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  • The Gift Of Christmas

    Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Dec 7, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,770 views

    The gift if Christmas, Jesus Christ, is appropriate for everyone, it does not matter who you are, boy or girl, man or woman, rich or poor, black or white, short or tall, fat or slim, this gift is for you.

    December 7th, 2003 Let us pray. Welcome... Today is the second Sunday of Advent, and when we say Advent, we are talking about our Lord’s coming to earth in human form, coming as God incarnate; God in the flesh. This was the first Advent. Christ will come again, not as a baby, but he will come ...read more

  • The Absurdity Of Christmas

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,886 views

    If you stop and really think about the Christmas story it’s rather bizarre, how come?

    The Absurdity of Christmas Imagine that you are standing out in your driveway marvelling at the fact that it’s the first weekend in December and you haven’t had to shovel yet. In your imagination you do not live in Cape Breton or New York, suddenly an UFO lands in the middle of your front lawn and ...read more

  • Prophecies Of Christmas

    Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 99 ratings
     | 36,410 views

    The Birth of Christ is described as a sign by Isaiah, this sermon explores the fact that his birth was a sign of God’s power, God’s love and God’s faithfulness!

    “Prophecies of Christmas” Isaiah 7:14 The Christmas story in the Bible begins earlier than you might expect, several hundred years earlier, in the Old Testament. One Old Testament prophecy after another promised the coming Messiah who would redeem the people of ...read more

  • "Christmas Questions"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 85 ratings
     | 16,394 views

    Here are some "Christmas Questions" ... NOT to question God ... BUT to better understand WHY He planned the birth of His Son the way He did.

    “Christmas Questions” INTRODUCTION: This morning, I want to ask some “Christmas Questions” … WHY? I’ve always had a questioning mind: LIKE: o How can a brown cow, eat green grass, and give white milk? o If man evolved from apes, why do we still have apes? o If a man stands in the middle of the ...read more

  • Why Christmas

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000
    based on 80 ratings
     | 11,979 views

    A look at some of the traditions of Christmas and why we celebrate it.

    CHRISTMAS, AIN'T IT GREAT? ALL THE TRADITION AND HYPE, ALL OF THE SACRED AND SECULAR, ALL OF THE GIVING AND ALL OF THE GETTING. BUT HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO ASK YOUR SELF "WHY CHRISTMAS?" WHY DOES THE ENTIRE WORLD SEEM TO QUEUE UP TO AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THE 25TH OF DECEMBER. WHERE DID ...read more

  • The Wonder Of Christmas

    Contributed by Travis Moore on Nov 1, 2000
    based on 77 ratings
     | 9,048 views

    A Christmas outline

    The Wonder Of Christmas Isaiah 9:6 1. The Wonder of Love! - John 3:16 2. The Wonder of Life! - John 10:10 3. The Wonder of Peace! - Rom 5:1 4. The Wonder of Joy! - Luke 2:10 5. The Wonder of Forgiveness! - Mat 1:21 ...read more

  • The Christmas Star

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Jan 30, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 13,374 views

    There is great significance to each of us in the star that was above Jesus’ birth place.

    The Christmas Star Cornwall/Montreal December 20, 2003 Perhaps the best known symbol of this season is the star of Bethlehem. It is common for trees to be crowned with a star on the top, and with lights which shine as the stars in the sky under the special star of Bethlehem. I remember, growing ...read more

  • The Applause Of Christmas

    Contributed by Rick Duncan on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,199 views

    Ultimately, the birth of Jesus is about who gets glory. Glory to God!

    We haven’t spent too much time thinking about the way things were in the world when Jesus was born. I listened to a talk by speaker Rob Bell this week and I started thinking about what the world was like when Jesus was born. Look at Luke 2:1. In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus ...read more

  • The Songs Of Christmas

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,193 views

    The angels--a song of glory; Simeon--a song of promise; Mary--a song of trust

    The Songs of Christmas…a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Meditation—Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts One of my favorite things about Christmas is the music. I love Christmas songs. My favorite thing to do at Christmas is to sit in the living room with ...read more

  • The Spirit Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,854 views

    Mary has to make preparations for the child to be born. In fact, God has to make preparations for the Christ-child to born as well. God has Caesar take a census of all the people and requires them to return to their city of birth. So, Mary and Joseph must

    All those preparations! Does your family resemble the Crandles? Did you hear Ann’s to-do list? The to-do lists just gets longer and longer, don’t they. Unfortunately, the number of hours in a day remains the same. So, how will we get all our preparations done by Christmas? How do we prepare for the ...read more

  • The Gift Of Christmas

    Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Dec 26, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,328 views

    It seems that somehow we have lost the focus as to whose birthday we are celebrating, and it seems the focus of Christmas has been lost in the giving and receiving of gifts.

    Sunday Morning, December 12th, 2004 Let us pray. Welcome... Each day we are drawing closer home. Last Tuesday night one of our church sisters from Cleveland passed away, and on Thursday night another sister who had moved to Atlanta passed away. We just don’t know when it will be our ...read more

  • The Joy Of Christmas

    Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Dec 26, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,997 views

    Regardless of your circumstances, if you have Jesus Christ who is the joy of Christmas then everything will be alright.

    Sunday Morning, December 19th, 2004 Let us pray Welcome....... My family and I want to wish all of you a very blessed Christmas, and trust you all will have the joy of Christmas, and a wonderful New Year. In six more days it will be Christmas day, and by now you all should have finished ...read more

  • Dark Christmas

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Dec 27, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,864 views

    The Magi came in the dark to the Light. Harod stays in the dark.

    Acknowledgement – I found great value in a Christmas Sermon series by Darren Ethier – A fellow contributor to this site. His sermons are called “Christmas Perspectives Series.” Dark Christmas Matthew 2:1-20 Most of you will recall that in these last few weeks of the year we are looking at ...read more

  • The Gifts Of Christmas.

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Dec 27, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,181 views

    The truth of the matter is that none of us are good all the time. In fact, the Bible says that’s why we have Christmas, because all had sinned and come short of the glory of God. In Matthew 1:21 the Bible says you’ll call his name Jesus for he will save

    The gifts of Christmas. Matthew 2:1 -- 12. 11/15/04 I was reading the other day some children’s letters to Santa I thought you might enjoy. One of them said, "dear Santa, you didn’t bring me anything good last year. In fact, you didn’t bring me anything good the year before that either. This ...read more

  • What If There Was No Christmas?

    Contributed by Quentin Johnston on Dec 30, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,141 views

    A world without Christmas would mean a world without God, law, and hope, but Christ came to give us all three

    Luke 2:8-14 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of ...read more