Sermons on Christmas Message:

Christmas According To The Grinch

Contributed by Roger Thomas on May 26, 2004

Dr. Suess’s story provides a background to re-thinking the real message of Christmas.

Christmas According to Grinch: Claiming Your Christmas Gift John 1:9-13 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Christmas is about gifts—giving and receiving. Did you ever loose a gift tag? The tree is surrounded with piles of neatly wrapped gifts. Each ...read more

Scripture: John 1:9-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Embrace The Change (Christmas) Series

Contributed by Ken Ritz on Mar 1, 2016

Part 3 of the series Times and Seasons, this is the message for Christmas Sunday, based on the birth of Christ.

Embrace the Change CHRISTMAS 2014 Times And Seasons Part 3 I want to start by reading the story of the birth of Jesus, from the gospel of Luke. Luke 2:4-7 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Gift Of Christmas Peace

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Dec 21, 2020

This message is written to help people distinguish the difference between Peace WITH God and the Peace OF God.

“Behold, church family, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:10 –11). What good news! And don’t we need some good news for a change? The message today is about peace. I ...read more

Scripture: Micah 5:2, Micah 5:5

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas According To The Book Of Hebrews

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 16, 2019

What does the Book of Hebrews have to say about Christmas? It's more than you think.

Christmas According to the Book of Hebrews Hebrews 1:1-14 Another Christmas is about to arrive. People are busy making their preparations. There is special singing. There are Christmas Eve services. There are even services on Christmas Day, although people are usually to involved with their family ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-14, Hebrews 1:1-4, Hebrews 1:9-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Who The Light Of Christmas Is Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Dec 14, 2009

This is the second message of a three part Christmas series on the first 7 verses of Isaiah 9. Today’s message focuses specifically on the answer to the question, “Who Is Jesus?” Do you know the answer? This is the perfect season to find out.

Who is Jesus to you? Lots of people believe in Jesus. Many atheists and agnostics believe in Jesus. They will say that He was a real historical person. They will say He was a great teacher of morality. They will say He might have even thought that He was a prophet. They might even say that He ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:7

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Is Coming

Contributed by Timothy Shumer on Dec 1, 2001

Have you ever wondered why God placed perhaps the most important prophecy about His coming Messiah in Micah 5:2? This sermon explores that thought, and along the way sees both how contemporary Micah’s message was, and how wise and awesome in His planning

We are not very patient people + Esp. when we want something done = Out of our control + "It’s coming..." = "So is Christmas" + Anxious anticipation for the something we want = Can’t hardly wait for it + As with Christmas = Christmas is coming = Can’t hardly wait for it + Sights, sounds, smells, ...read more

Scripture: Micah 5:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Waiting Expectantly For Christmas

Contributed by Charles Scott on Jan 11, 2006

Looking through the eyes of 3 who waited for the first Christmas, we see how the Birth of Jesus Christ meets the "hopes and fears of all the years."

The Nativity of our Lord: Christmas Day Waiting Expectantly for Christmas Luke 2:22-38 12/25/2005 Christ is Born. Good morning time travelers. At not quite 5am I awoke thinking of another Christmas at another time, another place. Whether you gathered with others at a creche, or visited ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

The Gift Of Christ (Christmas) Series

Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 20, 2007

I prepared this sermon to deliver on Christmas Eve as a concise message of the gift we have in Christ.

The Gift of Christ, Luke 1:35 (Christmas Eve Message) Introduction “Mommy, what is Christmas?” asked the three-year-old girl. Her mother carefully explained that Christmas is Jesus’ birthday. “Then why do we not give gifts to Jesus if it’s His birthday?” The mother explained the tradition of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:35

Denomination: Christian Church

Christmas Redefines Holiness

Contributed by Martin Ellgar on Oct 28, 2014

A perspective on Matthew 2: 1-12. It is a review of Christmas with its powerful message of freedom and grace.

Matthew 2: 1-12 Christmas Redefines Holiness The festive season is over. The Christmas tree is gone and its decorations have been put away for another year. Our waistline has stopped expanding. Stress levels are generally lower since relative and friends have been catered for, and our minds are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Christmas - A Fairy Tale? Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 23, 2014

Is the Christmas story a fairy tale? This message suggests that it is not. It is in fact the greatest and truest of all tales.

Ron Walters tells the following story in Preaching magazine. During the 1960s, a phenomenon called “Peanuts” was born. The comic strip began popping up in newspapers across America. It was destination reading. The cartoon’s childlike characters and modest storylines had become the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Faces Of Christmas: Doubt Series

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Nov 26, 2011

Even in the darkest of days, God has His faithful servants who come with a message of HOPE

THE FACES OF CHRISTMAS The Face of DOUBT Luke 1:1-25 INTRODUCTION: Christmas is a time of hope. But for the people living when the first Christmas appeared, it was anything but hopeful. It was a dark time for the nation of Isreal. There had been no prophetic word from God for over 400 years. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Advent: Shepherds & Angels Series

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Dec 16, 2020

God’s message is for everyone.

Advent: Shepherds & Angels December 13, 2020 Morning Service Third Sunday of Advent Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God’s message is for everyone. Focus Passage: Luke 2:8-20 Introduction: Announcements these days are pretty easy, especially if you have a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Poor Wise Man

Contributed by Terry Hagedorn on Dec 1, 2007

THe fourth WIse Man is the most important of all.

The Poor Wise Man Pastor Terry Hagedorn Calvary Baptist Church Reedsville, WV There was another wise man. There were not just three wise men! Tradition says that there were three because the wise men brought three kinds of gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh. (Gold speaks ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:14-18

Denomination: Baptist

If Christ Had Not Come

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 28, 2022

If Christ Had Not Come Then... (Outline and seed thought adapted from a book by Leslie Flynn called, "Christmas Messages,", chapter by the same title)

HoHum: Love the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all- and it’s Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashbacks. As George is about to jump from the bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence ...read more

Scripture: John 15:22-25, Romans 3:25-26, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Ecclesiastes 1:9, 1 Peter 2:21, Hebrews 2:14-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Christmas Means...

Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 23, 2002

In this message we will look at 6 things that Christmas means that are totally independent of food, family, gifts and snow.

What Christmas Means… [show a clip from Jingle All The Way – in the beginning of the movie where Arnie goes to the store and meets Sinbad… start clip when it shows sky line and it when Arnie goes outside of store…] I don’t know about you, BUT like the character that Arnie is playing in the clip ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:10-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ