who brings us the way of His holiness. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, There was once a water carrier in India whose job it was to bring water from the river to his master’s house. Day after day, he would ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Is There Any Place You Would Rather Be?

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 27, 2007
     | 2,900 views

    A Christmas Eve Sermon addressing those who would like to be someplace else.

    In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who is born this day. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Is there any place that you would rather be on Christmas Eve? I remember when I was growing up, Christmas Eve was always a night filled with joyous ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Are You Looking For? Peace? Series

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 27, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,056 views

    A sermon for the first day of Advent, a church season that looks forward to the coming of Christ in Christmas and in the Resurrection. The next three Sundays are going to be following along the "what are you looking for?" theme and will all be taken from

    In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who gives us true peace. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, So…I guess there’s supposed to be a tree there (pointing to the place where it traditionally stands) pretty soon. Some of you were probably ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Do You Care About People More Than God?

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 30, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,747 views

    This was a tough text to preach on. When I went to read what early church fathers had written or preached about this text, I found that it was skipped by almost everyone from Chrysostom to Augustine. So, where angels fear to tread....here goes a fool for

    In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who cares more than we could ever imagine. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 30 to 150 baby boys in the vicinity of Jerusalem died. 30 to 150 little boys were taken away from their mothers in this text. An ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Who Are You At The Foot Of The Cross?

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 30, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,555 views

    This was the last Sunday of the church year, Christ the King Sunday. And the reading seemed to be odd. Instead of a reading about the glorious majesty of Christ, we see Christ at His lowest point, the cross. It ends up, that since the glory of Christ is t

    In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who brings us into Paradise. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Throughout the history of the church, devoted men and women of God have experienced visions and dreams that have given them what felt like a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    When Do You Know When To Quit?

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 30, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,420 views

    This was the second to last Sunday in the church year. It has been an interesting journey through Luke. Next week we’ll finish up with Luke with his amazing account of the crucifixion. This week though, I kind of looked back on all of the sermons I’ve pre

    In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who gained our souls for us. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, When do you know that it is time to quit? In my youth, I was a swimmer. I was a sprinter. I detested the long races and loved the quick ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Are You Looking Forward Or Backward?

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jan 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,827 views

    Happy New Year’s Eve! As we look back to our past and the resolutions that we haven’t fulfilled, and look forward expectantly, we look to the forgiveness found in the cross of Christ.

    In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who was our hope this year and is our hope for eternity to come. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For many of us, our New Years resolutions seem to resemble carbon dating – where we can establish the date ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Do You Remember Your Baptism?

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jan 13, 2008
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     | 4,765 views

    Many times when we talk about our Baptisms we talk about the stories of our own Baptism and not the Baptism that started it all, not the story that started it all. The Gospel and the 2nd reading for this Sunday (Acts 10) both point to the over arching sto

    In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One in whose Name we are Baptized. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On April 23rd, 1978, in a small seaside chapel in San Juan, La Union, in the Republic of the Philippines, my father, speaking the local ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Where Has All The Magic Gone?

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Feb 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,886 views

    This Transfiguration sermon seeks to show God’s face, Jesus, for who He truly is using the Wizard from the Wizard of Oz as a negative example - our God is no man behind a curtain.

    In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who… Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I didn’t see the Wizard of Oz until just two years ago. Before that I had gotten to know the characters as they had been presented to me in pop culture here and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Would You Rather Be Dead?

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Feb 9, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,353 views

    This Ash Wednesday sermon uses a scene from "Fight Club" as its major illustration - it attempts to show that Christ doesn’t just give us a second chance, but that He puts us to death (while taking on our death) in Baptism and give us the empty tomb.

    In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who makes our lives more beautiful than what they could ever be on their own. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, About ten years ago, a movie came out that just about everyone saw. It was called “Fight ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Walking Tall

    Contributed by Jason Winters on Sep 15, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,493 views

    Joshua Walked Tall as he did what the Lord called him to do

    "Walking Tall" Joshua 1:9 Joshua 1:1-9 Joshua was facing the greatest crisis of his life. It was two-fold: (1) following Moses as the leader of the nation - 1:1, and (2) facing a great task in leading the people - 1:2-4. The former dealt with possible rejection and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ