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  • Bruce Rzengota avatar

    How The Grinch Stole Christmas: The Season For Change Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Mar 29, 2007
     | 6,361 views

    Christmas is the season for change

    Classic TV Christmas How the Grinch Stole Christmas Christmas is the Season of Change INTRODUCTION Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas has always been a favorite of mine. In this annual Christmas story, the old Grinch who lives on a mountain has been annoyed by the merriment of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Jake Kircher avatar

    What Excitement Does Christmas Bring You

    Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,866 views

    What are you living for this Christmas?

    There was always a lot of excitement at my house on Christmas morning. The night before, we would be debating with my parents about what time we could wake them up. Usually they would start somewhere around 7:00 and my brothers and I would start somewhere around 5:00. We would usually compromise ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Jesus, The Perfect Child [after Christmas Sermon] Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 68 ratings
     | 14,922 views

    Jesus grew in wisdom [MENTALLY], in stature [PHYSICALLY], and in favor with God [SPIRITUALLY] and with man [SOCIALLY]. Link included to formatted text and PowerPoint Template.

    Jesus, The Perfect Child Luke 2:40-52 Luke 2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. There is a statement about His body, soul, and Spirit. Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Quinn avatar

    What Do I Really Need This Christmas? Series

    Contributed by Mike Quinn on Jan 19, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,276 views

    God knows what we need, at Christmas and throughout the year. The birth of Jesus caught the Hebrew people by surprise. The gift of the Messiah was different than what they expected, but God knew what they really needed.

    What do I really need this Christmas? “A Reel Look At Christmas” Luke 2:1-20 Intro idea: Funny Christmas presents, lots of times people don’t know what we really need. Sometimes we don’t even know… First movie clip of pink outfit… Luke 2:4-17 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • T. Michael Crews avatar

    When Christmas Isn't Picture Perfect

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 3, 2006
    based on 156 ratings
     | 63,581 views

    Exposition of Matt. 2:13-23

    When Christmas Isn’t Picture Perfect Matt. 2:13-23 Every year I read this fictional Christmas correspondence between Martha Stewart and Erma Bombeck to remind me that Christmas isn’t always picture perfect. Hi Erma, This perfectly delightful note is being sent on paper I made myself to tell you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Christmas Love: The Story Of God's Gift To Us Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 20, 2006
    based on 295 ratings
     | 90,588 views

    This is a sermon about God’s gift to us. How it is 1. Usefull 2. Costly 3. Effective

    Christmas Love: The Story of God’s Gift to Us Christmas was an exciting time and Joie was excited too. He was only 10 years old and he was as excited as any ten year old boy could be. For him Christmas was still a time of wonder. He did the things most 10 year olds do. He played ball, rode his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Christmas Eve - The Jesus We Never Knew

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 23, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,361 views

    Do we know the real story of Christmas? Surprisingly not. We also don’t really know who Jesus really is - God himself. I also draw from the traditional christmas passages in Luke and Matt

    Rev. 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. These are the words of Jesus Christ, as recorded in the book of Revelation.They are bold. They are confident. They are all encompassing. They speak of a powerful dominating being. One who says, you want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Advent Is Not About Waiting To Open Presents On Christmas"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 27, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,575 views

    A sermon for the 1st Sunday in Advent.

    Isaiah 64:1-9 “Advent is Not about Waiting to Open Presents on Christmas” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.gracumcsd.org Our Old Testament Lesson for this morning is a lament from the community that raises the question of whether their waiting for ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Johnny Creasong avatar

    All I Want For Christmas Is...gold! Series

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Dec 5, 2008
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,654 views

    What Birthday gift will you give Jesus? You would be wise to bring GOLD!

    All I Want for Christmas is...Gold Matthew 2:1-11 When do you start your Christmas Shopping? • The Day After Christmas • The 4th of July • The Day School starts • Black Friday • ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Matthew 2:1-11 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Christmas: To Grandmother’s House We Go? Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,094 views

    The genealogy of Jesus Christ demonstrates how gracious God is and His love for sinners, because God included some unlikely grandmothers in the mix.

    To Grandmother’s House We Go? (Matthew 1:1-16) 1. What scandals does your family have in their closets? A few years ago, I wrote up the Vasicek family history for our family members only. On the front page, I wrote, "Not suggested for those under 18." Most of you, if you traced back a few ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Johnny Creasong avatar

    All I Want For Christmas Is...jesus

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Dec 19, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,093 views

    Sometimes all we know are "NO’s". We learn to live within the limis of can-not, must-not, will-not, and have-not. We really need a "YES"! Here’s the best YES of all.

    All I want for Christmas is JESUS! 2 Corinthians 1:20 John 1:14 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (NIV) One of the first words we know is “NO”! From the time we ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Richard Schwedes avatar

    The Christmas Gift We All Need: Jesus

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Dec 22, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 43,513 views

    Jesus is the one Christmas gift we all need. And the gift we receive from Him, continues to benefit us forever.

    What’s the best Christmas gift you have received? Have you ever received a gift that has changed your life? Or a gift that has inspired you and affected your future? When the actor Nicolas Cage, was a young boy his father gave him a little Pinocchio for Christmas. Being a boy, he was a little ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Manny Salva Cruz avatar

    What We Can Learn From The Shepherds This Christmas Series

    Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Jan 9, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,781 views

    These shepherds were out in th efields one night when the angel of the Lord appreared to them to announce the birth of the Savior. Let us learn from them.

    We have been learning many things from the important characters of the first Christmas story. It was interesting to see how they received the news regarding the coming of Christ the Messiah in their lives. In all these things, we see the hand of God at work making sure that they understood that ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • David Owens avatar

    Four Christmases

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 23, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,277 views

    In this sermon, we examine the four ways people observe Christmas. The four ways are "Sparkle" Christmas, "Giving" Christmas, "Pageant" Christmas, and "Christ as Lord" Christmas.

    Introduction: A. Christmas time in our day and age can be a very confusing time to children and adults alike. 1. As you can see the manger scene in this picture includes some characters that don’t belong. 2. You can see some kind of snow queen in the back. 3. There are Mickey and Mini Mouse ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    The Unexpected Jesus (Sermon 5) Living Today For Christ: Trusting In God’s Timing - Proverbs 27:1 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 4, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,118 views

    Proverbs 27:1 reminds us of a truth that often catches us off guard: We are not in control of tomorrow.

    The Unexpected Jesus (5) Living Today for Christ: Trusting in God’s Timing - Proverbs 27:1 Introduction: Today, we turn to a verse that carries both wisdom and a call to action: Proverbs 27:1, which reads, "Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring." ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal