Sermons on The Incarnation:

The Word Became Flesh

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 17, 2019

A sermon about God coming to live with us.

“The Word Became Flesh” John 1:1-5, 10-14 The church I served in East Ridge was surrounded by abject poverty. One of the things that was “brand-new” to me was the number of people living in extended-stay hotels. I don’t just mean that they stay at these hotels for a week or two, I mean they ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: United Methodist

The God Who Appeared: ‘his Purpose’

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 29, 2019

The God Who Appeared: His purpose - Hebrews chapter 10 verses 1-14 - sermon by Gordon Curley. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request: email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). A Perfect Body (vs 5). (2). A Perfect Sacrifice (vs 5-9). (3). A Perfect Desire (vs 7-9). (4). A Perfect Conclusion (vs 11-12). SERMON BODY: Question: • Did Santa bring you the present you wanted? • How many of you received a book as a gift? Ill: • One popular book ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:1-14

Denomination: Brethren

The Word Became Flesh Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 24, 2021

Who ever heard of the guest getting more and greater gifts than the one whose birthday is being celebrated? Only at Christmas does this happen, and that is why it is such a joyous birthday.

Everybody in the world has a birthday. It doesn't make any difference if they are rich or poor, black or white, or educated or uneducated. Everybody has one in every age. Methuselah had 969 of them before he died, and that was the world record until Jesus came. Jesus only had 33 birthdays ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

The Face Of God Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 30, 2021

When Mary pressed the soft warm cheeks of baby Jesus to her own, she was touching the face of God. When the shepherds and the wise men came to see Jesus they were seeing the face of God. Christmas is about the face of God.

John Mcgee Jr. wrote the poem High Flight. It is so meaningful to some pilots, they repeat it as they sit in their planes soaring though the skies. It goes like this- Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

Recipe For A Merry Christmas Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

If you really want to help others have a merry Christmas, let the Spirit of Christ be incarnated in your flesh, so that your life, acts, and words are used to encourage others.

Back in the 60's, a movie was made telling the story of a man, who, like Job, got so discouraged that he wished he had never been born. His guardian angel granted him his wish, and also the freedom to go back to his hometown to observe the consequences. Nobody knew him, of course, not even ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-4

God's Human Nature Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

The full Gospel is Christmas and Easter, and that Jesus was fully man and fully God. He was the God-Man. If you take either one out of the church year you have destroyed it, and if you take either of the natures of Jesus out of him you have destroyed the Gospel and the Jesus of the New Testament.

Superman has always been popular as a comic book character, and I can remember racing across the snow in a blizzard to trade comic books with a friend in order to get some new adventures of this heaven-like hero of humanity. In our day now the movies of superman have made millions because they ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-7

"Christmas Is Not Your Birthday”

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 22, 2021

Mike Slaughter challenges our comfortable traditions his book: Christmas Is Not Your Birthday. Quotes from Linus. Incarnation,.. how divinity interacted with human DNA, that’s the mystery the Virgin Birth. Quote from Christianity Today 1996

In Jesus Holy Name December 24, 2021 Text: Matthew 1:20b-21 Christmas Eve - Redeemer “Christmas Is Not Your Birthday” It’s Christmas Eve. Excitement & anticipation are in the air. Christmas trees light up our homes with bright lights and shiny ornaments. Colorful ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:20, Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran

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 Wonder Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021

Just scratching the surface of a match can cause it to burst into flame and though that is all we can do with Luke's record, scratch the surface, it is hoped that this will kindle a flame of wonder in our hearts for Christmas.

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 retraced her steps and found him standing with his little nose pressed ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Mary, Did You Know? Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jul 17, 2021

Based on the song "Mary, Did You Know." Was Mary in need of salvation, although she bore the holy Christ child? Did she ever know why the child she delivered had come into the world? This message seeks to answer these questions.

The title for our message comes from a song written by the Christian comedian Mark Lowry, and originally sung by the Christian vocalist Michael English; and the song is entitled, “Mary, Did You Know?” One stanza of the song says: Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-29, Luke 2:15-19, Luke 2:33-35, Luke 24:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas

Contributed by Charles Newcomb on Nov 26, 2023

The Word was Made Flesh

[Sermon Hymn God Rest You Merry] The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Those words from Saint John’s unfolding of the great mystery of the Incarnation are inscribed in Latin on the cornerstone of this building: Et ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

Denomination: Anglican

¡Él Habitó Entre Nosotros! Series

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Dec 5, 2023

¡Él habitó entre nosotros!

¡Él habitó entre nosotros! Juan 1:1-18 En el humilde hogar de María y Robert, la esencia de la Navidad se desarrolla en un contexto de lucha y resiliencia. Robert, que padece hemiplejía tras sufrir un derrame cerebral hace una década, confía en el cuidado ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Other

'the Most Unthinkable Event In Human History'

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 24, 2023

Carol service (Evangelistic) 'The most unthinkable event in human history' - 1 Timothy chapter 1 verses 15 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The message is Reliable. (2). The message is Universal. (3). The message is Personal. (4). The message is Invitational. SERMON BODY: Ill: • We’ve all probably done it, • Purchased a very small gift and wrapped it in a very big box, • Or maybe a series of boxes. • The idea ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15

Denomination: Brethren

The Unlikely (Advent 2009)

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Oct 23, 2022

Micah prophesied to people in a time and place that seemed doomed to failure. How many times have we known people who have had a pessimistic view about the promise of the future?

THE UNLIKELY Text: Micah 5:2 - 5 Years ago I was at a little league baseball game. The underdog was behind by eight points by the very last inning of the game. You would have thought that it was safe to go home as if the game was already over. In fact, some did go home. But, the best was ...read more

Scripture: Micah 5:2-5

Denomination: United Methodist

The Word Became Flesh

Contributed by Jesse Crooks on Dec 22, 2022

John’s only direct reference to the birth our Lord, but this one brief statement says volumes. You see.

THE WORD BECAME FLESH (John 1:14) Immanuel God with us Introduction Well, it has officially begun Christmas or, as the world calls it the Holiday Season. We will have plenty to eat, parties and family get togethers. That’s o.k. After all this country has been through the last three years, we need ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14