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  • Ken Sauer avatar

    The Best Christmas Present Ever

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 22, 2008
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    A sermon for Christmas Eve.

    Christmas Eve Mediation Luke 2:1-20 by: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org Following a Christmas Eve Service at the last church I pastored, Parkview United Methodist Church in Newport News, VA., I was shaking hands with those who were ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Christmas Colors

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 22, 2008
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    A Christmas Eve Sermon

    Christmas Eve Luke 2:1-20 “Christmas Colors” A window opened in the yellow straw, as a black nose, two pinkish ears and a gray paw poked out to see the strange sound in that stable. The gray little mouse saw the brown hues of the ox, the donkey and the camel in the silver glow of that star. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Chris Surber avatar

    Candle Light Christmas Eve Meditation

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 23, 2008
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    This is a concise meditation for a Christmas Eve Candle Light Service.

    Christ, Luke 2:1-20, 52 Illustration A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • David Owens avatar

    Miracle On 1st Century Street Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 23, 2008
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    In this sermon, I use the movie Miracle on 34th Street to illustrate the difference between fact and fiction. The miracle of Jesus’ birth and life on 1st Century Street are altogether true and are worth believing in.

    Introduction: A. Good morning and welcome to our annual special worship service on the Sunday before Christmas. 1. I hope and pray that you have a very happy and healthy Christmas holiday filled with much joy and peace. 2. Although none of us knows the exact day when Jesus Christ was born, His ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christ Is Born!

    Contributed by Daniel Haas on Dec 24, 2008
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    Why did they have to lay this poor child in a manger? It’s not said that they were too poor to afford a decent place, but there simply was no place in the inn. Come on: They knew she was pregnant. Traveling with an expecting woman you make reservations, d

    Sermon on Christmas Eve 2008: Christ is born Birth: Luke 2:1-7 * Down-to-earth story * Political context * Not a cute family scene, but privacy issues * The powers of the time: Roman Emperor and Governor, Oppressors * Joseph and Mary humbled themselves and followed the order to ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    No Room

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Dec 27, 2008
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    "No Room" in the Inn but there is "No Room" for Him in many other places as well: White house, court house, School house, church house, what about your house?

    NO ROOM Luke 2: 1-7 I. NO ROOM IN THE WHITE HOUSE A. Many political leaders try to keep Jesus out B. King Herod tried to take Jesus out C. Today’s government is a result of NO ROOM for Jesus 1. Good & Moral candidate are not accepted 2. Ethics and character has been thrown ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Cradled, Crucified, Crowned

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Dec 27, 2008
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    He’s not in the manger anymore. He was Cradled and then Crucified but now He is Crowned Lord of lords and King of kings.

    CRADLED, CRUCIFIED, CROWNED I. THE CRADLED CHRIST Luke 2: 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. A. Everybody likes the Cradled Christ 1. Helpless & Harmless 2. Cute & ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thinking Outside The Crib Series

    Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 29, 2008
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    Fourth in a series of sermons developed around and following the Magnificat (Luke 1)

    Thinking Outside the Crib Luke 2:4-7 INTRODUCTION: What was God thinking? Why did God choose the time and place He did for the birth of his son, the savior of the world? To quote Victor Hugo in Les Miserables, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” What he said about eighteenth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Martin avatar

    The Nativity Scene And Peace

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Dec 29, 2008
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    A Christmas Eve sermon preached Christmas Eve, 2008 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran CHurch, Audubon, IA. It looks at the nativity scene.

    While the birth of our Savior took place over 2000 years ago, I want to begin our Christmas sermon a little more recently. It’s the fall of 1944. Eduard Kaib, an architecht who was serving as a non-commissioned officer in the German army, had been captured by American forces in combat. Kaib ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Nativity Off Script! Series

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 1, 2009
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    A poem, ’The Ode to the Innkeeper’ tells of being too busy to recognise Jesus and so leaving him out of our life and a nativity story which points us to receiving Him.

    THE NATIVITY OFF SCRIPT! The innkeeper at Bethlehem was one of the minor characters of the Nativity. He couldn’t find room for Mary as an expectant mother. Why? This poem tells he story. It’s called: THE ODE TO THE INNKEEPER The Innkeeper stands, he is guarding the door He’s got all he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Luke avatar

    The Manger: Image Of God's Grace Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,466 views

    How the manger demonstrates God’s grace

    (adapted from a series from Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY) SERIES: “IMAGES OF CHRISTMAS” TEXT: LUKE 2:1-7 TITLE: “THE MANGER: IMAGE OF GOD’S GRACE” OPEN: A. Most of us have heard the story of the first Christmas more times that we can remember. 1. I’d like ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Friend Of The Full Heart Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 23, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,683 views

    Christmas is a time for full hearts: weary, guilty, anxious, sad -- past, present, and future. Mary felt the same things, but Christ comes to forgive our past, empower our present, and assure our future.

    Christmas is an emotional time. All kinds of feelings are involved with the celebration of Christmas. If you don’t feel some tension, some excitement, or some pressure, something at this time of the year, you are either dead or you’ve been watching the Redskins, which is about the same thing. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ronnie Miller avatar

    What Really Matters (Christmas Poem)

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Dec 15, 2011
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     | 4,090 views

    It was two weeks before Christmas and it began to start. Everyone was scrambling and rushing to get to Wal-Mart

    What Really Matters It was two weeks before Christmas and it began to start. Everyone was scrambling and rushing to get to Wal-Mart. Their credit cards were in the orange and checking account in the red in hopes that their rich uncle would soon be dead. Old Saint Nick sitting high on a mountain ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    Important Things For Christmas

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Dec 17, 2011
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    The things that are important for Christmas such as, Family, Feeling of Christmas, Flavor of Christmas, Smell of christmas, and the Faith of Christmas.

    Things that are Important for Christmas Luke 1-20 1. One of the things important for Christmas is Family • Today’s story we see family is important to Joseph and Mary 4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, 5He went there ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    What The Shepherds Saw

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 18, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,156 views

    Little did the shepherds know the miracles that they would see that glorious night. Did they ever fully comprehend what it was that they saw? Do we?

    What the Shepherds Saw Luke 2:1-18 That night was unlike any other in all of history. The shepherds had bedded down their sheep for the night and began their vigil guarding their sheep. I came imagine as they watched over their flocks that they gazed into the splendor of the starry sky thinking ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist