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  • Gene Haraldsen avatar

    A Christmas Reality Check

    Contributed by Gene Haraldsen on Jul 15, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,745 views

    Sometimes we romanticize Christmas and when we do we miss some of its most crucial messages. The real story of Christmas is about real life and real struggles and real truth.

    A Christmas Reality Check Luke 2:1-7 The Christmas of today is very different than the first Christmas: Today: The manger scene usually includes angels hovering, shepherds watching, animals gazing, clean straw, a strong looking Joseph, a vulnerable yet invincible baby, a halo over Mary’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    A 'wonderful' Christmas Message

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Dec 3, 2004
    based on 141 ratings
     | 37,826 views

    The CRADLE, The CROSS, and The CROWN...and practical looks at Jesus’ Wonderful HEART, HANDS, EYES, EARS, BOOK, SPIRIT, AND HOME. Powerpoint at website.

    A “Wonderful” Christmas Message Isaiah 9:6 Powerpoint for this and hundreds more free sermons at our website: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons.html INTRODUCTION: Jesus is Wonderful! The word “wonderful” in the middle of this verse is His name and it is the key word in this verse…it’s rich with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Christmas Brings...hope

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Dec 14, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,437 views

    As we begin Advent, it is my prayer that we look with excitement the Christ-child being our candle of hope.

    Advent 2018 week one Christmas brings… Hope Romans 15:13/ 1 Peter 1:3-7 Introduction- This week we begin Advent season, a time that we prepare ourselves for Christmas and what Christmas is meant to be. A celebration for what Christ has done for us by coming to this earth and offering ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Scott Maze avatar

    Christmas Eve Message

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 22, 2021
     | 4,021 views

    Christmas marks the entry of the Son of God into human affairs. He descended into the mess and the hurt of all that makes us human. Christmas tells us that God is not a neutral observer to our pain and problems.

    It’s Christmas Eve and we are grateful you are with us tonight to celebrate. I am grateful for our string quartet leading us tonight. Where would we be without the music of Christmas? Christmas is the biggest holiday in American culture. The average American is expected to spend more than $1,000 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Gant avatar

    The Many Gifts Of Christmas

    Contributed by David Gant on Dec 31, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,956 views

    A Sermon given on Christmas day, but can be adapted to a pre-Christmas message easily. This sermon refocuses the emphasis of gift giving on what we have received in Christ Jesus as a gift.

    THE MANY GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS There has been a lot of re-focus this year on Christmas, and its true meaning. I guess in one sense all of the attacks on Christmas by the Remove-God crowd has accomplished that one thing (even if unintentionally) – it has caused a lot of people to re-think and perhaps ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Haines avatar

    Getting Jesus For Christmas Series

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Dec 22, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,632 views

    The truth that we receive or reject Jesus in every choice we make must replace the idea that receiving him as Lord and Savior in a one-time event (i.e. baptism, church membership or sinner’s prayer).

    Visual/Sensory Illustration(s) Pictures from A Christmas Carol movies Clips from A Christmas Carol movies Chains – actual chains hanging around or pictures; perhaps sound clips of rattling chains IDEAS for Other Illustrations Quotes from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens IDEAS ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jeremy Poling avatar

    The First Christmas Tree

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 14, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,043 views

    The first Christmas Tree was Jesus on the Cross.

    2Co 9:15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. Acts 5:30 – “The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree [zulon].” Germany is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition as we now know it in the 16th century when devout ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Mary's Merry Christmas PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 6, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 996 views

    This sermon explores the divine revelations and human responses in the birth of Jesus, emphasizing Mary's maternity, the shepherds' message, and Mary's reflections. Key

    Good morning, beloved congregation. It is a joy to stand before you today, to share in the love and unity that is ever present in this gathering of God’s children. We are here by divine appointment. We find ourselves drawn together in this sacred space, not to merely listen to a sermon, but to ...read more

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    A Christmas Presence - Magi Series

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Jan 28, 2008
     | 3,809 views

    God’s invitation to Jesus’ birth.

    A Christmas Presence - Magi Matthew 2:1-12 December 16, 2007 For 2 weeks now we have sought to be attentive to the group of people our heavenly Father invited to be present at the birth of his son Jesus in Bethlehem. During these 2 weeks, we have identified from the scriptures, the people our God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Spirit Of Anti-Christmas

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,501 views

    Let us also beware of the spirit of anti-Christmas that prevails during this season and pursue to alienate ourselves from it. Just as the heavenly hosts, the shepherds in the fields of Judea and the magi’s from the East joined together to celebrate the bi

    Opening illustration: When Secret Service agents train bank tellers to identify counterfeit bills, they show them both fake money and real money, and they study both. To detect a counterfeit problem, they must look for the differences in the genuine bill compared to the counterfeit—and not the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christmas - A Hijacked Holiday Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Dec 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,231 views

    CHRISTMAS has been hijacked in America. And unlike the latest Tim Allen movie, it’s not Santa who needs to be rescued. It’s the very meaning of Christmas itself.

    This week, we begin a new series titled, "Christmas Through the Ages." Beginning with the current celebration of Christmas, we will travel back in time, looking at Christmas celebrations, until we arrive at the very first Christmas. Today we begin with Christmas 2013 - A Hijacked Holiday." What ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    The Significance Of Angels At Christmas

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 2, 2019
     | 3,764 views

    Can I tell you when we get to heaven there won’t be any broken angel wings, No weak ones, No emotionally disturbed ones, no lame or feeble ones.’

    Christmas- The Significance Of Angels. Luke 2:8-21TLB That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep. 9 Suddenly an angel appeared among them, and the landscape shone bright with the glory of the Lord. They were badly frightened, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Russ Barksdale avatar

    This Is Christmas: God With Us Series

    Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Dec 19, 2017
     | 7,970 views

    What does that mean, that God is with us? God is faithful, God is powerful, God is love, God is present.

    December 17 God with us Matthew 1:18-25 What does that mean, that God is with us? 1. God is faithful Isaiah 41:10 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Isaiah 26:3 2. God is powerful 3. God is love “Let Him into the mire and muck of our world. For only if we let Him in can He pull us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Looking For A Perfect Christmas

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Feb 26, 2018
     | 4,378 views

    We cannot try to make Christmas Perfect with our own efforts. There is one thing that is perfect in Christmas. We got to be able to focus on that perfect thing in Christmas.

    We are into yet another Christmas Season. And immaterial of the number of times we have done Christmas before, and have failed, we still want to do things right. We want to make all possible efforts to make things as perfect as possible. We buy the perfect clothes, we look for the perfect gifts for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Keith Andrews avatar

    Thus Begins Christmas

    Contributed by Keith Andrews on Dec 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,571 views

    As we look at Christmas we must know that from the very beginning of time itself God had a plan to send Jesus to pay the penalty for our sin.

    Thus Begins Christmas John 1:1-18 Sermon by CH (CPT) Keith J. Andrews All Scripture Marked ESV: The Holy Bible, English Standard Version copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Let Us pray: Dear Heavenly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist