Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 19, 2006
I think that one of the reasons It’s A Wonderful Life has been a Christmas classic film is because it captures a characteristic of the Christ of Christmas even if unwittingly so. The story is all about fresh starts and second chances. Reflect with me if you’ve seen the film:
When they were just
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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THE PERFECT STORY
The story is told about a perfect man who met a perfect woman. After a perfect courtship, they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, perfect.
Then one stormy, Christmas Eve this perfect couple was driving along a winding road when they noticed someone on
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 18, 2008
SOME OF YOU HERE TONNIGHT WILL BE IN THAT SAME PREDICAMENT - STILL IN YOUR TRESPASSES AND SINS, BUT THE WHY OF CHRISTMAS MEANS YOU CAN BE REDEEMED AND MADE A CHILD OF GOD.
I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A TRUE STORY TO DRIVE THIS TRUTH HOME TONIGHT. IT’S TOLD BY ERNEST GORDON INFACT THERE IS A FILM
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 13, 2010
LOSING JESUS
For about 14 years, I have been teaching AWANA. I teach each of our three division, beginning with a puppet skit and then a flannel graph lesson with felt figures. I taught the Christmas Story to the Sparks, K-2nd grade, then I moved everything into the auditorium to teach the Flames
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Independent/Bible
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In the Secret Service
A gentleman was in front of a preacher coming out of the church one day. The preacher grabbed him by the hand, pulled him aside and said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" The man replied, "I’m already in the Army of the Lord, Pastor." The Pastor questioned,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
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A LETTER TO SANTA:
Dear Santa Claus: You’ll probably be surprised to receive this letter from an adult. You may be even more surprised as you read it to find that the writer is neither a maiden aunt nor a disgruntled bachelor. I’m a young mother.
It isn’t my intention, Santa, to hurt your
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Pentecostal
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THE SPILLED FRUIT SALAD!
Here is a bowl of fruit salad for you!
I always make fruit salad for Christmas, it has been a family tradition for many years.
While at home, my Mom and Dad always received a lot of fruit for Christmas.
We would always make fruit salad out of the fruit and top it with
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Cris Willis on Dec 27, 2007
Trick-or-treaters rake in a lot of candy every October 31. In fact, according to the National Confectioners Association, Halloween is the number-one holiday for candy sales, beating out Christmas, Easter and Valentine’s Day. The NCA predicts Halloween candy sales to reach $2 billion in 2003 in the
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Church Of God
Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 11, 2011
GIFT GIVING SHOULD BE PERSONAL AND RELATIONAL
Have you ever seen the episode of "Friends" where Joey and Chandler wait too long to buy Christmas gifts? They end up having to buy gifts from a gas station.
They give Rachael wiper blades and an air freshener. When Rachel
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Nazarene
Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 25, 2001
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Peter McMartin, Van. Sun columnist, writing in yesterday’s paper said: Where is our sun? Where is the true warmth of our existence? Here he is asking essentially where can joy be found. His answer is family: “I will eat Christmas dinner with my wife and children – who are the suns of my existence –
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Evangelical Free
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 27, 2002
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Mary Had The Little Lamb
Mary had the little Lamb, who lived before His birth;
Self-existent Son of God, from Heaven He came to Earth.
Mary had the little Lamb; see Him in yonder stall --
Virgin-born Son of God, to save man from the Fall.
Mary had the little Lamb, obedient Son of
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Dana Chau on Dec 23, 2002
Security and peace of mind come when we recognize that even though we cannot control certain circumstances, God can. Annie Johnson Flint, almost an invalid, understood how confidence in God leads to peace of mind when she wrote a poem titled, "But God":
I know not, but God knows;
Oh, blessed
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 21, 2007
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Longfellow could take a once cent sheet of paper, write a poem on it, and make it worth thousands- that is genius- not many of us have it. Rockefeller could sign his name to a small piece of paper and make it worth millions- that is called capital- and some of us do not have much of it. The U.S.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
Leave it to the ministers,
And soon the church will die;
Leave it to the women folk,
And some will pass it by;
For the church is all that lifts us
From the coarse and selfish mob,
And the church that is to prosper
Needs the laymen on the job.
Now a layman has his business,
And a
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Baptist
Contributed by Mark Hensley on May 3, 2001
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Mamie Adams always went to a branch post office in her town because the postal employees there were friendly. She went there to buy stamps just before Christmas one year and the lines were particularly long. Someone pointed out that there was no need to wait in line because there was a stamp
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Contributed by Michael Thomas on Nov 12, 2005
I have a one year old girl and a three year old boy. I wrestle with keeping our shopping list for our children to only a couple items each. Our kids have more stuff than they really need and what they need more of is time with dad and mom. If you tell yourself that you have to buy more stuff,
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Lutheran
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