Sermons on Jesus This Advent:

Mary's Side Of The Story

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Dec 5, 2017

I wonder, how does Mary’s story speak to you this Advent season? In a few weeks from now, Christmas Sunday would seem rather odd if we did not hear from Mary.

This is not an original sermon, points borrowed from Advent 3/C, December 17, 2006 Lynne M. Dolan (I believe the message was entitled “Nothing Impossible with God”). I have restructured the message, however; want to ensure I give proper credit. TITLE: MARY’S SIDE OF THE STORY SCRIPTURE: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Baptist

Fill The Potholes

Contributed by Roger Shervington on Dec 14, 2006

The highway we travel as Christians needs timely and appropriate maintenance.

Fill the Potholes Pastor Roger Shervington Community Presbyterian Church El Monte, CA 2nd Sunday of Advent (C) 10 December 2006 This morning, we continue our Advent journey towards the joy and celebration of Christmas while not forgetting that we also celebrate the promise of our Lord’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Behold, Your King Is Coming

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Nov 29, 2003

Advent 1: God prepares us to recognize and receive his Son. Through this we receive the blessings of peace and joy that we can receive only through the King - Jesus Christ.

[Note: This sermon makes use of some thoughts, concepts, phrases and sentences from, “Setting for an Advent Series,” pp. 12-13, in Concordia Pulpit Resources, Vol. 14, Part 1] A woman was known in her community for her calm, happy life. It seems that no matter what trials came into her life, even ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-40

Denomination: Lutheran

"Freedom For Prisoners"

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 16, 2002

As we envision the Nativity-—the baby Jesus surrounded by his parents, shepherds and wise men—-let’s remind ourselves that our Lord came to suffer and set captives free.

"Freedom for Prisoners" Rev Dr Robert Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, let’s also be aware of how He began His ministry. Jesus read these words from Isaiah, and applied them to Himself: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-2, Luke 4:18

Denomination: Congregational

Living In Fear-Provoking Times

Contributed by Greg Johnson on Dec 16, 2007

Jesus is coming to completely save all of His followers from evil oppressors, the terror and the injustice of this world. Place your trust in God, be patient and continue the work of faith. Salvation is coming!

This message is an edited version of a sermon given at Loving God Fellowship. Copyright © 2007 Loving God Fellowship, Inc. http://www.LovingGodFellowship.org . You are encouraged to share this message with those you know that are hungry for God’s Word. Living in Fear-provoking Times By Rev. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:3-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus, John, And Joy: Listening To The Right Prophet

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Dec 22, 2019

Sermon for Advent 3, year C. John the Baptist sent his disciples to Jesus wanting to know why Jesus allowed him to remain in jail. Jesus quoted the prophet Isaiah back to him, and said, "rejoice."

Preparing for 2020 John, Jesus, and Joy: Listening to the right prophet. I do not wear pink very often (unless I lose a bet, like today…). But, there is one service in the church year where the priest can wear pink vestments. Rose Sunday, or the Sunday of Joy… Today. I didn’t want to wear ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:1-12, Isaiah 11:1-12

Denomination: Episcopal

Letting Go - Distractions

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 6, 2019

An advent journey looking at what we need to let go of in order to draw closer to God

Letting Go - Distractions December 8, 2019 Act like I am texting . . . OH . . . sorry about that. I got a text from a friend about the Bears game. Then we got caught up in other talking about baseball. That made me think about summer - and I need some new shorts, so I was checking for Black ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42, Matthew 14:28-30, Hebrews 12:1-2, Proverbs 4:25-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Eternal Christ

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 28, 2005

How does the fact of the pre-existence of Christ affect us personally? 1. It means that Jesus is God and has the power to help. 2. It means God cares for us. 3. It means there is a plan.

What you see on the screen is a picture from a movie. It is a single still shot. You probably don’t know what movie it is from or what the movie is about. All you have is one moment in time from the movie which spans more than two hours. It is impossible to tell what this movie is about from ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

The Audacity Of Hope

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Dec 11, 2017

Advent lets us go to those places of waiting and unearth them, hold them out in front of us, and cry out, "Come, Lord Jesus!" “Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel.”

TITLE: THE AUDACITY OF HOPE SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 64:4 We continue our Advent series this morning with the thought – The Audacity of Hope. It was the REV. DR. JEREMIAH WRIGHT, former Pastor of TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, who ultimately served as the Pastor to former President Barak and First ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas: Jesus Is God's Peace-Child Gift To Us

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 23, 2010

A short talk for our annual Christingle services that are attended by approx 600 people, many of whom are seekers and occasional Church attenders. This talk compares truth and lies and focuses on a true story from Papua New Guinea that helped evangelist D

I recently came across a few tongue-in-cheek guidelines for Christmas eating: 1. If you eat something and no-one sees you eat it, it has no calories. 2. If you drink a diet drink with chocolate, the calories in the chocolate bar are cancelled out by the calories in the diet drink! 3. When you eat ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Anglican

Isaiah's Oracles Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Mar 10, 2010

Isaiah tells us more about the coming Messiah.

The Isaiah Oracles - 2 December 6, 2009 Isaiah 9:1-7 Last week we began looking at the first of many prophecies a prophet named Isaiah. These are prophecies which occurred around 740 B.C., which means they were about 740 years before Christ was born and about 2750 years ago. Many of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

What Did Mary Know?

Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Jan 1, 2014

What did Mary actually know when Jesus was born What we know What others need to know

TITLE: What Did Mary Know? TEXT: Luke 1:26-38 INTRO: My favorite Christmas song was written by Mark Lowry, "Mary Did You Know?" And what did Mary actually know? Do you realize that, looking back at the birth of Jesus, we probably know more than Mary did at that time. We have all the accounts in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Baptist

The Announcement Of The King Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 15, 2014

In our series “The Birth Narratives” we are taking note of how each of the Gospel’s introduces the person of Jesus differently. Luke begins his gospel by recording the angelic announcement of Jesus’ birth.

Christmas Series – 2014 The Birth Narratives ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Baptist

Preparing To Find Hope Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 4, 2021

1st week of Advent. May we find hope in Christ

Series- Rediscovering Christmas #1 preparing to find Hope John 9 Introduction- Good morning everyone. Prayer- As we begin Advent, we pray Father that you would spark in us a time of gratitude and a time of preparing for the Christ child. May the joys of Christmas live everyday in our hearts. In ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-11

Denomination: Nazarene

Meeting The Prince Of Peace Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 4, 2021

2nd week of Advent draws us to Biblical Peace in Jesus

Meeting the Prince of peace Selective verses Good Morning Everyone, Illustration- I am about to give away my age- In a Peanuts cartoon Lucy demanded that Linus change TV channels, (that gives my age away) threatening him with her fist if he didn't. "What makes you think you can walk ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 26:3

Denomination: Nazarene