Sermons on Christmas Presentation:

The Light Of Christmas

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Dec 12, 2005

- Two things Lucy saw coming into Narnia - First it was Winter - Second a lamppost in the middle of a wood - Have you noticed that the Christmas story is told in bleakness of hard taxation & darkness? - Not much different than today

PowerPoint - + New Slide, > New Transation The Light Of Christmas ---------------------- Lk 1:78-79 + Christmas Lights in town — The Light of Christmas 7x (Slides of Christmas Lights) + - Two things Lucy saw coming into Narnia was Winter > - Second a lamppost in the middle of a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:78-79

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Questions

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Dec 14, 2005

At what time of year was Jesus born? What does Noel mean? How could the wisemen come from so far, yet show up on time? How many Wisemen worshiped Jesus? What was the star the wisemen followed? Who were the wisemen? How is His birth and death tied together

1. At what time of year was Jesus born? Answer: late December. Jesus was baptized about his 30th birthday. ¡§That Jesus was also baptized . . . Jesus Himself began to be about thirty years of age (Luke 3:21-23). Jesus had approximately 5 to 6 months of activity between his baptism and his trip ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Traditions

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Dec 14, 2005

Those passing on traditions, "handing down of information, beliefs, practices and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to the next."

INTRODUCTION 1. Those passing on traditions, handing down of information, beliefs, practices and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to the next. 2. Those receiving traditions, an inherited pattern or thought or action. 3. The Bible teaches that traditions are both good ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Waiting For Christmas

Contributed by Erik Estep on Dec 15, 2005

What is it you’re looking forward to this Christmas? What kind of gift would you like to get? There’s a gift just waiting for you that can transform your life.

Intro: It’s always exciting thinking @ X-mas. For me, one of the fun parts of X-mas is just watching my kids get excited @ it. Let me share w/you some letters kids wrote to Santa Claus. -“Dear Santa Claus, when you come to my house there will be cookies for you. But if you are real hungry ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Shepherds' Christmas

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 16, 2005

Seeing Christmas from the shepherds’ viewpoint.

The Shepherds’ Christmas Luke 2:8-20 (NIV) 8And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, "Do not be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Christ Of Christmas

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 18, 2005

What will you do with Jesus?

There has been much debate this year over Christmas. The politically correct, or should I say the politically incorrect has been working overtime in an attempt to remove Christ from Christmas, and any reminder of why we celebrate December 25th. Call it a happy holiday, or a winter break, but ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Spirit Of Christmas

Contributed by Justin Yarnell on Dec 19, 2005

Find out what the "real" spirit of Christmas is, it may just surprise you.

"The Spirit of Christmas" At Christmas time we celebrate the birth of Christ, we give gifts to one another, to symbolize and remind us of the wonderful gift our God gave us, when he came to this earth. We’re all familiar with the town of Bethlehem and Mary and Joseph, and how Jesus was born in ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christmas Is Love Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Dec 20, 2005

The incarnation of Christ sends a message to the world that we desperately need to hear: God says, "I love you."

Christmas is Love Text: John 1:1-12 Introduction: For more than 10 years two British artists named David Chorley and Douglas Bower waded into the grain fields of England. Using some basic tools (strings, boards and crude sighting devices) they formed intriguing geometric patterns in the crops or ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Message Of Christmas

Contributed by Chathanattu Philip on Dec 22, 2005

Why was Jesus born in a manger? What does it mean to make room for Jesus in our hearts?

The Message of Christmas By Sunny Philip Luke 2:1-12 Christmas is the celebration of the great mystery of God. The mystery is not how God became a human but why God would want to become a human being. The words of a well known hymn sum it up succinctly. I cannot tell why He, the King of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Celebrating Christmas

Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Dec 23, 2005

The meaning of Christmas is when we go beyond the celebration to share with the hungry and the needy.

At Christmas time, in many places children act out the Christmas story. In the parish where I work, it is like a street theatre. If you are travelling by the road, you may see Joseph and Mary walking on the road in search of an inn. Years ago in one place, there was a Christmas play like this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-14

Denomination: Catholic

Christmas Communion

Contributed by Randy Trotter on Dec 5, 2009

“COMMUNION” w/out “CHRISTMAS” is just a Sunday morning snack! CHRISTMAS” w/out “COMMUNION” is just another holiday to make money!

“CHRISTMAS COMMUNION” INTRODUCTION: We’ve been through Halloween, just finished Thanksgiving and now we’re in December! December officially kicks off the Christmas Season. We generally think of “CHRISTMAS” as the birth time of Jesus Christ, the giving of gifts in the celebration of what God ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Green Christmas Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 6, 2009

The Green decorations of Christmas speak of the promise of life in a season of barren trees and gloomy skies. The birth of Christ also speaks of that promise.

OPEN: Someone has developed a personality test based on how you decorate for Christmas: • If you have nothing but multicolored lights on your tree – you’re an extrovert. • If you only use white lights – you’re the type who asks his guests to remove their shoes at the front door. • But if you use ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Christmas Question Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 10, 2009

This sermon asks the question: If a child is born “unto us” – if a son is given “unto us” – what does it MATTER?

A Christmas Question Our focal text for today is found in the book of Isaiah chapter nine. It is only a portion of the verse – the first part – it reads: “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given.” Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV) (I have an entire series on the later portion of this verse which ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christmas Obrevation Series

Contributed by Rajkumar Pulla on Dec 10, 2009

Part of Christmas

C=Christ Child H=Heart of The LORD.Isaiah 6;8 R=Redeemer.Mat 1;21 I=Immaculate Family Joseph and Mary S=Star.Numbers 24;17 T=Three Wise men. M=Manger Luke 2;7 A=Angels.Luke 2;9,13 S=Shepherds.Luke 2;8-14 Those nine included in Christmas. Are you part in Christmas ? ...read more

Denomination: Bible Church

Christmas Is For Sinners

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 14, 2009

A textual sermon on 1 Timothy 1:15 (Idea came from Boyce Mouton)

Christmas is for Sinners 1 Timothy 1:15 Introduction: From Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol we read about Ebenezer Scrooge. “Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grind-stone, Scrooge! A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:13-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ