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  • Trust In God's Protecting Care

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Jan 4, 2002
    based on 154 ratings
     | 15,487 views

    Like Joseph, the foster father of our Lord Jesus, may we trust in God’s protecting care...with a faith like Joseph’s that listens...with a faith like Joseph’s that obeys.

    A boy was given a part in the Christmas program at his church. He was asked to play the part of Joseph—the foster father of Jesus. The day before Christmas Eve, when the children were suppose to have their program, the boy became sick. His mother was very concerned about him missing the ...read more

  • God's Epiphany: His Grace Revealed

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Jan 4, 2002
    based on 181 ratings
     | 22,844 views

    God’s grace is revealed in his Word. His Word leads us to worship him with our lives.

    When was your last “epiphany”? “What’s an epiphany?” you might ask. Well, an epiphany is one of those moments in life when something profound is revealed to you. For example, when Albert Einstein conceived the mathematical equation, E=MC2, that was, to him, an epiphany. Something new ...read more

  • Let's Focus On The Magi

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 4, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,794 views

    What can we learn from the attitude of the Magi

    Morston/Field Dalling 06-01-01 “Let us examine our attitudes to Jesus.” Mt 2: 1-12 When I was first asked to talk on the story of the Magi, I groaned. It wasn’t a subject that came naturally to me. All I could think of was a story I had read in the Reader’s Digest. Story: “I wonder what would ...read more

  • The Best Gifts Come In Small Packages

    Contributed by Jason Patrick on Jan 5, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,099 views

    We need the joyful reminder that God is present with us not only in life’s most difficult moments but especially in the midst of life’s tragedies.

    The Best Gifts Come in Small Packages / Matthew 1:18-25 Advent 4, Year A; Downsville Baptist Church; 23 Dec. 2001 A little boy and girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded "Silent Night" with the words, "Sleep in heavenly beans." ...read more

  • Slaughter Of The Innocents

    Contributed by Howard Tyas on Jan 7, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 10,217 views

    Protecting the "newborn child" when the Herods of this world are threatened.

    This story of Mary and Joseph’s flight into Egypt with their newborn child and Herod’s slaughter of the infants in Bethlehem is a story that is not preached on very much, if at all. And for obvious reasons. Who wants to spoil the beauty and the joy of the Christmas season with a story of the ...read more

  • Epiphany A

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Jan 8, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 16,880 views

    The Wise Men break into our little world and show us how awesome God’s breaking into our world truly is. We have sanitized the story and need to hear it once again as for the first time.

    Epiphany A Matthew 2:1-12 6January 2002 Each Christmas in our home Barbara Robinson’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever comes out and quietly makes its way around. It is the story of a church, which is faced, with the drudgery of putting on the Christmas pageant for yet another year. The woman ...read more

  • God's Call In Stars And Dreams

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 8, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,258 views

    In the dim light of a Star and the witness of dreams wise men were guided by God to find and worship Jesus, how much more ought we who have the plain Word of God to do so!

    When God Speaks Through Dreams Matthew 2:13-23 What do you think about dreams? The Greek words for dream occur only 9 times in the New Testament; six times in Matthew, where every one of them has a message from God. Acts 2:17 and Jude 8 contain the other three. Acts speaks of the evidence of ...read more

  • Does Evil Come From God, Or From Us?

    Contributed by Matthew Oliver on Jan 10, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,253 views

    The death of the innocent children in Bethlehem tells us much about evil in the world, and what we can offer the non-believers.

    The Holy Innocents (The Eve of) Does Evil come from God, or from Us? Preached at Saint John the Evangelist, Cold Lake Octave of Epiphany, Evening Prayer, 10 January 2002 Matthew 2:13-18, Revelation 21:1-7 Collect: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, whose children suffered at the hands of ...read more

  • "The World's First Glance" Series

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Jan 10, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,993 views

    From the beginning, perceptive outsiders have been welcomed into the presence of Jesus.

    Yesterday was the Twelfth Day of Christmas. That means that today is Epiphany. Epiphany means manifestation or revelation – a turning on of the light – the shining light. And in some ways Epiphany is about the light of the Christmas star – but it’s also about the Magi who followed that ...read more

  • Who Did Jesus Come For

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 11, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,698 views

    A sermon for the Epiphany

    Epiphany Sunday Matthew 2:1-12 ’Who Did Jesus Come For?" 1* ¶ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, 2 "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have ...read more

  • A Man Of Faithfulness

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 11, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 5,862 views

    A sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Advent

    4th Sunday in Advent Matthew 1:18-25 "A Man of Faithfulness"   A father was telling his small son the story about the lost sheep who left the other 99. He explained, how the little sheep crawled through the hold in the fence -- running and skipping and playing in the sunshine. Out of the woods came ...read more

  • When God's Goodness Is Eclipsed

    Contributed by Jason Patrick on Jan 12, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,986 views

    One struggle of the Christian life is to maintain hope in the goodness of God. Christmas promises us that God is good even in the midst of the most adverse circumstances.

    When God’s Goodness is Eclipsed / Matthew 2:13-23 Christmastide, Year A; Downsville Baptist Church; 30 December 2001 Phyllis was a 25 year old mother of a 6 month old little baby boy named, Jeremy. Phyllis and her husband, Oliver, a animal skin tanner in Bethlehem were happy parents. Phyllis ...read more

  • God's Unfolding Plan Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jan 13, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,455 views

    God has been working through history to bring salvation through Jesus Christ.

    God’s Unfolding Plan Text: Matthew 2:13-23 Introduction When the church I was pastoring decided to build, the county required us to file our blueprints, the plan for our project. Any project of significance requires a plan to ensure all the working parts come together in the right way. Our ...read more

  • Jesus: Son Of David, Son Of God

    Contributed by Tim Bond on Jan 17, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 9,761 views

    The genealogy of Jesus helps us to understand and relate to the fullness of Jesus’ humanity.

    Well, as you are well aware, it’s the holiday season. Just look around you, red and green everywhere, the stores are crowded with shoppers, and the extended family is getting friendlier and more loving toward one another as each day passes, right? It’s true that the holiday season is billed as one ...read more

  • 2 - Matthew’s Genealogy Of Jesus

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
     | 5,922 views

    Jesus’ Genealogy is like a sine wave! Some cool points about Jesus’ Genealogy in the account of the apostle Matthew.

    > Matthew’s Genealogy of Jesus < Matthew was a tax collector of Jewish descent. He wrote this Gospel with a main focus to a Jewish audience. Old Testament prophecies are mentioned in Matthew’s Gospel when the prophecies are fulfilled (He does this 9 times in this Gospel). Parallel to some ...read more