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  • Mark Haines avatar

    A Man Named John

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Jan 7, 2001
    based on 86 ratings
     | 4,138 views

    A combination inductive and deductive message challenging people to determine what God wants their lives to mean.

    Topic: Christian Living Theme: Living with Purpose/Mission/Meaning Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness challenging God’s people in my care to determine what God wants their lives to mean. Response: Individuals will ponder the meaning of their lives, asking, “What is God’s mission for my ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Travis Moore avatar

    The Original Dynamic Duo Series

    Contributed by Travis Moore on Jan 17, 2001
    based on 154 ratings
     | 4,169 views

    A look at the births of John and Jesus

    THE ORIGINAL DYNAMIC DUO Luke 1:5-80 INTRODUCTION: A Recap of Luke’s Introduction (1:1-4) A. v. 1 - Many had written about the life of JESUS. B. v. 2 - Eyewitnesses passed one their first hand knowledge of JESUS’ life. C. v. 3- After careful investigation, Luke set out to write an orderly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Worship Like The Parents

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,437 views

    Seeing ourselves in Jesus’ parents, and responding in worship

    Worship Like the Parents December 22/23, 2001 – Steve Simala Grant Intro: From Yancey (The Jesus I Never Knew, p. 43-44), quoting JB Phillips: A senior angel is showing a very young angel around the splendors of the universe. They view whirling galaxies and blazing suns, and then flit across ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Grace.

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Dec 17, 2000
    based on 67 ratings
     | 7,473 views

    Year C. 4th Sunday of Advent

    Year C. 4th Sunday of Advent December 24, 2000 Lord of the Lake Lutheran Church The Rev. Jerry Morrissey, Esq., Pastor Heavenly Father, thank you for your unexpected grace and the Word of promise that we have inherited eternal life because of your Son. Amen. Title: “God’s Grace.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Tim Zingale avatar

    The Leap Of Joy

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 19, 2000
    based on 97 ratings
     | 12,221 views

    A sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Advent

    Our gospel lesson this morning, is the story of two pregnant women, Mary and Elizabeth, Mary who was pregnant with baby Jesus and Elizabeth who was pregnant with John who later was called, John the Baptist. Mary went to see Elizabeth after she found out from the angel concerning the child who was ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ron Hietsch avatar

    St. Mary, Mother Of Our Lord

    Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Aug 1, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,701 views

    Mary, mother of our Lord - called blessed by generations of believers - yet needing Jesus - her Savior.

    August 15, 1999 Saint Mary, Mother of our Lord Grace mercy and peace from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Throughout the Church year we honor and praise the Saints in such a way as to not injure Christ or the Scriptures. By studying the Saints lives, we can find, for ourselves, examples ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jeff Armbrester avatar

    The Spirit Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,139 views

    Mary has to make preparations for the child to be born. In fact, God has to make preparations for the Christ-child to born as well. God has Caesar take a census of all the people and requires them to return to their city of birth. So, Mary and Joseph must

    All those preparations! Does your family resemble the Crandles? Did you hear Ann’s to-do list? The to-do lists just gets longer and longer, don’t they. Unfortunately, the number of hours in a day remains the same. So, how will we get all our preparations done by Christmas? How do we prepare for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    The Joy Of Christmas

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 8, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 42,554 views

    The joy of Christmas is found in the baby Jesus. He is the only source that can produce lasting joy in our lives. Joy is therefore a choice and it centers on our willingness to choose to surrender ourselves to Jesus or not. This is the great gift exchange

    The Joy of Christmas Thesis: The joy of Christmas is found in the baby Jesus. He is the only source that can produce lasting joy in our lives. Joy is therefore a choice and it centers on our willingness to choose to surrender ourselves to Jesus or not. This is the great gift exchange program of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Anne Robertson avatar

    Conceived By The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Anne Robertson on Sep 4, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,263 views

    The third phrase of the Creed: "Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary"

    CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT TEXT: Luke 1:26-38; Luke 1:46-55 As we delve deeper into the ancient church document called the Apostles’ Creed, we come to a line representing an issue that has sparked debate across two thousand years. The line we talked about last week, “And in Jesus Christ, his ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Miracle Of Christmas

    Contributed by Fernando Cabrera on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,170 views

    Christ came to deliver us from our shame, fears and guilt.

    The Miracle of Christmas By Fernando Cabrera Luke 1:1-80 1. Take away your Shame a. We find that there was a private, silent, almost undetectable pain in the life of this precious couple Zecharias and Elizabeth – SHAME i. 1:25 “This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Zechariah And Mary, And Spiritual Shock Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 4, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,244 views

    Can we be walking with the Lord, be strong in some areas and horribly weak in others, or does spiritual maturity mean we have grown evenly?Let’s contrast the responses of Zechariah the priest and Mary and then return to this question.

    Zechariah and Mary, and Spiritual Shock (Luke 1) Here is a bulletin insert I wrote to add to the sermon, which follows: Zechariah the Priest and Father of John the Baptist The Christmas narrative really begins by setting the stage for Jesus’ coming through explaining how his forerunner, John the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Praise For A Great God

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Nov 19, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,501 views

    Mary’s praise teaches us four things about praise to God.

    Luke 1:39-56 Praise for a Great God Woodlawn Baptist Church November 20, 2005 Introduction (I borrowed and adapted the following illustration from Rodney Buchanan’s sermon "Mary’s Song." Read Luke 1:39-56 Hype. I don’t know how much you kept up with its development, but if you followed it at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Sasnett avatar

    What Does He Want From Me?

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 6, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,088 views

    God uses faithful people to achieve His purposes of redemption.

    #2005-49 Title: What Does He Want From Me? Text: Luke 1:5-9, 11-17, 57-60 Truth: God uses faithful people to help achieve His purpose of redemption. Aim: To encourage availability to God for His purpose of redemption. Life ?: What does God want from Me? INTRODUCTION I suppose the most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dave Bootsma avatar

    Conceived By The Holy Spirit, Born Of The Virgin Mary

    Contributed by Dave Bootsma on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,386 views

    Why do we hold to the Virgin Birth and what difference does it make?

    In the TV show Thirtysomething Hope, a Christian, argues with her Jewish husband, Michael, about the holidays. Michael exploded…. “Do you really believe an angel appeared to some teenage girl who then got pregnant without ever having sex and traveled on horseback to Bethlehem where she spent the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • John Harvey avatar

    Attitudes For A Wonderful Life

    Contributed by John Harvey on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 32 ratings
     | 6,472 views

    Spiritual attidues we can learn form the life of Mary.

    “Attitudes for a Wonderful Life” December 18, 2005 Intro: Today we are going to look at the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus to see if there are some lessons we can learn about her life and her attitude toward God to translate over to ours. Most of us have seen over and over again the story of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist