Sermons on Birth Of Our Messiah:

Disappointed? You Were Looking For The Wrong Messiah Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 12, 2025

It could have been a puppy or a pony or a Red Rider BB gun ® but the day sticks in your mind because you were very disappointed.

Palm Sunday Procession Homily 2025 Take a moment to recall from your childhood a particularly memorable Christmas or Birthday celebration in your family. I bet you have one in which you had wished—and made your wish known—for a particular toy or cuddly and did not receive it. It could have been a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-40, Luke 18:35-43, Zechariah 9:9, Acts 1:6, Isaiah 56:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Look, Your Saviour Comes

Contributed by William Baeta on Dec 23, 2001

“Surely your salvation is coming; behold His reward is with Him, and His work before Him. And they shall call them the Holy People, the redeemed of the Lord.”Isaiah 62:11-12

Theme: Look, your Saviour comes Text: Is. 62:11-12; Tit. 3:4-7; Lk. 2:15-20 Christmas is a time for giving and celebration and a time to remember God’s great gift to us. A time for giving presents and it is also a time of thanksgiving; thanksgiving to God for His many gifts, for answered ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:15-20, Isaiah 62:11-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

J'shua - Jesus Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Dec 8, 2003

6th in series. The name Jesus means simply, “Jehovah is salvation”. Here is the answer to the question sung by Peggy Lee in an age of young men drafted and sent to fight in Vietnam, long haired hippies, and flower children who were all seeking some mea

Jesus – Y’shua Bored, Tired, and Desperate One of the songs which impacted me as a young man was a hit song sung by Peggy Lee in 1969. It was called "Is that all there is?". It’s mostly spoken and is really a cry for help in a time of quiet desperation. After expressing great disappointment ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

4 Christmas Questions. #3 Series

Contributed by Robert Walderman on Dec 18, 2014

"How?" How was God going to enter into our world to accomplish His purpose? It was pretty amazing!

This is our second Sunday of the series, “Jesus is the reason for the season” and our 4 Christmas questions. If you remember last week’s message we answered the first question; “WHERE did the idea of Christmas originate?” That answer took us on a journey back before ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

When The Time Had Fully Come

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 31, 2001

How the time was ripe for Jesus’ arrival

“When the time had fully come” Gal 4:4 23/12/01 am Gal 4:4 as long as an heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2 He is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3 So also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4

Denomination: Baptist

Our Authority Is Our Ally

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on May 6, 2009

Parents are the youth’s best ally.

Every hiker must have a backup plan. Even if we are not planning to be lost, we must have a backup plan if ever we got lost. One of the ways is to leave our trip plan behind. According to the Hiker’s Responsibility Code, “You are responsible for yourself, so be prepared… To leave your plans. Tell ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Nativity Off Script! Series

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 1, 2009

A poem, ’The Ode to the Innkeeper’ tells of being too busy to recognise Jesus and so leaving him out of our life and a nativity story which points us to receiving Him.

THE NATIVITY OFF SCRIPT! The innkeeper at Bethlehem was one of the minor characters of the Nativity. He couldn’t find room for Mary as an expectant mother. Why? This poem tells he story. It’s called: THE ODE TO THE INNKEEPER The Innkeeper stands, he is guarding the door He’s got all he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Book Of Revelation (Revelation 1)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 22, 2022

Welcome to our study on the book of Revelation.This is a book of the revelation of Jesus Christ. You will learn more things about the Lord Jesus in this book than any other book in the Bible.

Did you know God promised you a blessing as you study this book in the Bible. Look at Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand. • Notice, the book of Revelation begins with a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Characters: Zechariah Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 27, 2020

A look at different characters in the Christmas story

Christmas Characters: Zechariah Luke 1:5-80 November 29, 2020 I want you to think about all of the words you have spoken in your lifetime! Most likely, it’s a lot of words and the majority of us can’t remember what we’ve even said. Out of all the words you’ve said since you first began speaking, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Left Overs

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 22, 2008

A sermon for the First Sunday of Christmas

First Sunday after Christmas Luke 2:22-40 "Left - Overs" 22* And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be called ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40

Denomination: Lutheran

The Best Gift Of Christmas

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

The best gift is Jesus’ birth, the coming of the Messiah, the entry of God into the world. We learn three things from the gift of the Christ child

The Best Gift of Christmas Titus 3:4-8 Kelvin Parks tells the story of talking with his neighbor about whether he had completed his shopping. He said he had bought a diamond ring. Kelvin said his wife had her heart set on a new car…. A Cadillac Escalade. So he asked his neighbor, “Didn’t your wife ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:4-8, Titus 3:4

Denomination: Methodist

Shepherds?

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Mar 24, 2020

It was lowly shepherds who got the most impressive announcement about the birth of the Messiah. That tells us a lot about the God we serve.

I think the presence of the shepherds has to be one of my favorite parts of the Christmas story. They don’t say much. They don’t do much. But it sure was important to God that they be there for the birth of Jesus. And that says a lot. When the time came to tell Zechariah about the birth of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20, Isaiah 57:15

Prophecy Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 15, 2024

Jesus is the fulfillment of all the Old Testament prophecies concerning the coming Messiah!

I want to thank my friend Dan Raymond for help working through this message through Core 52. INTRODUCTION - As we enter week ten of Core 52, we are in message two of the Singing the Sacred section of our journey. - We have songs for all moods and occasions; the Psalms follow the same pattern. - ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 2:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What If Jesus Had Never Been Born?

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 11, 2014

Since Christianity is the greatest force for good in human history, how would things be different if Jesus had never been born?

WHAT IF JESUS HAD NEVER BEEN BORN? John 15:22 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. There was a guy who thought that 5 was his special number. He was born on 5-5-1955. 2. He lived on 55th Avenue. He had 5 children and 5 cats. 3. One day he went to the horse races. He put his life savings -- $50,000 ...read more

Scripture: John 15:22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Righteous Branch

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Dec 6, 2022

Jeremiah predicted that a righteous branch would come and bring hope inn the midst of a hopeless situation

A Righteous Branch Jeremiah 33:14-16 12-04-2022 Advent I didn’t grow up with advent like many of you did. In fact, for years after working retail at Christmastime, I was a pretty big Scrooge. But, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve grown to love advent and the reminders that it gives us every week. ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-16, Jeremiah 23:5-6

Denomination: Baptist