In Preaching Articles: "Incarnation"

Ten (Christmas) Sermon-Starters From The Life Of Mary

By Ray Hollenbach on Dec 24, 2025

Luke’s annunciation account is packed with phrases that carry more theological weight than we often notice. One line can carry an entire sermon.

Scripture: Isaiah 7:14, Galatians 4:4, Matthew 1:23

Tags: Christmas, Jesus, Power, Incarnation

15 Quick Tips For Better Christmas Preaching

By Peter Mead on Dec 6, 2024

Christmas texts don’t need gimmicks. Preach familiar passages freshly, stay with the writer’s emphasis, honor tradition carefully, and drive home the incarnation’s present relevance.

Scripture: Mark 1:1-13, John 1:1-18, Galatians 4:4-5

Tags: Christmas, Preaching, Tip, biblical theology, preaching, Biblical Theology  (view more)  (view less)

Fill Your Christmas Preaching With Nobodies

By Ray Hollenbach on Dec 10, 2025

God didn’t announce Christ to the powerful but to the overlooked. Christmas reveals a kingdom where grace, not status, brings sinners near to the Savior.

Scripture: Luke 1:30, Luke 2:8-11, Matthew 2:1-11, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, Isaiah 60:1-6  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Mary, Christmas, Preaching, Incarnation, nobody, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

How God Became A Man: What Jesus Did For Thirty Years

By SermonCentral .com on Feb 28, 2022

Don’t begrudge God the glory of your long, arduous maturation process. In it you are tasting the growing pains that Jesus knows very well. And he stands ready to help you persevere until God’s process is complete.

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:26, Hebrews 5:7-9, Matthew 17:27, John 11:14, John 1:47, Luke 3:23, Matthew 2:1-23, Luke 2:8-51, Luke 2:52, John 4:18  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Jesus, Ordinary, Christian growth, incarnation of Jesus

What A Rabbi Taught Me About Keeping Christ In Christmas

By SermonCentral .com on Dec 11, 2024

When people come to your church this Christmas season, they want to hear the story of Jesus. Give them what they came for.

Tags: Christmas, Culture, set apart, incarnation of Jesus, culture  (view more)  (view less)

Christmas Preaching Needs Resurrecting!

By Chris Surber on Dec 23, 2024

Christmas preaching grows dull when familiarity numbs us to the outrage and glory of the Incarnation. The cure is not skipping Advent, but recovering wonder.

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40, Mark 11:1-10, Matthew 1:21, John 1:14

Tags: Christmas, Preaching, virgin birth, preaching, Virgin Birth  (view more)  (view less)

Why The Cross Is Not Enough

By Ray Hollenbach on Jul 23, 2021

Christian faith cannot stop at the cross alone. The full pattern of Christ’s work includes incarnation, sacrifice, and resurrection power.

Scripture: John 1:14, John 10:18, 1 Corinthians 1:18, Philippians 2:5-8, Romans 6:4  (view more)  (view less)

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1,700 Years Old And Still Fresh: St. Gregory Of Nazianzus' Christmas Sermon

By SermonCentral .com on Dec 15, 2025

Gregory of Nazianzus proclaims the wonder of the Incarnation: God comes to man so that sinners may return to God through Christ’s redeeming work.

Scripture: Isaiah 17:1-14, Isaiah 9:6, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 5:20, Hebrews 13:8  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Christmas, Preaching, church fathers, eternal world, preaching, Church Fathers  (view more)  (view less)