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When God Sent God The Celebration of God’s Love celebrations represent the culmination of hard work John 3:16–21 (ESV) 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn…

The Gifts of Christmas Advent Series Sermon 2: The Gift of Love What would this season be without the Christmas songs and carols? This evening we are going to play a little game. It’s called “Name That Christmas Song.” I’ll read a phrase from a well-known holiday song, and you try to think of the song…

Christmas And the Abundant Life John 10:7–11 (ESV) 7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and…

Have We Seen the Light? All creation longs for light! We long for light because we live in a shadowy world. Darkness in the ancient world symbolized chaos, the unknown, and misery.[1] [2] In the Bible darkness often symbolize wickedness, impurity, and evil.[3] The Bible story begins in a dark, chaotic…

Intro I have been watching a lot of Christmas movies lately with Monica, some good, some were pretty bad. Recently, Monica watched the Grinch with me for the first time ever. It was pretty amazing to watch her excitement and joy when watching it. Generally Christmas movies have a happy ending. There…

The Gift of Joy Joy to the world, the Lord is come! As we approach Christmas, we often hear about joy and what a joyful season it is, so we try to cram all the other feelings of life down inside. If we don’t feel joyful, we try hard to create joy by tossing our troubles aside, ignoring our deepest struggles,…

The Gospel calls us to respond by dying to self and inviting others to do the same.

Introduction · Isaac Watts – 800 hymns · Joy to the World – paraphrase of Psalm 98 o Focuses on Christ as the fulfilment of Psalm 98 o Preach on this text in 2018 § Posted text of that sermon to our Faithlife group § Exegetical material not included in this sermon including reason why it is biblically…

Revelation 7:14 . What is the Great Tribulation? 14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Let’s take a look at the four most controversial verses in the Bible.…

What Child is This? Luke 2:8–14 (ESV) 8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them,…

The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me 1 The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is upon me, because Yahweh has anointed me, he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives and liberation to those who are bound, Yahweh is here twice. It is the Spirit…

Overview What Is It? “E scato ” and “ Lovgo ” roughly meaning Last , End , or Final and Study of The study of Final Things in the Bible. ~The doctrine of eschatology deals with personal issues such as death and the intermediate state as well as themes with a more general or corporate focus. These focuses…

Have you seen your heart lately? Of course, I am not talking about your physical heart. Unless you are looking at a picture of your heart from a medical examination, seeing your physical heart would not be a good thing. However, from a biblical perspective, we can and should see our heart. This morning…

The Gospel Project® for Adults Leader Guide ESV, Unit 2, Session 3 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. God Provides for His Promise Summary and Goal God gave Abraham and Sarah Isaac,…

Advent 2023: Love 1 John 4:7-16 . ETS: John taught that the way one loves provided evidence for their faith and experience of God. ESS: We should love people because people have been loved by God. OSS: [Ethical] {I want the hearers to extend the love of God as they have experienced the love of God.}…

Theme: Worship, watch, and witness your King. Purpose: To remind God’s people that their King is coming.

According to tradition Advent begins in darkness. Churches that practice Advent according to historical tradition do not display any typical Christmas decor until Christmas Day. Traditional Advent Scripture readings focus on God’s judgment. The mood is deliberately dark. As one writer suggests, Advent…

Text comments 1Thess: Encouragement, clearly. Do these things and you will be better off! John: Talking about John the Baptist…again. John plays a lot with the theme of light and darkness. Religious leaders had a lot questions - his popularity grew, so of course they would grow suspicious - is he someone…

Joy: the praise filled assurance that God is in control and working out everything for our good and His glory. Joy, cha’ra: To rejoice or be glad. Joy, like the other attributes of advent of hope, peace, and love are only as certain as their source. True joy is found where few look for it. , Joy to the…

INTRO: % of Christians who no longer believe in the virgin birth of Jesus. SLIDE: Show Graph Survey of adults in America revealed that in: 1994 78% of people communicated they believed in the virgin birth 2007 75% of people communicated they believed in the virgin birth 2014 73% of people communicated…

Advent 2023: Light John 1:1-5 ; John 1:14 ; 20:31 . ETS: John affirmed important truths about Jesus. ESS: Jesus is the light and life of man, having always been in existence. OSS: [Doctrinal, primarily, with an evangelistic overtone] {I want the hearers to trust that Jesus is the light and life for them.}…

Ein König kommt Predigt 1. Advent 2014 10.30 Uhr Dobraschütz Die Gnade unsers Herr Jesus Christus und die Liebe Gottes und die Gemeinschaft des Heiligen Geistes sei mit euch allen. Liebe Gemeinde, die letzte Krönungsfeier eines Königs in Europa liegt schon wieder fast 2 Jahre zurück. Am 30. April 2013…

Text: Jude 20-23 But ye Beloved… In the face of adversity we are told to contend for the faith . We understand Why We understand against whom. But the how can allude us. Does it allude us. Sure it does. Exposition: The elusiveness of following Jesus. It seems to allude us we make it very difficult to…

The joy of the Lord is your strength . This joy can be in all seasons of life

Peace is something many seek but few obtain. It is only through Christ that we can enjoy peace.