Sermons on Holidays:

Mary - A Christmas Story Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 16, 2021

While Mary has enjoyed high status throughout the centuries, she was the subject of gossip in her day. Mary’s scandal is this: she was an unwed pregnant teenager and all the tongues were wagging were in her small, conservative town of Nazareth.

Just a few more days to Christmas… are you ready? We conclude a short Christmas series designed to make room in your heart to worship Jesus, entitled The Mothers of Jesus. For the last several weeks, we’ve been examining the four mothers of Jesus, the several women who served as Jesus’ distant ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-45

Denomination: Baptist

Xmas Or Christmas?

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001

One thing is for sure. God is ready & anxious to reveal Himself to us. But the question is, "Do we want to meet Him? Are we really prepared to hear His words, & listen to what He has to say?"

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2015) TEXT: 2 Peter 1:16-18 Listen to what the Apostle Peter wrote in 2 Peter 1:16 18. "We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power & coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Preparations

Contributed by James May on Dec 7, 2003

We are making preparations for the coming of Christmas but are we making preparations for the coming of the Lord?

PREPARATIONS We are entering a time of the year when the normal hustle and bustle of everyday life is ramped up, or kicked up another notch on the “Rat Race Scale”. People who were already stressed for time suddenly must find more time to do things that they don’t normally do. It’s the Holiday ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-3, Isaiah 40:3-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How The Grinch Stole Christmas - Christmas At The Movies Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 13, 2004

Why did Herod want to kill the Christ child? His motivation has much in common with those today who want to kill Christmas.

OPEN: (I sat on a stool on stage, reading the following from “How The Grinch Stole Christmas.” I taped my sermon into the pages of the book and used the book as both prop and way to hide my sermon notes). Every Who down in Who-ville liked a Christmas a lot… But the Grinch, who lived just north of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Celebration Of Scripture

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Sep 3, 2002

Four reasons why Christians celebrate the Bible as Scripture

Well with this being Labor Day weekend, this week I became interested in some of the more obscure holidays people celebrate in our culture. For instance, I found out that one community celebrates February 12 as "Darwin Day." March 22 is "National Goof Off Day." November 24 is "Buy Nothing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:7-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Amazing Love

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Dec 16, 2019

Making sure that we don't misinterpret to intensity and the power of the love of God.

Today is the 4th and last Sunday of Advent. So far this season we have heard about the Hope that God gives us in knowing that what we see here around us is not all there is and that God has so much more in store for us. That’s definitely something to HOPE for. The 2nd week of Advent we heard ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17, Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Gift Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Dec 27, 2019

This is the 4th in a series of Advent sermons for the year 2019. We close Advent out by looking at why the incarnation matters so much to those who are Christians

Advent 2019 (Part 4) Text: Isaiah 9:2-7, Galatians 4:4-7 This is our 4th and final Advent sermon of 2019… and let me just remind you that Advent season is not just about the first coming of Christ. It’s about His 2nd Coming as well… and I closed us out last week by saying that; and by reminding ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7, Galatians 4:4-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Advent Conspiracy: Spend Less Series

Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 6, 2012

Spending less means spending differently; it lets us focus on gifts that meet needs, and are meaningful, and memorable.

ADVENT CONSPIRACY: SPEND LESS Philippians 4:10-19 Big Idea: Spending less means spending differently; it lets us focus on gifts that meet needs, and are meaningful, and memorable. Supporting Scripture: • Reading from the Old Testament: Malachi 3:1-4 • Reading from the Psalms: Psalm ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-19

Denomination: Nazarene

God's Rest (This Is A Re-Work Of A Previous Sermon For Labor Day)

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Sep 3, 2016

The only way to truly find rest is to trust in Jesus Christ for our rest. That's what He tells us in Matthew 11:28-30

GOD'S REST (this is a re-work from one of my previous sermons for labor day) Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT) for audio and video of sermon: www.thecreekmonroe.com Intro: Tennessee Ernie Ford sang, "You load 16 tons, & what do you get, another day older & deeper in debt." . Someone else sang, "Up in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

Feast Of Trumpets - Rosh Hashonah Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Mar 24, 2022

Finding Jesus in the midst of the 7 feasts of Israel

Feast of Trumpets Numbers 19:1-6 Leviticus 23:23-25 March 27, 2022 We’re about to enter into the holiest of the Jewish holidays, called Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur. Maybe you’ve heard of the expression C and E Christians? That means Christmas and Easter church attenders. Well, Judaism has the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 29:1-6, Leviticus 23:23-25

Denomination: Baptist

"it Wasn't A Very Hallmarkish Christmas"

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Dec 26, 2022

This was preached at a Christmas Eve service.

Title: It Wasn’t A Very Hallmark Christmas” Scripture: Mt. 1/Lk2 Type: Christmas Eve Message Where: GNBC Christmas Eve 2022 Intro: Tonight, I want to take us back in time to that 1st Christmas Eve. I want to compare and contrast the events, mindset, and mentality of the nativity of Christ to ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Living Like Christ Or Like Scrooge?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 26, 2024

Like last Sunday, today’s pericope looks at statements made by Jesus not long before His arrest and passion, as Christ focuses our attention on the “last days.”

First Sunday of Advent 2024 One of the most obvious signs that our Western culture was at a crisis point, and sliding or crashing in the wrong direction happened about forty years ago when the Advent season, which begins this Sunday, was turned into a pre-Christmas season. As time passed, it ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-16, Psalm 25:4-5, Psalm 25:8-10, Psalm 25:14, 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13, 1 Thessalonians 4:2, Luke 21:34-36, Luke 21:25-28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

The Wise Wife Of A Fool

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Apr 1, 2001

Abigail was a A Proverbs 31 Woman Married to an April 1st Man, Nabal.

Atheist Holiday An atheist complained to a Christian friend, “Christians have their special holidays, such as Christmas and Easter; and Jews celebrate their holidays, such as Passover and Yom Kippur; Muslims have their holidays. EVERY religion has its holidays. But we atheists,” he said, “have no ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:1-44

Denomination: Baptist

Big Pause Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 20, 2011

Big living means setting aside special moments to worship and to re-calibrate our lives according to God’s word.

Nehemiah 8 Introduction: They did a lot of things right when they founded America, but as a country we started over with holidays. I’m not sure that was so smart. Countries in Europe have been hanging on to their holidays for centuries. The right calendar will give you some of them: ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What To Do Now

Contributed by Richard Tow on Feb 1, 2016

Pastor Richard discusses the significance of the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) that occur this month. These days are to be spent in prayer, fasting, and consecration to God

What To Do Now! 
 (09-06-15 www.LifeChurchSpringfield.org) Next Sunday is ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:23-43

Denomination: Charismatic