Sermons About Bethlehem
Christmas Through the Eyes of Family
Christmas through the eyes of Zechariah, Elizabeth, Joseph, and Mary.
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Do All Things to the Glory of God
Marshall Segal, who is training at The Bethlehem Institute in Minneapolis, MN preaches on 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 on doing all things to the glory of God.
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Neighborhoods in the Network / Redbank Valley Bible Club
Students at the Redbank Valley Junior-Senior High School in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania want to share with the community what happens at the student-led Bible Club meetings that are attracting up to 50% of the student population.
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Where You Go I Will Go Part 1
Typically, if you have faith in God, when things go well, you want to thank Him. You say, "Thank you God for giving me this raise," or "Thank you God for letting that officer not give me a ticket." But when things go poorly, well that's a different story. We might yell at God, "Why did you cause this to happen?" We might yell, "Why didn't you stop this?" Maybe we blame ourselves for making a mistake. Maybe we blame someone else or some impersonal force in the universe. The million dollar question though is, "Can you rise up and call God blessed and thank Him for each and every circumstance in your life whether good or bad?" If you feel like God is good and just and not only in control but actually decreed that your circumstances will happen, it is possible. If you feel like God is not in control and does not decree all the circumstances that will happen you either get mad that He didn't do something or you are left to mumble catch phrases like, "Well God has a purpose and plan in everything." Now, I believe scripture speaks to God having a purpose and plan in everything, however, I'll tell you this though. If God did not ordain and decree all things to happen, saying He has a purpose and a plan reduces Him to a cosmic janitor that runs around and cleans up our messes. The book of Job offers a lot of insight into the way that God interacts with us and sums it up well in Job 23:13 "But God is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What He desires and decrees, that he does." God is not frustrated or restrained by anything much less weak creatures like us. God does have a purpose and plan for everything: His and only His. So amid the most difficult or even the most joyous of circumstances, we need to ask ourselves this Big Picture Question: No matter the circumstance or condition of life, can you rise up and call God "blessed" and "good"?
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The Story Behind the Story
Luke 2:1-11 Philippians 2:6-11 The invisible God became man. The King of Heaven stepped down. The Son of God came to save.
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Incarnate In Me
The Christmas carol, “What Child is This?†asks the question that has been asked for over 2000 years. What made this baby special before he was even born? The events leading up to the birth of Jesus are as special and amazing as His life recorded in the gospels. What can we learn from the incarnation story that strengthens our faith and set the course of Jesus’ incarnation in our own life? Join us for the three weeks leading up to Christmas as we discover, “What Child is This?â€
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Growing In Me
The Christmas carol, “What Child is This?†asks the question that has been asked for over 2000 years. What made this baby special before he was even born? The events leading up to the birth of Jesus are as special and amazing as His life recorded in the gospels. What can we learn from the incarnation story that strengthens our faith and set the course of Jesus’ incarnation in our own life? Join us for the three weeks leading up to Christmas as we discover, “What Child is This?â€
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Conceived In Me
The Christmas carol, “What Child is This?†asks the question that has been asked for over 2000 years. What made this baby special before he was even born? The events leading up to the birth of Jesus are as special and amazing as His life recorded in the gospels. What can we learn from the incarnation story that strengthens our faith and set the course of Jesus’ incarnation in our own life? Join us for the three weeks leading up to Christmas as we discover, “What Child is This?â€
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Generations of Prayer Usher in the Greatest Movements in History
“HOW TO PRAY†ADVENT SERIES Generations of Prayer Usher in the Greatest Movements in History Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 The World Setting: (verses 1-3) Caesar Augustus ruled the Roman Empire for 45 years. (30 BC – 14 AD) He was a brilliant, gifted, remarkable leader. He was worshipped as a god. He ordered a census to be taken of the entire Roman Empire. Everyone has to register in their ancestral town. The National Setting: (verses 4,5) Joseph and Mary went from their home town, Nazareth, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, to register. Micah’s Prophecy: (Micah 5:2) Was spoken 700 years before Jesus is born. A ruler will be born in Bethlehem who has been alive forever. He will shepherd my people Israel. The Personal Setting: This very pregnant 13-15 year old girl is leaving home with her teenage husband to take a 3 day trip to Bethlehem. She is going to give birth with no mother present, no family, just a teenaged husband. The place of birth was a manger (feeding trough). There was no room in the inn. She wrapped him in cloths (swaddling). The importance of the night witnesses: shepherds and angels What is God’s personal word to us? Generations of prayer come together for God’s greatest movements to happen. God can and will do it again! The way of Jesus to change the world is very different. He came all the way down to bring about change. Look in the mirror of power. How do you see yourself?
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