Sermons about Cradle In The Stable

The Night Was Not Silent!

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Dec 10, 2009

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Originally delivered at a high school convocation in 1995, another pastor recently asked me for these notes. Just as there was a lot of commotion surrounding the birth of God’s Son, we need to make a lot of noise about him today.

The Night was Not Silent! Luke 2:1-20; Genesis 3:14-15 Introduction: As we approach the celebration of the birth of Christ, the beautiful scenes depicted on countless Christmas cards swirl in our heads: A quiet winter’s night; a celestial spotlight from a star shining down on a lowly stable; a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christmas Stinks! Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Nov 20, 2017

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There is much that stinks in this world, but Jesus' birth in a smelly manger reminds us that Jesus can be born in us. A brief sermon for Christmas Eve.

Christmas stinks! Or, so would say the Grinch who stole Christmas. You remember the Grinch? The slinky, green ogre of a character created by Dr. Seuss whose heart was too small to love and appreciate Christmas. We know the story. All the Who’s down in Whoville make the Grinch cringe with all their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Christmas: God… Is… Now… Here!

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 19, 2020

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We can greet each other—instead of with “Merry Christmas,” we could shout instead, “God chose flesh,” “God became one of us!”

The Christmas story confirms one pattern of God—He shows up in unexpected places. Maybe you have heard that popular story about an atheist who had a big poster hanging on the wall in his living room, which said: “God is nowhere.” One day, while he was reading the newspaper, his little daughter, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-14

Denomination: Catholic

Evil That Brought Joy Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Dec 4, 2001

based on 25 ratings

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This is the first sermon in a 4 sermon series designed for Christmas.

12/2/01 - The Great Evil that Brought a Greater Joy Christmas can be a tough time of year. Text: Matthew 2:16: The Christmas story brought great sorrow to at least one group of people. The mothers of the little boy babies that were killed were filled with an intolerable pain. Yet, in spite of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Investing In Treasures Or Trinkets?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 30, 2002

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We need to invest time and effort in other people.

2 Peter 1 :7 And to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. I am pondering and my mind ponders the goodness of God. Today, I took two older ladies for a ride, just to get them out of the house for a few hours. We were so far in the country, there was no bridge to cross the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:7, Jude 1:22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Purpose Of The Church

Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 28, 2002

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Exhortation to church on our purpose on a membership Sunday.

We will be a church deeply in love with God. We will fervently worship God with our whole heart, soul, mind, strength, time, and finances. We will avoid the complacency of lukewarm, status-quo religion. We will pursue a deeper relationship with God through committed prayer, fasting, studying ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:14-16

Denomination: Church Of God

The Love Of God Shown To Us

Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Sep 3, 2007

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Showing the Attribute of God’s Love.

The LOVE of GOD Shown to Us Texts: John 3:16 16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Introduction: One of the most touching stories concerning Pope John XXIII is about the day after Christmas ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: *other

The Tears Of Christ

Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 12, 2010

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Jesus was moved with compassion over lost souls. Are you burdened?

Intro. -When God created the universe, He used His fingers: Psalm 8:3 "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;" -When God delivered Israel, it was by His strong hand - Exodus 13:3 "And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Yeshua Yeshuah Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 16, 2019

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The angel’s announcement was, in a sense, a compacted version of the Gospel message, containing some crucial TRUTHS.

Yeshua Yeshuah (Matthew 1:21) 1. Marylu and I had discussed what we would name our children.... (elaborate) 2. Names are very important to us, because we carry them throughout our lives. And statistics show that people who have weird names are more likely to be criminals. 3. In the Bible, people ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Funeral For 97 Y/O Christian Lady

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 13, 2020

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A Christian lady who tried to live her life according to God's word.

2 Songs 1. Welcome – Romans 8:31-39 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be[i] against us? . . . 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Troubles Are Opportunities For Great Joy Series

Contributed by Efe Oluwatosin on Oct 27, 2023

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Understanding troubles. Are you asking the question why me? Or What have I done to deserve this? When you understand how to use troubles, you will discover that troubles are opportunities for great joy.

We are sent to the earth to replicate God's holiness in all we do and prepare for eternity. This purpose naturally produces problems for humans because the nature of God and the nature of humans are opposites. Therefore, to enjoy life and learn how to live successfully on earth, you need the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4, Proverbs 27:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Love In Mother's Love Series

Contributed by Charles Payne on May 12, 2025

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God—who is Spirit, eternal, and beyond gender—has revealed His nature to us through the language of both Fatherhood and Motherhood. On this day, let us gaze in awe at the Scriptures where our God speaks with the voice of a mother’s compassion.

PROLOGUE Today, we rise to bless the women who hold the world’s most sacred title: Mother. Not merely by biology, but by the daily sacrifice, the sleepless vigil, the whispered prayers in darkened nurseries, and the fierce, protective love that mirrors the very heart of God. “HEART OF GOD IN THE ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:18, Isaiah 66:13, Deuteronomy 32:11, Matthew 23:37, Isaiah 49:15 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fool

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 14, 2021

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Discusses different kinds of fools

Sermon Title: The Fool. Scripture Text: Ephesians 5: 15-20 ILLUSTRATION: It was a cold and silent night. The weather was freezing cold. A group of monkeys were on a tree. They were clinging to its branches. One of the monkeys said, “I wish we could find some fire. It will help us to keep ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Fulfillment

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 15, 2002

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Jesus Christ came to 1. The sinful. 2. The poor and sick. 3. The Faithful.

Last week we spoke about the prophecies that brought hope to the minds and hearts of God’s people — those who were anticipating the arrival of God’s Messiah into the world. Those prophesies created such longing, such expectancy and such a desire to see what God was going to do in the world that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:36-49

Denomination: Methodist

What's In Your Master Suite?

Contributed by Jeffrey Payne on Dec 21, 2014

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A re-imagining of the role of the innkeeper in the nativity story of Christ.

Then she gave birth to her firstborn Son, and she wrapped Him snugly in cloth and laid Him in a feeding trough--because there was no room for them at the lodging place. Luke 2:7 Now, that’s our verse and it comprises, so far as I know, everything we know about the lodging arrangements, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:7

Denomination: Evangelical Free

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