Sermons on Christmas Prophecies:

Prepare For Christmas

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 27, 2004

Are you prepared for Christmas? It takes more than a tree to find the real joy in Christmas.

How to Prepare for Christmas 1. Attention ILL>> One of my favorite Christmas movies is the Christmas Story. It is the one where the little boy wants a Red Rider B-B Gun. His mother said, “You will shoot your eyes out, no you can’t have a B-B gun”. Even Santa said, “You will shoot your eyes ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-17

Denomination: Baptist

A Christmas Filling

Contributed by David Darst on Nov 28, 2004

A Comparison between Mary and Zacharias and thier responce to the Angel and the Word of the Lord that He had for them.

A Christmas Filling. Let it be According to your Word (Luke 1:5 - 2:10) Text: 1:38 Zacharias -“Yahweh remembers” Responses: Between God and Man People respond in Fear – a. Both were afraid i. "And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Unwrapping Christmas

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Nov 30, 2004

A simple sermon with props for a ’Carols by Candlelight’c service for our older folks

UNWRAPPING CHRISTMAS MT 1:18-25 Silver Service (older folks) Carols by candlelight, Thurs 2nd Dec 2004 Props: a present due to be unwrapped in 3 layers The little girl was sitting with her grandmother, who had presented her with her first little children¡¦s Bible, in an easy-to-read translation, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

Christianity At Christmas

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Dec 1, 2004

We are armed with a forewarning. We will suffer for Sinners, for Saints, and for the Savior. We know the battles look bad but the victory sure.

Land on ‘Meet the Press’ “When a mother has an abortion,” Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land notes on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” “she is imposing her values on an unborn child. And it is always a fatal imposition.” article by By Dwayne Hastings WASHINGTON (BP)--Many pundits would say the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Applause Of Christmas

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Dec 22, 2004

Ultimately, the birth of Jesus is about who gets glory. Glory to God!

We haven’t spent too much time thinking about the way things were in the world when Jesus was born. I listened to a talk by speaker Rob Bell this week and I started thinking about what the world was like when Jesus was born. Look at Luke 2:1. In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:14

Denomination: Baptist

The Spirit Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Dec 22, 2004

Mary has to make preparations for the child to be born. In fact, God has to make preparations for the Christ-child to born as well. God has Caesar take a census of all the people and requires them to return to their city of birth. So, Mary and Joseph must

All those preparations! Does your family resemble the Crandles? Did you hear Ann’s to-do list? The to-do lists just gets longer and longer, don’t they. Unfortunately, the number of hours in a day remains the same. So, how will we get all our preparations done by Christmas? How do we prepare for the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-56

Denomination: Methodist

The Gift Of Christmas

Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Dec 26, 2004

It seems that somehow we have lost the focus as to whose birthday we are celebrating, and it seems the focus of Christmas has been lost in the giving and receiving of gifts.

Sunday Morning, December 12th, 2004 Let us pray. Welcome... Each day we are drawing closer home. Last Tuesday night one of our church sisters from Cleveland passed away, and on Thursday night another sister who had moved to Atlanta passed away. We just don’t know when it will be our ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-10

Denomination: Church Of God

Dark Christmas

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Dec 27, 2004

The Magi came in the dark to the Light. Harod stays in the dark.

Acknowledgement – I found great value in a Christmas Sermon series by Darren Ethier – A fellow contributor to this site. His sermons are called “Christmas Perspectives Series.” Dark Christmas Matthew 2:1-20 Most of you will recall that in these last few weeks of the year we are looking at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-20

Denomination: Congregational

Christmas Paradox Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 30, 2004

Christmas is a paradox. The Christmas story is filled with the unexpected—the unimaginable. And yet the Christ Child was born amidst these paradoxes; let’s for a few moments think the paradox of Christmas.

CHRISTMAS PARADOX "The Nativity" “As helpless as He was He deserved more privacy. Yet they gathered and stared, not completely understanding what they saw—just that they had to see. . . “Mary was tired and sore and a little sick. But she had heard the heralding angel and knew they would come, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What If There Was No Christmas?

Contributed by Quentin Johnston on Dec 30, 2004

A world without Christmas would mean a world without God, law, and hope, but Christ came to give us all three

Luke 2:8-14 And 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 afraid. I bring you good news of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Joy Of Christmas

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 8, 2005

The joy of Christmas is found in the baby Jesus. He is the only source that can produce lasting joy in our lives. Joy is therefore a choice and it centers on our willingness to choose to surrender ourselves to Jesus or not. This is the great gift exchange

The Joy of Christmas Thesis: The joy of Christmas is found in the baby Jesus. He is the only source that can produce lasting joy in our lives. Joy is therefore a choice and it centers on our willingness to choose to surrender ourselves to Jesus or not. This is the great gift exchange program of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-45

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christmas Bread

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005

The relevance of Bethlehem, with thoughts gleaned from other sources. Good for a Christmas communion service.

Matthew 2:1-12 – Christmas Bread A Jewish lady named Mrs. Rosenberg who many years ago was stranded late one night at a fashionable resort - one that did not admit Jews. The desk clerk looked down at his book and said, "Sorry, no room. The hotel is full." The Jewish lady said, "But your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Surviving Christmas

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005

Life is hard. Sometimes so is Christmas. This is about more than surviving it.

Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-7 – Surviving Christmas These two Grand Mananers took a ferry off the island and went deep into the woods on the mainland, searching for a Christmas tree. After hours of subzero temperatures and a few close calls with hungry wolves, one Grand Mananer turned to the other ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Baptist

The Symbols Of Christmas

Contributed by Carl Finney on Aug 6, 2005

Finding Christ in the everyday symbols of Christmas

With the commercialization of Christmas, it’s easy to lose sight of the real reason for the season. To help us regain our focus we are going on a treasure hunt. We are on an archeological excursion to find a hidden treasure. We are searching for the Christ in the Christian meaning hidden in the ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas At Stody

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 6, 2003

Who defined the history of the world at the time of Jesus’ birth- Caesar Augustus or.....

The Christmas Story Luke 2:1-14 ”In those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered” (Luke 2:1) And yet today there is no record left of that census. Other than as a part of the story of a Jewish baby born that year. Story: History would have us ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-14

Denomination: Anglican