Sermons on Santa Claus Is Coming To Town:

Waking Up..."Christmas" Everyday

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Dec 12, 2014

His mercies are new every morning... they're ours to be enjoyed each and every day of the year... Beautiful gifts to be opened up...each of them filled with His abundant life appropriate for the day that God has planned out for us...

Waking up..."Christmas" everyday Lamentations 3:22-24 NKJ 22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. 24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Miracle On 34th Street Series

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 5, 2015

In this movie, the real Santa came to town, but, he was rejected. Drop back in time, 2000 years. Jesus Christ came to his own, but he was rejected. The Miracle happens every time someone believes.

Miracle on 34th Street Today our Advent sermon is the first in the series of sermons that come from great Christmas movies. There are many great Christmas movies... A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story, White Christmas, Ernest Saves Christmas, And my personal favorites: Home Alone and Home ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:3-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Rights And Wrongs Of Christmas – Part 2 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Dec 5, 2025

Part 2 of RIGHTS and WRONGS of Christmas, will look at how Christians can relate to Christmas in the quagmire of pagan beliefs. We look at family gatherings, carols, what churches can do in their services. This can be a very hard time for decision-making in a family, more so if there are children.

THE RIGHTS AND WRONGS OF CHRISTMAS – PART 2 In this Part 2 we will end with two more WRONGS of Christmas and then do the RIGHTS of Christmas. [7]. PRESENTS AND GIFT GIVING This is a very, very vexed problem because the practice has become so entrenched, that if Christians refuse to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-2, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:16, Ephesians 5:25, Ephesians 5:22, Ephesians 6:1, Luke 2:16, Isaiah 9:6, Acts 7:26-27, Ephesians 2:13, Luke 1:1-4, Acts 2:44-45, Isaiah 9:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Came For Us Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Dec 30, 2019

Jesus came for us, for our benefit, for our salvation.Jesus revealed God to us, and made a way for us to be part of the heavenly family.

Much of the world does not understand Christmas. Christmas is celebrated but only the trapping of Christmas is presented. We see it all around us in the music of the season: “I dreaming of a white Christmas” “Rock around the Christmas Tree” “Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer” “Santa Claus is coming ...read more

Scripture: John 1:10-14

Denomination: Baptist

Words Of Christmas

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 14, 2001

What do you think about when you think of Christmas? What words pop into your mind? Home? Family? Gifts? Crowds? Jesus? Food? Santa Claus? All of these, & more, I imagine!

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2014) Why does Christmas seem to be so much more important than all the other holidays of the year? Why is so much attention given to Christmas? Mother's Day, Father's Day, 4th of July are important holidays, but put ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:37-39

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The World's Only Way Out--Repent

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 11, 2002

Second Sunday in Advent

2nd Sunday in Advent Matthew 3:1-12   "The World’s Only Way Out Repent"   There is a purely American art form that has been lost to the American scene over the last 20 to 15 years. It is the Circus Poster. Some of you can remember those colorful posters that were hung about a month before the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

God Is Coming Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 28, 2014

A look into the Messianic prophecies as a means of encouragement and reassurance

There are a lot of funny things to be said this time of the year. Christmas does things to you. You can either laugh about it or get run over by it. It makes you act like a kid and age faster at the same time. Speaking of being a kid… You’ve heard of the 3 stages of man: He believes ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jingle Bells

Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 5, 2012

We have been singing ‘Jingle bells’ for too long, let us understand the true meaning of Christmas! Santa Claus, Christmas tree, reindeer, turkey, cake and wine have crowded our life and blurred our vision, let us come off it today.

Open the eyes of my heart, Lord! John 9:39”And Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind." We have been singing ‘Jingle bells’ for too long, let us understand the true meaning of Christmas! ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Greatest Gift Of All- John 3:16 Series

Contributed by Thomas Fortini on Dec 18, 2021

Many will be opening unwanted gifts this Christmas, but there is a gift that is the greatest gift that is available to all!

I’m going to present to you, as a present, my gift, or better said God’s gift to you, on the Sunday before Christmas, what would be considered the greatest verse, most widely read and communicated verse in the bible… John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Hosanna/Crucify Him

Contributed by Joe Harding on Mar 26, 2002

When Jesus comes to town, we will respond!

HOSANNA/CRUCIFY HIM MATTHEW 21: 1-11/ 27: 20-26 PALM SUNDAY MARCH 24, 2002 INTRODUCTION: WATCH THE LAMB BY RAY BOLTZ Walking on the road to Jerusalem The time had come to sacrifice again My two small sons they walked beside me down the road The reason that they came was to watch the lamb They ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11, Matthew 27:20-26

Denomination: Baptist

Can You Ever Come Home? 2

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Feb 1, 2004

Part 2 of 2, Jesus comes home after the wilderness - he is changes and the home town folks don’t like his message -- Do we?

Last week we started with the question Can we really go home again and I reminded you how Jesus ministry was just starting, he returns home after his time in the wilderness. He has been visiting synagogues for the past couple of months. Preaching and performing a few miracles on the way, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Congregational

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

Toy Service

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 11, 2009

Is Santa or Jesus more important at Christmas?

Toy service 2009 I came across this story recently on the internet It is about a boy named Paul, who lived in America. One day Paul was talking to his friends at school, and he said "I know what Christmas is about. It is about the birth of Jesus.” "That’s rubbish," said one of his friends. ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

Come In

Contributed by Andrew Hart on Apr 6, 2020

We need Jesus to enter our hearts, our halls of power, and our hospitals

Come in! This Palm Sunday will certainly be one of the, if not the, most memorable Palm Sundays in my ministry, my life, and perhaps history. While there are no Palms waving about, nobody trying to remember how to make the crosses out of the Palms, and no loud singing, this may be the most ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

La Santa Misa: Remedio Para Curar Adicciones

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 1, 2018

Es como el Papa Francisco lo dijo: la Eucaristía "no es un premio para los perfectos sino un generoso remedio y un alimento para los débiles.”

20B Quiero continuar con un artículo que leí de una universidad en Santa Bárbara sobre la Santa Misa y sus implicaciones de curación para la persona adicta. Existe una especie de subcultura de la adicción que tiene sus propios rituales; una red social informal con patrones de percepción, ...read more

Scripture: John 6:51-58

Denomination: Catholic