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  • Tom Doubt avatar

    The Christmas Card Series

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jan 3, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,727 views

    Each year God sends us the same Christmas card inscribed with His message of love; when we open it and read it we know what His one & only Son did for us.

    Dr. Tom Doubt, Senior Pastor Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Richmond, VA THE CHRISTMAS CARD BACKGROUND: A. Sending of Christmas cards is a 163 year old tradition 1. It began in England in 1840 a. The first cards showed people drinking & partying b. Christns complained, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Joy

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 2, 2006
    based on 172 ratings
     | 101,467 views

    A brief Christmas devotion

    CHRISTMAS J-O-Y I came across a collection of letters that children wrote to Santa Claus. Some of them were pretty good. One said, "Dear Santa, you did not bring me anything good last year. You did not bring me anything good the year before that. This is your last chance. Signed, Alfred." My ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Reactions To Christmas

    Contributed by Don Jones on Dec 17, 2006
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,437 views

    Messages looks at the reaction of Herod, the Magi, and Mary and Joseph in Matthew 2.

    Reactions to Christmas Matthew 2:1-23 Pastor Don Jones Introduction When Mary Wyly was pregnant with her first son, her husband took her shopping for maternity clothes. After they purchased several very pretty and expensive outfits, he put his arm around her. She was delighted when she heard ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Doldrums

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Dec 18, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,334 views

    John the Baptist lost his certainty of who Jesus was. We can suffer from the "doldrums," too.

    December 15, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 11:2-11 Christmas Doldrums Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” The John the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Christmas Stinks! Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Nov 20, 2017
     | 6,629 views

    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

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Plan Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Dec 21, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,106 views

    God had a precise plan for us that began before the first pebble was placed on the earth. It was designed to have a direct personal impact.

    Intro: Do you remember the Looney Tunes cartoon with Wile E Coyote aka Ralf E Wolf and Sam the Sheepdog. Wile E is always planning and scheming to capture and eat the sheep. Wile E seems to always have the best plans, like the time he lulled Sam to sleep with sleep dog sleep music. But int the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Insignificant In Christmas

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jan 10, 2016
     | 4,706 views

    God uses the most insignificant things to make the most difference. It's true at Christmas, too!

    The Christmas story is a great story, and it rivals anything Hollywood ever came up with. There’s conflict, anticipation, a villain (or several villains, depending upon how one looks at the story), political intrigue (especially as Herod attempts to deceive the magi), there’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    "Christmas Meditation"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 21, 2017
     | 5,164 views

    A sermon about GRACE.

    Christmas Meditation Luke 2:1-20 After reading through the Gospels and studying about the kind of companion Jesus was, and knowing what He taught about love for neighbors Mark Scandrette and his friend Joseph decided to try some experiments in radical openness to people. Riding the bus home ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Christmas Story? Series

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Dec 2, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,152 views

    Sin is bad because it takes so much more than it gives - God is great because he takes only what is needed and gives more than we could ever ask or imagine

    SERMON NOTES: AN X-RATED SERMON The Setup (Gen 38: 1 – 11) - Why do we have genealogies in the Bible? - Judah & his three sons: Er, Onan, Shelah - What was Onan’s sin? Act I: The Price (Gen 38:12 – 20) - Price vs. Cost - Signet ring = your driver’s license Act II: The Cost (Gen 38:21 – 26) - This ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Hope Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 23, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,743 views

    In these troubling times, trust the Lord and hope in His promise.

    At the elementary school where Becky Barnes teaches in Arizona, they had a problem with students throwing rocks. The principal made an announcement over the intercom warning students that anyone caught throwing rocks would be taken home by him personally. Later that day, during afternoon recess, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Unwrapping Christmas

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,898 views

    A simple sermon with props for a ’Carols by Candlelight’c service for our older folks

    UNWRAPPING CHRISTMAS MT 1:18-25 Silver Service (older folks) Carols by candlelight, Thurs 2nd Dec 2004 Props: a present due to be unwrapped in 3 layers The little girl was sitting with her grandmother, who had presented her with her first little children¡¦s Bible, in an easy-to-read translation, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Christmas Hope

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 30, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 24,790 views

    Is Christmas a blooper or is it a true hope for everybody worldwide, looking for the Return of the King?

    The Christmas Hope By Pastor Andrew Chan I got this “Church bulletin bloopers” from reading the Readers’ Digest: • “The cost for attending the Fasting and Prayer Conference includes meals.” • “Morning sermon: Jesus walks on the water. Evening sermon: Searching for Jesus.” • Scouts are saving ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Forms Of Christmas

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Dec 26, 2011
     | 3,733 views

    Exposition of Philippians 2 regarding the unfathomable truth about Christ and His entrance into the world.

    Text: Philippians 2:5-11, Title: Forms of Christmas, Date/Place: 12.25.11, AM Opening illustration: Jonathan Edwards wrote a discourse/sermon on The Excellency of Christ in which he labored to show the ‘admirable conjunction of diverse excellencies in Christ.’ In it he talked about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Dirty Christmas

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 17, 2009
    based on 17 ratings
     | 14,506 views

    A Christmas sermon.

    “A Dirty Christmas” Hebrews 2:10-11, 14-18 By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN This morning I preached a sermon which included a lot of talk about Christmas trees. I talked about how Christmas trees ought to point beyond themselves to Christ. But ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Message Of Christmas.

    Contributed by Wendy Gravolin on Dec 17, 2013
     | 5,597 views

    This is a sermon for Christmas that is based on Luke 2 and explores the question of whether we still realise we need saving today. Peace with who? Salvation from what?

    The message of Christmas Christmas Day Sermon Wendy Gravolin. Luke 2:1-20. Introduction On Monday night I was listening to the news when I heard that all of the hotels in Bethlehem are booked out. This made me wonder what it would be like if Jesus was born in December 2008 and what it ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican