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  • Tim Zingale avatar

    Left-Overs

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 12, 2000
    based on 40 ratings
     | 7,554 views

    A sermon for the First Sunday after Christmas

    1st Sun. after Christmas Luke 2:25-40 "Left - Overs" "An Indian chief was disturbed about how lazy his braves had been during the hunting season, so he called all the tribe together and announced, "I’ve got good ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Waiting For Something Special Series

    Contributed by James Capps on Dec 12, 2000
    based on 96 ratings
     | 6,068 views

    Based on the encounter with Simeon, how he waited and how we are to patiently wait for the return of Jesus

    Waiting for Something Special Luke 2:25-32 2nd Sunday in Advent No one likes to wait Was at Sam’s the other day….had to stand in line what seemed forever (probably only 10 minutes) Was going to Vanderbilt for Jacob Maxwell’s surgery and got in morning traffic..took me over an hour to get ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How To Age With Grace

    Contributed by Errol Joseph on Jul 16, 2001
    based on 108 ratings
     | 8,952 views

    Gives some guidelines for aging gracefully from the examples of Simeon and Anna.

    DATE: July 15, 2001 TEXT: Luke 2:21-38 THEME: "How to Age With Grace" INTRODUCTION “There is something happening to every one of you this very moment as you sit here in church. Imperceptibly, but relentlessly. You are getting older - aging. The causes are uncertain, probably because our ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Candlemas

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 13, 2002
    based on 77 ratings
     | 12,210 views

    The Perseverence, the Perception and Prophetic Message of Simeon

    Bale 03-02-02 Candlemas Lk: 2:22-40 The perseverance of Simeon Story: On 12th February 1809 a baby boy was born in a one-room log cabin with a dirt floor on a farm in Kentucky. He grew up to be a man of rugged determination. And although he had less than a year of formal education, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    "Faith" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 26, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 14,701 views

    Part 4 in a 4 part Christmas series

    (Read text) The writer of the epistle to the Hebrews opened the eleventh chapter of his letter with some words that are very familiar to most of us here: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen”. Throughout that same chapter he gives us ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    "Joy" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 26, 2001
    based on 76 ratings
     | 23,392 views

    Part 1 in a 4 part Christmas series

    (Read text: vss 1-11) This passage from the second chapter of Luke is one of the most familiar passages in all of scripture; even among the unchurched. We seldom hear these verses read other than during the Christmas season, and even Christians probably seldom see them except when they are ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Waiting On God

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Dec 6, 2001
    based on 144 ratings
     | 15,046 views

    Questions to ask yourself at Christmas.

    Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and saved, making plans for their nine children and themselves to travel to the United States. It had taken years, but they finally saved enough money and obtained passports and reservations for the entire family on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Snapshots

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 6, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 5,235 views

    It is through photographs that my family traces time. Simeon was a man who understood the passage of time - then he met the Messiah! A Christmas Eve devotion.

    Christmas Eve Service 12-24-98 INTRODUCTION (Slides of our family Christmases through the years are shown while I’m talking). Every year at the Christmas celebration in the home of my parents, the camera comes out. It’s somewhat of a running joke among us that our Christmas pictures year ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Gift Worth Receiving

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 20, 2001
    based on 37 ratings
     | 3,554 views

    This sermon illustrates what receiving Christ really is through the Biblical story of Simeon.

    A Gift Worth Receiving Luke 2:21-33 December 23, 2001 Intro: A. [Prayer and God’s Sovereignty, Citation: Mark Ashton, A Voice in the Wilderness (OM Publishing); submitted by Owen Bourgaize, Guernsey, United Kingdom A small boy was writing a letter to God about the Christmas presents he badly ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Looking Forward

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 23, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,136 views

    Funeral sermon for Edward D. Mitchell -- accountant, musician, deacon; age 85

    That classic spiritual writer John Bunyan ends his Pilgrim’s Progress with a triumphant note, saying that after Pilgrim had traveled many miles and fought off many adversaries, when he got to the other side, the angels came out to welcome him. John Bunyan knew that if your lifestyle is that of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gift Of The Warm Heart Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 24, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 15,556 views

    Christmas can be a very stressful time. But Simeon and Anna hold 3 secrets to getting hold of the peace and tranquility that Christmas is supposed to offer us.

    AP story reported in the Indianapolis Star 12/25/99 Dateline LOS ANGELES – A shopping mall Santa Claus had a meltdown after refusing to cuddle a bawling toddler, calling the mother evil and ripping off his beard and costume in front of startled children. Kelly Fornatoro, 33, said she told Santa ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Waiting Game Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 31, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 15,997 views

    Characteristics taken from the life of Anna and Simeon that are important today.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 4 “The Waiting Game” Luke 2:21-38 The events recorded in the second half of Luke, chapter two are important, they have to be important because they are the only events from the infancy of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Kane avatar

    Embrace The World Series

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 1, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,612 views

    We embrace the world, as Simeon did, when we embrace faith, hope, and love as we both embrace and are embraced by Christ.

    Introduction: “Last Christmas, This Christmas e-mail forward” “If you have e-mail, perhaps you received one entitled Merry Christmas that said something like this;” Last Christmas, we were thinking about all the things we didn’t have; this Christmas, we are thinking about all the things we do ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Matthew Rogers avatar

    Soon It Will Be Christmas Day...again Series

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,026 views

    The people who first heard the prophecies concerning the Messiah only saw him in black and white. We can see Him in color.

    Soon It Will Be Christmas Day – Part 3 December 23, 2001 INTRODUCTION In Pleasantville, USA, there has never been any rain. There has never been hatred, aggression or tears. In Pleasantville, USA, there has never been a passionate kiss. There has never been a flat tire, a red rose or a work of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Doug Johnston avatar

    The Rest Of Your Life Series

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,358 views

    Simeon and Anna did not live their senior lives without purpose, they dedicated the rest of their lives to praise God and were blessed for it.

    Simeon and Anna were different from the rest of the older people in the place Jesus was circumcised. Their difference made them stand out, if you would have been looking for it. We must praise; it builds all those God uses. I. Eyes Expecting God’s Promise (25-27) A. His faith changed his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist