Sermons About Simeon
Equal Sacrifice, NOT equal giving
1: These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2: Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3: The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him. 4: And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5: The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. 6: And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. 7: And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
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Jesus - A Very Special Child
Have you ever wondered what Jesus was like as a baby or a small child? Most of us have. Although there isn't a lot of information for us to go by, God gave us what He wanted us to know, and that is Jesus was a very special child. In Luke 2, Jesus was shown to be a child of promise and salvation for all people, as Simeon prophesied. He was also shown to be a child of division and pain and a child of wisdom and grace. Most importantly, he was a child of God in a very unique way. He called God, "My Father." No one up until that point called God, "Father." Jesus knew who he was and who his Father was.
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A God Worth Waiting For
Was it worth it? Were the radical sacrifices made by God's people throughout Scripture worth it? When we glimpse the glory of God, we see that all of our suffering, as great as it might be, is not worthy to be compared to the beauty of the glory of God revealed in the face of our Savior Jesus Christ.
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Change They Couldn't Believe In
Luke prepares us for life after the "new baby smell" wears off and the reality of conflict comes. Few were ready for the dividing work Jesus would do. Do we accept more than the baby Jesus in our own lives?
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In the Fullness of Time
Simeon and Anna bore witness to the coming of the Messiah after long lives of waiting. Mary and Joseph, who came to the temple offer a sacrifice for purification, would themselves be purified -- along with us -- through the same Jesus they presented that day.
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The Savior Came to Church (Luke 2:22-40)
Being Siemons and Annas of the church today involved waiting expectantly for the Savior's promises to come into our world again and again each Christmas. The Savior is with us always, but we as the church must make him visible to others just as Simeon and Anna did.
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Expecting, Part 3: Great Expectations
Part 3 in our Christmas series "Expecting" looks at the man Simeon who had been waiting for the Messiah and was one of the first to recognize him as such, even while Jesus was just days old.
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Believing God and His Promises: Simeon: Christmas Sunday: Luke 2:21-35
A Promise is only as good as the person giving the promise. And, in the life of Simeon, we see someone who understands that God is a promise-keeping God and can be infinitely trusted. Do we believe God and his promises? Do we find the culmination of all of our hopes in the Christ... Jesus?
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Song of Celebration
The Bible tells us that the first Christmas brought good news of great joy. Those who doubted regained faith. Those who felt small received blessing. Those who were overlooked found peace. Those who waiting for something big to come along, celebrated. We believe Christmas still brings good news of great joy. Come, celebrate with us.
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