Sermons on eve blames the serpent: showing 526-540 of 33,516

God Is The Greatest Giver

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Dec 17, 2005

This is a short but simple sermon that would be good for any Christmas Service.

God is the Greatest Giver Acts 11:17 At this time of the year there is a lot of talk about giving. I was listening to a talk show on the radio the other day and the topics that were mentioned was focused on this subject. How much and how often should you give to the Salvation Army with the bell ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:17

Denomination: *other

Have A Good Christmas

Contributed by John White on Dec 17, 2005

Describing what a really good Christmas is all about.

HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS! Luke 2:1-14 "Have a good Christmas," the shopkeeper said. I responded in kind as I turned away with my first Christmas purchase safe in hand. But I could not help wondering, "How many people using that expression this season really know what makes a good ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

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

Living Out The Christmas Story

Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 19, 2005

Christmas Eve Short Sermon

LIVING THE CHRISTMAS STORY MATTHEW 1-2, LUKE 1-2 INTRODUCTION Tonight as we prepare for Christmas, I would like us to center ourselves on the thought that we should live out the Christmas story every day of our lives. Jesus came so that we might "have life and have it to the full" (John 10:10). ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Going Home

Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Dec 20, 2005

Christmas is about going home.

Luke 2:1-5 (NASB) 1Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. 2This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. 4Joseph also went up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-5

Denomination: Methodist

"Room In The Inn?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 20, 2005

A sermon for Christmas Eve.

Luke 2:1-20 “Room In the Inn?” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org Both of them were poor, and when they came to the town, no one took notice of them. No one even helped them try and find a place to stay. The name ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: United Methodist

Life Without Christmas

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 21, 2005

Christians are experiencing "Christmas" in a pluralistic culture. The secular culture and marketplace want to keep the profits but do not want to acknowledge the "Incarnation" which does not sell computer games. M.Luther sought to explain the mystery..."

In Jesus Holy Name December 24, 2005 Christmas Eve Redeemer Lutheran “Life Without Christmas” How did Christmas become so complicated? Some stores won’t allow the Salvation Army to collect donations to help them meet the minimal needs of the poor and down ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:20-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Silent Night? Holy Night!

Contributed by Lin Smalec on Dec 21, 2005

A Christmas Eve sermon based upon the Christmas carol.

Rev. Lin Smalec Salem Church, Waynesboro, PA “SILENT NIGHT? HOLY NIGHT!” Christmas Eve, 24 December 2005 When you hear the Christmas story, you get a picture in your head of what things must have looked like at the birth of Jesus. Sometimes it’s interesting to find out how others ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Trouble At The Inn Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 22, 2005

Christmas is a time to receive Jesus into the room of our heart by asking God that he be born there.

Scripture This is the account of what happened when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, as it is recorded in Luke 2:1-7: "1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

It All Began In A Manger

Contributed by Steve Ferber on Dec 22, 2005

Like a music crescendo, the glorious story of the birth of Jesus builds into an awesome outpouring of praise! Glory to God in the highest!

“It All Began In A Manger” -- Luke 2:1-20 *During Christmas vacation of my senior year in high school, I picked up a book I just couldn’t put down. It was called “The Hobbit”, written by J.R.R. Tolkien. I was fascinated by the hairy little people called Hobbits who had 6 toes and ate 6 times ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Lutheran

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

Mary And The Magnificat

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 23, 2005

A brief talk to go with my order of service (also on SermonCentral) for a Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service

Christmas Eve 2005 mini-talk on Mary- the Magnificat Traditionally, on 4th Sunday of Advent we look at Mary, as well - this remarkable little girl who carried the gospel, carried the bread of life Frederick Buechner’s little book of character sketches of people from the Bible has this to say ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-56

Denomination: Baptist

The God Who Turns To Us

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 23, 2005

What Christmas is all about is this: that God hasn’t turned on us; He has turned to us.

First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas Christmas Eve 1997 THE GOD WHO TURNS TO US Isaac Butterworth Matthew 1:22-23 (NIV) Not long ago, I heard about a conversation some second graders were having about Santa -- whether old Saint Nick was real or not. One child said that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:22-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Silent Night

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 24, 2005

Fact or Fiction

Fact or Fiction Come with me to a cold Christmas Eve morning in 1818 to Oberndorf, a mountain village in Austria. As you look across the mountain tops you see a lonely figure trudging down the road. It is the local vicar Father Joseph Mohr (1792-1848), on his way to visit his friend Franz Gruber ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Narnia: The Power Of A Story That Is True

Contributed by Jim Barnes on Dec 24, 2005

A Christmas Eve message utilizing the film version of "Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and the conversion of C.S. Lewis as tools for challenging listeners to decide whether the Christmas story is truth or fiction.

Title: “The Power of a Story That Is True” Text: Matthew 1:18 - 2:23 Date: December 24, 2005 (Christmas Eve) People love good stories don’t they? If they didn’t, books and movies wouldn’t be so popular. There’s just something about a good story that stirs our emotions and moves us in a way ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational