Sermons on Merry Christmas:

Have We Forgotten Whose Birtday It Is? (Christmas Sermon)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 14, 2023

Can you imagine going to a birthday party and everyone their gave their gifts to each other but the person who was having a birthday no one gives them a gift.

Wouldn’t that be an odd birthday party!!! This is the way many celebrate the Lord’s Birthday. Have we forgotten whose birthday we are celebrating at Christmas? It is not: • Frosty the snowman • Rudolph the red nose reindeer • Santa Claus We are celebrating the birth of Christ. We will soon ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Why We Need Christmas

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 6, 2001

The Grinch wanted to steal Christmas. The Grinch of the Bible wants to steal even more!

INTRODUCTION "The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason." One of the more popular movies right now is “The Grinch,” based on the Dr. Suess story, “How the Grinch stole Christmas.” The Grinch, whose heart is two sizes two ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Looking For Something More? (Christmas) Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 18, 2003

An evangelistic sermon for a Carols by Candlelight service.

Looking for something more, this Christmas? Carols by Candlelight Sun 21 Dec 2003 pm According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

Narnia: What If There Were No Christmas Series

Contributed by Terry Martell on Dec 28, 2005

The Narnians long for spring, well, really they long for much more than spring, they long to be rescued from the evil witch, they long for the return of Aslan, the Rightful ruler of Narnia; they long for hope that is bigger than their everyday hardships a

Narnia Christmas Series “What if there were no Christmas” Oakbrook Church 12/24/05 Intro.- It looks like we have a long winter ahead of us. (slide-) I hate it when we get snow and cold so early. I was born and raised in GB, so this isn’t anything new, but the older I get the longer and colder and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:12

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Far From Home

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 6, 2008

This was my Christmas Eve Sermon for 07, looks at various people who were far from home on that first Christmas

Christmas Far From Home Christmas Eve 2007 For most people Christmas is a time to spend with family. We enjoy the social aspect and the re-connecting with one another. There are gifts and cards, emails and Christmas letters and food. Whenever people get together at Christmas there is always ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Wesleyan

Christmas Cast Of Characters (Magi) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Aug 14, 2013

The story of Christmas is wrapped around people... real life people. This four-sermon-series looks closely at this special cast of characters in an attempt to find our stories in theirs. Alliterated and expository, with PowerPoint available.

Christmas: Cast of Characters (4) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 12/23/2012 I’d like to welcome all of you to Blooming Grove and wish you all a Merry Christmas. Whether you’re a first-time visitor or life-long member, we’re glad you’re here and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

Jump For Joy Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 20, 2013

Many have the view of the Christian life as boring, lifeless, full of duty, ritual, and restriction.yet the picture painted in Scripture is radically opposite of this view.

“Guidelines for Christmas: Jump for Joy” Is. 35; Lk. 1:11-25 The Sunday School class for 7 year olds was barely underway when one little boy suddenly exclaimed to the teacher, “Can we hurry up? This is boring!” Immediately the little girl to his left gave him a sharp ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:11-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Part 5 - Genesis 22:1-19 - Christmas Substitutes! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 18, 2010

Forget the naughty and nice. I just want to be Ho, Ho, Holy! I choose His righteousness as a SUBSTITUTE for my sinfulness.

Part 5 - Genesis 22:1-19 - CHRISTMAS SUBSTITUTES! In the very centre of Christmas cheer, amidst the silver bells, coloured baubles and lights, enormous sparkling chandeliers, banners and wreathes and beside a gigantic Christmas tree, there in the middle of everything stands a huge throne that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"For The Son Of Man Is Come To Seek And To Save That Which Was Lost"

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 28, 2011

If we plant God's word into the hearts of our children and grandchildren, place the real Christmas story into their hearts at a young age it will take root and never leave them

Around 7 years ago I began to tell my Grandson Ryan, then 5 years old about how when I was his age we always had a cedar for a Christmas tree and how to this day the smell of a cedar tree reminded me of Christmas growing up as a child at home. So, we decided to go Christmas tree hunting and find ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

Oh Holy Night Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 23, 2008

This devotional talk about the song, Oh Holy Night tells some surprising things about the origin and usage of this most familiar Christmas song.

Oh Holy Night CHCC: December 24, 2008 (Christmas Eve Devotion) INTRODUCTION: Merry Christmas! Tonight I want to talk about one of the best known Christmas Anthems of all time. It’s not an easy song to sing, but it has been performed all over the world … for over 150 years. This song has ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Peace On Earth

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 22, 2013

Peace on earth was what the angels said. Have you ever thought about how misunderstood those words are? What is the peace that the angels referred to? Who are the intended recipients of that peace? How can you have that peace?

Peace on Earth Luke 2:14 Introduction: They hated and they killed each other. Soldiers from invading Germany and defending French and British troops had dug themselves in 1914 along a front line with hundreds of miles of trenches, bunkers and barbed-wire which started at the North Sea at the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:14

Denomination: Baptist

T'was The Day After Christmas

Contributed by David Killingsworth on Dec 1, 2021

This is a sermon in rhyme, in the style of the poem "T'was the Night Before Christmas."

T'was the day after Christmas, and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stocking and trash had been flung without care; It looked like Hurricane Henri'd been there! The children, exhausted, were still in their beds, with visions of yesterday's gifts ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

The Same Old Story!!

Contributed by Jofrey Bustamante on Dec 16, 2009

The story of Christmas has always been the same old story, but it has new meanings, every year!

Introduction: “They were too busy. The day was upon them. The day’s bread had to be made. The morning’s chores had to be done. There was too much to do to imagine that the impossible had occurred. God had entered the world as a baby. Yet, were someone to chance upon the sheep stable on the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

With God, All Things Are Possible

Contributed by Margaret Olubiyi on Dec 5, 2013

"And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God." Luke 1:36-37.

"And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God." Luke 1:36-37 Sometime in 2003, I witnessed the miraculous power of God in the life of a beloved sister. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:36-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Will Money Make Me Happy? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 19, 2023

Explores finding true pleasure, prosperity, and purpose in God, not in worldly pursuits, through understanding the seasons of life.

Good morning, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. It's a joy to be with you all today, gathered in God's house, ready to receive His Word. We're here, not because of any obligation or tradition, but because we love the Lord and we seek His wisdom and guidance in our lives. We're here because we ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-14

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