Sermons About Promise
The Promise Received
In spite of what our world thinks or does, the fact of the matter is that Christmas is all about God's promises. (Part 3 of a 3-part series)
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Covenant Christmas
We tend to think that the Christmas story started in Bethlehem, it actually started in the Garden of Eden.
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The Promise Conceived
Are promises made to be broken? We live in a world filled with broken promises, but the good news is God never breaks His promises. In fact, the reason we can have Christmas is because God kept His promise. (Part 2 of a 3-part series)
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The Promise Believed
Understanding "The Promise" of God is imperative to understanding the true meaning of Christmas. "The Promise" is first proclaimed after Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden. However, "The Promise" is actually sprinkled throughout the Old Testament Prophesies about the coming of the Messiah, the Savior, the Son of God. (Part 1 of a 3-part series)
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The Hope of Rejoicing
Genesis 3:13-15; Is. 9:2-7; Ezekiel 34; John 10:7-27 Today is the First Sunday of Advent. Traditionally, on this day we begin our intentional reflection on the amazing miracle that is the Incarnation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And because the coming of Jesus into this world as a baby was promised at the beginning of time, it is appropriate to remind ourselves of that promise, and of the hope that it provided throughout the Old Testament era.
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Walking In The Glory Light Of The The Lord
What we trust in, have confidence in and what we expect for blessing in our life are determining factors in how our life will be seen by others as well as well as how fulfilled we will be in our lives. Knowing how to walk in the glory light of the Lord can produce the kind of life Abraham was experiencing when Abimelech remarked that what ever Abraham was doing, God was with him.
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2 Samuel 5 - Kingdom Collage
The author here pastes together 4 different episodes fragments (Promise, Vision, Compromise and Victory) showing the establishment and ... all » confirmation of the Davidic Kingdom. The events in this chapter are not placed in chronological order but are included because they all emphasize the necessity in knowing the King of the kingdom. We learn that the character of God applies to all areas of Biblical faith. Today we need to learn that what is central to the kingdom is God Himself and not life enhansements that the kingdom provides. This passage will help you preach a God-centered Gospel of the Kingdom of God instead of trying to get decisions for the kingdom by selling life enhansements which tend to be man-centered.
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The Return of the King
In His final hours with His disciples, Jesus promised that even though He was going away, that He would return again. He said He was going to prepare a place for us in His Father's house, that He would come to take us to His Father's home. It was a well-known wedding custom of the day.... A groom would announce his intentions to marry, and then return to his father's home to build on a room where he and his new bride would live. When the room was finished, he would come to the bride's home and escort her back for their wedding celebration. As in many of the stories we've looked at this summer, this weekend's parable comes in response to a question. The disciples asked: "...what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" (Matthew 24:3). The text, and the surrounding context leaves us with the challenge: Will I be watching and waiting when the King returns? Key Passage: Matthew 25:1-12
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Abraham: He Believed God...
Genesis 12-22 The story of Abraham has two strands running through the entire narrative: Abraham's faith and God's amazing faithfulness. From the time that God called Abram out of Ur and gave him great promises, Abram believed God and obediently lived out his faith. Often struggling to believe, Abraham always put his trust in God in the end. God faithfully provided the promised seed to Abraham…the seed from which the Messiah would come and one day rescue God's people and rebuild His kingdom.
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Know Where You've Been
How can we be confident of God's faithfulness? The proof is in the past--we have a record of God's continual protection and provision in our personal and collective memories. Just as Caleb and Joshua knew that God would sustain them as they entered the promised land because God had already delivered them from Egypt and provided along the way, so we can look back on our own lives and see how God's hand is always at work. We don't have to know where we're going but where we've been!
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