Special Days - Advent
Alternative to Destruction
As John the Baptist prepared the way for the Lord Jesus, so our repentance prepares the way for our salvation.
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This Present -- The World's Last Night
Out of mercy the Lord has delayed his return. Are you living this day in the light of that one?
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Christmas
Why Bethlehem?
God weaves together many symbolic threads in choosing Bethlehem as the birthplace for his son.
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A Hole In The Wall
When Jesus entered human history he came to an out of the way place in an unassuming way.
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Mary and Joseph
Which is the greatest miracle: that God came to earth as a man, or that Mary and Joseph said "Yes" to God?
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The First Noel (Part I)
Simple shepherds-- the first to know of Christ's humble birth and the most likely to identify with his ministry.
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The First Noel (Part II)
Simple shepherds-- the first to know of Christ's humble birth and the most likely to identify with his ministry.
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The Emperor and the Innkeeper
One took; the other gave. Can you identify with either?
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A Psalm for Christmas Eve
God loves you enough that he sent his very best so you could see what he is like.
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Christmas Shame and Glory
Sermon – Christmas Eve, 1986
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Easter
Consider the Evidence
The resurrection is the only possible explanation of the empty tomb.
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A Little Easter Magic
In a moment of time the whole world was changed: they put God into hell, and hell was destroyed.
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He Is Risen – Hallelujah!
For some, Easter is a matter of honoring the dead, for others it is the victory of resurrection.
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Come and See; Go and Tell
The tomb is empty! We're invited to come see for ourselves and commanded to go and tell the world that Jesus, indeed has risen.
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Be Not Amazed
Jesus is the world's unique example of a man who claimed to be God, acted like it and proved it.
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The Meaning of Easter
Other religions depend on laws or teaching. Only Christianity depends of the life and death of a man-- Jesus.
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Pentecost
Background Of Pentecost
The pre-Christian feast of Pentecost (first fruits).
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Pentecost: Birthday or Coronation?
Pentecost was not "the church's birthday" – it was its coronation.
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Explosion of Ministries
Don't miss the point of Pentecost. Focus on the purpose for the empowering of the Spirit, rather than the empowering itself.
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The First Noel (Part I)
Simple shepherds-- the first to know of Christ's humble birth and the most likely to identify with his ministry.
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The First Noel (Part II)
Simple shepherds~~ the first to know of Christ's humble birth and the most likely to identify with his ministry.
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He Is Preparing a Place for You
Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles are a three-fold celebration of God's deliverance and destiny for us.
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Other
A Better Country
America's greatest triumphs point beyond themselves to the Kingdom of Christ.
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Thanksgiving Service
If we are thankful only for material abundance, we have missed the point of Thanksgiving.
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God's Atonement, Our Jubilee
Our jubilee is based on God's atonement
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I Sing a Song of the Saints of God
Four lovely portraits of contemporary saints who have touched John Howe's life.
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The Best Is Yet To Come
Regardless of how good this life on Earth has been, it's a "wilderness" compared to the Promised Land that awaits us all. Tabernacles is a celebration of that fulfillment.
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