The Mystery Of The Stable
Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 20, 2009
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If you were God wouldn’t you provide a special place for your son to be born? So why a stable?
The Mystery of the StableEverybody loves a good mystery and the Christmas story if full of mysteries, full of whys and hows and whos. If you’ve been with us over the past few weeks you know the theme we have chosen for this advent season is “The Mysteries of Christmas”We started with the Virgin ...read more
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Denomination: Wesleyan
The Cross Satisfies God Series
Contributed by David Scudder on Jan 25, 2010
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The original idea of propitiation came from the pagans.The Christian meaning is much richer as we shall see today. Before we explore what Christian propitiation looks like we have to understand why God needs to be satisfied.
Isaiah 53:7-11Purpose: To explain why God's wrath must be assuaged before forgiveness is possible.Aim: I want the listener to glory in what Christ did to absorb God's wrath against our sin.INTRODUCTION: I won't ask for a raise of hands, but men have any of you ever forgotten your anniversary ...read more
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Denomination: Independent/Bible
Return Of Yeshua Series
Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 27, 2010
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When the prophets prophesied about Christ’s first coming, they weren’t wrong. Christ Himself and the prophets even prophesied about His second coming. If their first prophecy was right on dot, why not the second? Let us look at it from Biblical and Godly
Opening illustration:A pilot’s flying over a mountainous terrain, and as he’s flying, he looks down to see two vehicles driving down the highway. The first vehicle is a semi-trailer, pulling his load up and down that ol’ highway. The second vehicle is a sports car driven by a guy who’s got better ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Jesus: The Greatest Preacher Series
Contributed by David Moore on Jan 29, 2010
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This message shows how Jesus doctrine and deeds amazed those who heard Him. Emphasis is given to His primacy, power and passion in preaching.
Studies in the Gospel of MarkThe Greatest PreacherAim: To show that Jesus was a preacher with passion, and power.Text: Mark 1:21-28Introduction: With all the preparations in place the Lord Jesus now throws Himself into His mission. John has pointed to Him as the Lamb of God, the father has ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
Who You Believe: Who Is Love And Justice (Session 4) Series
Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 10, 2010
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Many people find it difficult to understand why Jesus Christ dying an undeserved and cruel death on a cross can have any effect on their own lives. In fact until we understand two fundamental truths - the extent of God’s love and our need for forgiveness
Who is Love and Justice?The cross is central to the Christian message. Some churches display a cross, some people wear a cross as a fashion accessory. In this session we are going to examine the real meaning of the cross of Jesus Christ.Many people find it difficult to understand why Jesus ...read more
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Denomination: Pentecostal
El-Olam "The Everlasting God" Series
Contributed by David Scudder on May 1, 2011
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No doubt, it had been a difficult 25 years, but now the new parents were enjoying their new baby son.Remember though, that God had also promised Abraham that his descendents (through Isaac) would inherit the country they were living in to be their very ow
Purpose: To focus on the eternal nature of God.Aim: I want the listener to marvel at God's greatness because He is eternal.INTRODUCTION: Abraham received two amazing promises from God: he would have a son in his old age and his descendents would inherit a land that would belong to them forever. ...read more
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Denomination: Independent/Bible
Many Happy Returns
Contributed by Jay Mccluskey on Dec 30, 2011
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A monologue of one of the magi making the point that how you approach Jesus determines how you return.
MANY HAPPY RETURNSMatthew 2:1-12 It starts today: The return season. Gifts of wrong size, color, and taste return. Some returning from vacations or visits to family. But other things return too. Somewhere in the next week to ten days we will face returning to a lifestyle more or less like ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
Get Up!
Contributed by David Simpson on Apr 20, 2020
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Have you ever seen those football games where the quarterback is knocked on his back and another player offers him his hand to help him back up? Well, that’s what God does for us. 1 Peter 5:6 says: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.”
SermonJune 9, 2019David Simpson –Lanier Christian Church (for Galilee Christian Church Special Message)GET UP! I played organized football for two years. Yep, I played on the defensive line for the Baldwin County Shriners. Last year, I saw my coach, Bill Milines, and he loves to tell the ...read more
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Denomination: Christian Church
Welfare Of A Nation Series
Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on May 13, 2020
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You are a change catylst. COVID-19 brought to a standstill of the economy of the nations. Now, the welfare of your company, your society, your city and your nation is at your hand. Find out by viewing this sermon.
Theme: Welfare of a NationText: 2 Chronicles 7:11-22Introduction:I greet you all in the name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Today we are going to mediate on the theme ‘Welfare of a Nation’ based on the scriptural verse 2 Chronicles 7:14. As on date according to the UN, there are 251 ...read more
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Denomination: Methodist
Do Unto Others
Contributed by Pablo Catala on May 31, 2019
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Forgiveness
“A hacked Sony e-mail posted by WikiLeaks … reveals that Ben Affleck demanded that the PBS show ‘Finding Your Roots’ remove the fact that one of the actor’s ancestors owned slaves,” reports the Boston Globe.In a July 22, 2014, e-mail, the show’s host, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., ...read more
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Denomination: Pentecostal
Psalms 14 And 53 Series
Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Feb 26, 2020
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Psalms 14 and 53 are similar to each other, having only minor differences in the mode of expressing the same thoughts. This sermon studies the two passages in parallel, slightly enlarging the understanding of their combined content.
For Sermon Central researchers: I have posted a series of 15 sermons on the Psalms. In recent personal studies I have found the psalms to be richer and more thought-provoking than I had fully appreciated. I had too often swept swiftly through psalms without slowing down to inquire as thoroughly as ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Create In Me A Clean Heart O Lord Series
Contributed by Bill Walker on Aug 7, 2017
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Be sure your sins will find you out. Whether it was a duck or David sin always has its consequences.
CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART O LORDPsalm 51A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot made by his grandfather. He practiced trying to hit a tin can, but he could never hit it.As he walked across the yard he saw Grandma’s pet duck. On an impulse he took aim and let fly. ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Conforming To Christ Through The Unrelenting Love Of God
Contributed by John Gullick on Aug 7, 2017
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A sermon that attempts to show how we can be conformed into the image of Christ
Conforming to Christ through The unrelenting love of GodNothing can diminish or reduce his pursuit of love for his people. Romans 8:29King James Version (KJV)29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many ...read more
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Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
"Stand By That Which Is Decided”
Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Aug 8, 2017
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Many in the body of Christ believe that they have a say in what they will and will not believe when it comes to scripture. But from God's point of view, He has already decided with we must believe if we want to see heaven on earth.
My Mom loved Perry Mason. I remember watching her iron and fold clothes as she watched him cause the guilty to crumble on the witness stand. Her love for Perry Mason is the reason I enjoy courtroom dramas to this day. Among my favorites are Law & Order, Matlock, LA Law, the Perry Mason movies and ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
"If I Be Lifted Up”
Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 11, 2018
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A bold, powerful message of the urgent need today to lift up Jesus Christ through our lives, our actions, and our words. This is a message that will preach!
“IF I BE LIFTED UP”Jn. 12:32INTRODUCTIONA. HUMOR 1. A man had a heart attack and was brought to the ER. The doctor told him that he wouldn’t live unless he got a heart transplant right away. 2. Another doctor ran into the room and said, "You're in luck, two hearts just became available, so ...read more
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Denomination: Assembly Of God
