Sermons on Real Christmas:

Experiencing Christmas

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Dec 9, 2010

We cannot separate the true meaning of Christmas from a personal experience with the Living God.

Experiencing Christmas Text: John 1:1,14-18 Introduction 1. Illustration: Typical of last minute Christmas shoppers, a mother was running furiously from store to store. Suddenly she became aware that the pudgy little hand of her three year old son was no longer clutched in hers. In a panic she ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

The "End" Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Dec 28, 2012

A message for Christmas Eve focusing on the respone of Simeon and Anna to the Christ child.

The “End” of Christmas - Luke 2:25-38 - December 24, 2012 Series: Advent 2012 - #5 I remember that as a child, Christmas was really a month long event. It began, each year, on December 1st when the tree went up, the lights were hung, and the decorations set to adorn the house. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-38

Denomination: *other

Christmas Is About...

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jan 1, 2008

This sermon talks about Christmas by using the meanings of the advent candles, Hope,joy Love, Peace, but most of all it’s about Christ.

Title: Christmas is about… Text: Luke 2:10-14 Date: 12/23/07 Location: Sulphur Spring Baptist Church Introduction: About a week before Christmas a five-year old boy was busying drawing a picture for his mother. She walked into the room and asked him what he was drawing. The boy pointed to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:10-14

Denomination: Baptist

Preparing For Christmas

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 27, 2006

A Topical Sermon describing 3 Ways to prepare your heart to celebrate Christmas.

How to Prepare for Christmas Isa. 40:3, various Scripture An elderly widow decided it was too much trouble to get all of her kids and grandkids Christmas presents, so she decided to send them a check with a card. A few days after she mailed all the cards, she discovered she forgot to include the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Attitude Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 17, 2014

If the birth of Jesus was good news that brought joy to all the people, why is it so tough to be joyful?

“The Difference Christmas Makes: The Attitude of Christmas” Ps. 126 The words are so familiar: “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Christmas Joy Series

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Dec 22, 2014

So on the night of the birth of Jesus, before the nation had an opportunity to reject Him, or even be made aware that He had come in the flesh, the angel announces that this good news is of a ‘great joy for all the people.

(Luke 2:1-11) 1. Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. 2. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3. And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. 4. Joseph ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-11

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Peace Of Christmas

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 9, 2015

In the midst of national uncertainty brought on by terrorist attacks, and personal turmoil resulting from high unemployment and natural disasters, can the hope of Christmas still deliver peace?

12-03-05 Title: The Peace of Christmas Text: (Micah 5:1-5) Call to Worship: Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to allpeople. For there is born to you this day in the city of David aSavior, who is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:10 –11). Introduction Can there ...read more

Scripture: Micah 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Secrets Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021

The secret of the star is based on the fact that the more precious the gift the greater the secrecy connected with it. A precious gift is meant to be a surprise and so it is kept secret.

C.S. Lewis is one of the most read and most quoted Christian scholars of the 20th century, but he had to endure the burden of a very heavy secret in his life. He fell in love with a divorced woman and his church, the church of England, forbid marriage to one who was divorced. Joy Davidman, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:16-25

Paradoxes Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021

John says not only did the Word become flesh but He dwelt among us. He not only became one of us, He became one with us. Christmas is not only the celebration of birth but of relationship.

Little Hattie, determined to give her hero the highest image and magnify his achievements, wrote the following in her history examination-"Abraham Lincoln was born Feb. 12, 1809, in a log cabin which he built himself." Lincoln was indeed a great man but historians, I think, are ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Christmas Trivia Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021

We are to live by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God, but sometimes they seem so trivial we tend to ignore them. Christmas trivia is a good example. Dr. Luke was a man of detail, and he records for us a number of things that can be called Christmas trivia.

One of the great paradoxes of Christmas is that almost everything the Bible tells us about this most sacred event, is secular in nature. It is filled with what is temporal rather than eternal; physical rather than spiritual; and world oriented rather than heaven oriented. Christmas is really a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-14

The Promise Of Christmas

Contributed by John Oscar on Dec 17, 2023

Pastor John ties Genesis 3:15 in with the birth of Christ to show us even in the darkest of times, God is making a way for us to come back to Him

The Promise Of Christmas CCCAG 12-18-23 Scripture: Genesis 3:15 About 3 years ago, I was in an elevator with my 3rd semester nursing instructor. This particular instructor saw it as her mission to fail as many people as possible. In fact, we started our nursing class with about 70 students, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:14-15, John 3:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Love Of Christmas Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 15, 2022

No matter what situation you find yourself in this Christmas, please believe that God loves you, that God wants to use you, and that God can use you. Then let God use you for His glory.

Philip Griffin, senior pastor of the Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin, describes a lost dog sign he once saw. There was a big cash reward for whoever found the lost dog, and a description of the dog. It read: "He's only got three legs, he's blind in the left eye, he's ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Ephesians 1:6, Matthew 28:19, Acts 1:8

Denomination: Evangelical Free

He's Coming To Town Series

Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 4, 2006

While we sing and talk of one coming on a sleigh, we must remember that Jesus will also be Coming to Town but rather than on a sleigh pulled by reindeer, he will be in the clouds and rather than by reindeer, he will come with power and glory!

INTRO Isn’t it amazing what Christmas has become? How the sweet calm picture of the birth of one named Jesus has become so much about rush, money, and envy. ILL: Listen to this parody of the Christmas season that I read this past week: "And there were in the same country children keeping watch ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:30-44

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Animals

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Nov 25, 2000

Jesus was born among animals, and they play a more major role than we realize in the Bible.

CHRISTMAS ANIMALS based on Luke 2:1-20 By Pastor Glenn Pease The angels, the shepherds, and the wise men, along with Mary and Joseph, dominate the scene around the Christ-child, who gave the world the gift of Christmas. But animals also play a role in the greatest story ever told. Being ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Hope Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 28, 2008

Where is your hope this Christmas? If your hope is in Jesus, you’ll never be disappointed. The true hope of Christmas is for yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Well, Thanksgiving is over. The table is cleared and everything’s gone except the leftovers. You know what that means, don’t you? I know what it means in my house. It means Christmas time is in full swing. Miranda loves Christmastime. For years, if it was up to her, we would have the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

Denomination: Baptist