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Unwrap The Gift Of Joy This Christmas

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Dec 24, 2006

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The angel said, “I bring you good news.” Christ is our good news of great joy.. Regardless of the circumstances, the pain, or problems, we look to Jesus, He is our good news. In Christ we can face life with optimism and joy.

Un-wrap the Gift of Joy this Christmas Luke 2:10 “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” The angel said, “I bring you good news.” Christ is our good news of great joy.. Regardless of the circumstances, the pain, or ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:10, Luke 3:10-11

Denomination: Free Methodist

Joy In The Midst Of Trouble

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Dec 25, 2006

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Joy to the world, the Lord is come! "It’s the most wonderful time of the year!" Or is it…? What one word describes Christmas for you? It is joyful? Or is it Depressing? Stressful? How do we experience God’s joy?

THOUGH TROUBLE, YET JOY! INTRODUCTION: “Joy to the world, the Lord is come! It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Or is it…? What one word describes Christmas for you? Is it joyful? Or is it depressing? Stressful? How do we experience God’s joy? OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Santa ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-17

Denomination: *other

Home For Christmas

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Dec 26, 2006

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A couple of questions - So where is home? - Why away from home?

Song — I’ll be home for Christmas, You can count on me. Please have snow and mistletoe And presents under the tree. Christmas Eve will find me, Where the love light gleams. I’ll be home for Christmas, If only in my dreams. Christmas Eve will find me, Where the love light gleams. I’ll be home for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Let's Take Christ Out Of Xmas

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Dec 26, 2006

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Instead of putting Christ into Christmas, maybe we should take him out of what Christmas has become in our culture.

Let’s Take Christ Out of Xmas” Luke 2:1-20 December 24, 2006 Christmas Eve I am going to go out of my way to be provocative tonight. You see, I believe that we should take Christ out of Christmas. I believe that there is no place for Christ in Christmas. We ought to put aside all the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Are You Sure This Is God's Will?

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 27, 2006

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When things don’t go the way you planned do you begin to question whether or not you are in God’s will.

ARE YOU SURE THIS IS GOD’S WILL? LUKE 2:1-7 Video clip: Life of Mary Part Three: Unfamiliar (BlueFishTV.com) Introduction: The angel announced that Mary would give birth to the Messiah, the King of kings and Lord of lords. With the anticipation and wonder of the moment Mary said: “My soul ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas: What's At The Centre?

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 28, 2006

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An all-age Christmas Day talk based around a game of Pass the Parcel with 7 points all relating to the 7 layers of the parcel! This was written with not-yet-Christians in mind.

Christmas - Luke 2: 11 (an all age talk) A father was chatting with his daughter one afternoon in the early spring and asked her what she might want for Christmas. The young girl gave it some thought and then replied that she would like a little brother. By some fluke of date alignment, sure ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:11

Denomination: Anglican

Why Do You Celebrate Christmas

Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 28, 2006

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The World has lost sight of the true meaning of Christmas, are you losing sight of it also.

Why Do You Celebrate Christmas Luke 2:15-16 Intro. Why do you celebrate Christmas? Are you celebrating it for the right reasons or are you just falling in line with the rest of the World. Read Text When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds {began} saying to one ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

Vision For A New Year

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 29, 2006

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What does the dedication of Jesus have to say to us about our New Year

If you were here early, you might have wondered at the music playing. After all, you don’t often have hymns combined with 1960’s pop music. They were chosen because of their theme. Each promotes a vision, a seeing, a looking forward to something and a hope in the coming days. That was part of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God Fills Our Hearts With Joy

Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Dec 29, 2006

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Is it possible to experience great joy in the midst of sufferings?

"But the angel said to them, ’Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people’" (Luke 2:10, NIV). Is it possible for God’s people to experience great joy in the midst of difficulty and pain? We read in God’s Word, "Do not fear..." (Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:10

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Love Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Dec 30, 2006

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If you want to grasp true joy during the Christmas season it is imperative that you catch the significance in how God showed love by giving Christ. God gave His Son and Christ came willingly—true expressions of sacrificial love.

Turn Your Bibles to Luke 2:1-7 Title: Christmas Love Theme: The Love of God, Christ Given Series: The Cast of Christmas Listen as I read Luke 2:1-7, “In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is He Worth The Fuss?

Contributed by William Noel on Dec 31, 2006

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Should Christians make a fuss over Christ and His birth?

The Lord gave me this message this past Tuesday, while at a home school choir concert. · I have to admit, the style of music that they sing is not what I normally listen to. · Also, since Sis. Noel takes the kids to their weekly rehearsals, I didn’t know anyone there. · And to top it off, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Name Jesus

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 2, 2007

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A sermon on the importance of the name of the Lord.

Sermon for 12/17/2006 The Name Introduction: (Luke 2:21 NIV) On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived. WBTU: A. The most important name is Jesus. Not given by his parents, but given by heaven. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus Comes Into Our Mess

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jan 2, 2007

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A Christmas Eve sermon reminding us that Jesus was born to deal with our messy lives

Isn’t the Christmas story a wonderful story It is a story that we hear every year. But it is more than just any old story It is something that happened in history that affects you today and affects your future When we open our eyes and ears and be honest with ourselves We realise that mess ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Let The Poor Say, Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 3, 2007

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Remember this, the average observer on the evening of the first Christmas, might not have seen Mary and Joseph as particularly blessed. There may have been moments that they doubted it themselves. And yet, they were rich...

Let the poor say, "I am rich" Luke 2:1-7 Dawn and I went to Pennsbury Manor recently. This is the home of William Penn. Oddly enough, the place is almost completely a recreation. Nothing about the grounds or buildings is original. The house is not the house he and his family lived in. It is a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Mennonite

Good News Of Great Joy

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Jan 5, 2007

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Through the visitation of the shepherds and magi we see that Christ was indeed good news of great joy for all people.

The Christmas story is so familiar to us that we tend to view it through rose colored glasses. We tend to sanitize the scene to make it seem beautiful, pristine. Our nativities represent a postcard picture of Jesus in a pristine creche as he lies in a manger on a bed of hay or straw. It is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

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