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  • Paul Stokes avatar

    A Risky Christmas

    Contributed by Paul Stokes on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 12 ratings
     | 4,085 views

    Carol Service sermon focussing on the disturbing ’bad news’ we prefer to leave out of our cosy Christmas celebrations.

    I wonder - have you ever thought how risky Christmas is? It’s official. RoSPA - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - has issued regular warnings about a whole range of hazards just waiting to happen... all of them arising from what you thought were innocent, Christmas-related ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Christmas Is Love Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,444 views

    The incarnation of Christ sends a message to the world that we desperately need to hear: God says, "I love you."

    Christmas is Love Text: John 1:1-12 Introduction: For more than 10 years two British artists named David Chorley and Douglas Bower waded into the grain fields of England. Using some basic tools (strings, boards and crude sighting devices) they formed intriguing geometric patterns in the crops or ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Christmas Is Sacrifice Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 9,401 views

    You cannot think of the baby in the manger at Bethlehem without also thinking of the bloody cross at Calvary

    Christmas is Sacrifice Text: Hebrews 10:1-14 Introduction: In England there is a place called The Pilgrim Way. It is one of the many footpaths throughout the country, but it is unique in that it was the path that Christians, for hundreds of years, took as a religious pilgrimage. For many it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Christmas Is Worship Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,731 views

    Unbelievers and believers look at Christmas in very different ways. This sermon seeks to point out these differences.

    Christmas is Worship Text: Matthew 2:1-12 Introduction: Christmas isn’t just for Christians anymore. Nearly half of adult Americans report they personally know someone who doesn’t believe in God but will still celebrate the yuletide this year according to a survey of 1,001 people conducted by ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Christmas Lessons

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,254 views

    While the Christmas story gives us the events of the birth of Jesus, it also gives us lessons to learn which can be beneficial for all of us.

    LUKE 2:1-7 CHRISTMAS’ LESSONS I. ANTICIPATIONS: * A. Aliens. B. Adolescents. C. Aged. III. ANGELS: ** A. Adaptability. B. Amount. C. A cappella. III. APPRENTICESHIPS : *** A. Acceptance. B. Adversity. C. Attainment. Besides the birth of the Baby Jesus, what other things does the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Christmas Catalog

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,243 views

    The Word of God is a gift catalog and contains a list of priceless items that every person should avail themselves of.

    A CHRISTMAS CATALOG Isaiah 9:6,7 MOST HOMES HAVE AT LEAST ONE CATALOG, if not more. They come regularly. They come often. They come without request. But when the advent season arrives, they descend upon us in droves. Every trip to the mailbox ends with an armload of these slick winter ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Hope Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 28, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 29,571 views

    Where is your hope this Christmas? If your hope is in Jesus, you’ll never be disappointed. The true hope of Christmas is for yesterday, today and tomorrow.

    Well, Thanksgiving is over. The table is cleared and everything’s gone except the leftovers. You know what that means, don’t you? I know what it means in my house. It means Christmas time is in full swing. Miranda loves Christmastime. For years, if it was up to her, we would have the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Gifts Series

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 30, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,322 views

    Fable of a couple who wanted to be like God and received more than they bargained for!

    CHRISTMAS GIFTS Did you have some good presents this Christmas? Perhaps you wish you had more? Sometimes it’s easy to be greedy and not be satisfied with what we’ve got. There’s a fable of a couple living in poor circumstances who were given the opportunity to make four wishes, guaranteed to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Peace Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 18,020 views

    Are you looking for peace? Look to the One who when He was born, the angels proclaimed a promise to the whole world—Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

    Several decades ago, a diplomat got off a plane and spoke to the crowd that was gathered there. He waved a piece of paper to the crowd and they broke out in a series of loud cheers. Why were they so excited over a piece of paper? Because that paper was going to end the possibility of war. That ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Archeology Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,244 views

    Archeology cannot form faith, but it can inform faith. Archeology brings forth the tangible remnants of history so that faith can have a reasonable context in which to develop.

    No doubt that Christmas has some incredible claims contained within the narratives found in the Bible! Claims that could make the skeptic or searcher scratch their head wondering is this an episode of the “Twilight Zone”? Maybe you have felt this way at times and maybe you still have some major ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Christmas For The Savages.

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,520 views

    What do Savages do for the Christmas holidays? They start out by trampling as innocent man to death to save $20 on a TV set.

    A Christmas for the Savages. Jesse Bennett Bible Baptist Church 700 N Tucker Ave Shawnee Ok 74840 James 4:1-2 and 5:5-6 I read the passage this morning in the King James, but I would like to read for you the NIV version of this same passage. 1What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Story Of Christmas

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Mar 16, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,537 views

    The fullness of time came more than two thousand years ago. A tiny baby came into a grim and dark world bringing light to all mankind, a light that still invites men to come into the warmth of God’s grace and find there peace, and hope, and love.

    The Story of Christmas 12/21/08 AM Text: Matthew 1:18-25 Introduction: For many today, Christmas is just a holiday; a stressful one at that. It’s a time for buying gifts that didn’t need to be bought out of a budget that couldn’t afford them. It’s a time for squeezing parties and extra events into ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Message Of Christmas

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Feb 2, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,929 views

    A Christmas sermon for 2009 preached the Sunday following at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Audubon, Iowa.

    In the Christmas gospel, we are given a word picture of that first Nativity Scene in the stable in Bethlehem. It’s a picture that has been burned into the minds of Christians and non-Christians alike. Some of you might even have one set up in your yard or in your home. We have one set up outside ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Christmas Crises

    Contributed by O. K. Neal on Feb 10, 2010
     | 4,389 views

    Should Christmas bring us anxiety or peace?

    Christmas Crisis Is 40: 1-11 Are you ready for Christmas? Many people change the saying to, “At Christmas be merry and of good cheer . . Thank God it comes but once a year.” Some sing, “Juggle bills, juggle bills, juggle all the way . . Buy your gifts at Christmas time and pay ‘em off in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Christmas Hands

    Contributed by O. K. Neal on Feb 10, 2010
     | 3,718 views

    Short message on Christmas and Easter

    Christmas Hands Luke 2:1-21 Have you ever thought about your hands? They separate us from all animals except the monkeys and apes We have a thumb; others do not With that thumb, we can make and use tools; others cannot Because of tools, we can make and use automobiles, huge buildings and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible