Sermons on the christmas star: showing 1,231-1,245 of 34,542

Christmas: What's At The Centre?

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 28, 2006

An all-age Christmas Day talk based around a game of Pass the Parcel with 7 points all relating to the 7 layers of the parcel! This was written with not-yet-Christians in mind.

Christmas - Luke 2: 11 (an all age talk) A father was chatting with his daughter one afternoon in the early spring and asked her what she might want for Christmas. The young girl gave it some thought and then replied that she would like a little brother. By some fluke of date alignment, sure ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:11

Denomination: Anglican

Are You Ready For Christmas? Series

Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 28, 2006

A look at how to prepare for the coming of Jesus from the teachings of John the Baptist.

I was in Wal-Mart a few months ago with a mission. It was the end of the summer season, so I went to the lawn and garden section to check out the sales on all the stuff you use to keep your yard and property looking nice. I went there with the intention of buying a weed eater if the price was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Making Room For Christmas

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 11, 2009

The good news this Christmas is that you can be God’s child, if you will receive Him into your life.

[ Matthew 1:18-25; 2:1-6 - Read at start of worship ] I want to again express a special welcome… especially to those who may have come for the first time. I know it’s no small thing to come to a gathering with people you don’t yet know. I’d like to reassure you that most of those here are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Restoring The Risk Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jul 22, 2009

We often think of Christmas in terms of peace … and this can begin to be reduced to that which is cozy and comfortable. But the events that we are invited to enter… begin with the opposite…

As we enter the Christmas season… a term that is often referred to is “the Christmas spirit.’ It may be a parent telling their children to get a better attitude… or hinting to your boss to give you some extra slack or time off. But what really is the Christmas spirit? Perhaps there are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Restoring The Hope Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jul 22, 2009

The hope of Christmas is not a sentimental hope… it’s filled with sentiments of a child born in a manger… of becoming one with us… of making the world a better place… but we must shake off the sentimental hope to take hold of the substance… the prophe

Intro It’s especially wonderful to gather together tonight. As a teenager… one of the most significant spiritual senses I had came on Christmas Eve… I can still remember at around 16… driving to a late night candlelight services. I was drawn into the wonder… God incarnate. It’s never left me. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Restoring The Risk Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jul 30, 2009

The reality is that our lives were not called into retreat… but RISK.

As we enter the Christmas season… a term that is often referred to is “the Christmas spirit.’ It may be a parent telling their children to get a better attitude… or hinting to your boss to give you some extra slack or time off. But what really is the Christmas spirit? Perhaps there are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Spirit Of Christmas Leaders

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 23, 2009

If we follow the wisdom of Isaiah, we will be effective leaders for good.

Christmas Eve December 24 2009 From the stump of Jesse Isaiah 11:1-3 The short reading from Isaiah we just heard is part of a longer passage that ends in a familiar passage: the reign of the king prophesied here will by ideal and idyllic. “Uprightness will be the belt around his waist, and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-6

Denomination: Catholic

Knowing The Christmas Spirit

Contributed by John Parton on Dec 30, 2009

This is a message on the actions of the Holy Spirit during the first Christmas, compared to how he works in the believer today.

Knowing the Christmas Spirit Main Luke 2:22 (support John 16:7, 8, 13) Go ahead and turn in your bible to Luke 2:22 A little boy and a little girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded “Silent Night” with the words, “sleep in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christmas Around The World

Contributed by James Jack on Jan 8, 2010

Because of God's love, Jesus came to save people from every nation on earth.

“Christmas Around the World” – John 3:16 I’ve never hidden my strong dislike of Santa Claus. I mean I’ve never met the bloke, so it’s nothing personal, but I don’t like what he stands for. Perhaps, deep down, it’s because every year at school I ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Anglican

The Forgotten Father Of Christmas

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Dec 2, 2009

When preachers talk about Christmas it’s usually about Jesus and Mary. But what about Joseph; the silent father? What do we learn from his life of devotion and faithfulness?

“The Forgotten Father of Christmas” Matthew 1-2 INTRODUCTION Usually at Christmas time, preachers spend a lot of time talking about Jesus’ miraculous conception, which I did last Wednesday. And the virgin birth leads you and I to think about the fact that Jesus was conceived apart from any human ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Every Day Will Be Christmas

Contributed by Darryl Ward on Dec 5, 2009

Miracles do happen when we hold onto the true meaning of Christmas.

It was 1914. The war to end all wars would not be over by Christmas as had been so optimistically predicted. On the western front, it had ground down to a barbarous war of attrition fought from muddy, waterlogged, vermin-infested trenches, where one had to be constantly wary of artillery and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

The Ghost Of Christmas Past

Contributed by Ken Crow on Dec 6, 2009

God wants us to move on from our past and look to the now and to the future.

The Ghost of Christmas Past Matthew 1:18-24 (King James Version) Pastor Ken Crow 18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19Then Joseph her ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-24

Denomination: Church Of God

God's Christmas Gift

Contributed by Stephen Boldin on Nov 28, 2008

2 Cor 9:15

GOD’S CHRISTMAS GIFT 2 COR 9:15 We all like gifts. We like to receive them from those that we love. And we also enjoy giving them. What Jesus said is certainly true: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts 20:35). I used to think that the greatest joy of Christmas belonged to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:15

Denomination: Baptist

The Hope Of Christmas In The Psalms Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 28, 2008

No matter what circumstances you are going through in life, there is hope.

This morning we looked at the hope of Christmas. Living on this side of the cross, we have the benefit of the New Testament to give us the details of the hope we have in Christ. But I want to take a step back tonight and see our hope displayed in the prophetic pages of the Old Testament. Before ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 80:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas With The Prophet Isaiah

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Nov 30, 2008

A. Old Testament Prophecy Is Crucial to the Gospel Message 1. The Gospel is "according to the Scriptures" (1 Cor. 15:3-4) 2. Christmas then is a good time to study these prophe¬cies

A. Old Testament Prophecy Is Crucial to the Gospel Message 1. The Gospel is "according to the Scriptures" (1 Cor. 15:3-4) 2. Christmas then is a good time to study these prophe¬cies B. Isaiah and Prophecies about Jesus 1. The most eloquent of the prophets speaking of Christ’s birth 2. Let us ...read more

Denomination: Baptist