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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Christmas - Love Divine

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 2,734 ratings
     | 148,102 views

    I wonder what Christmas means to the little man in Zimbabwe, 80 years old, living in a hut, who knows nothing of shopping malls or Christmas trees? What does Christmas mean to him?

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Slightly Revised: 2014) A. I wonder what Christmas means to a mother who has lost her husband, who must take care of 3 or 4 children, working every day, never quite getting everything done, never making ends meet? What does Christmas mean to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christmas - Joy Or Despair?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 424 ratings
     | 23,298 views

    Herod issues an order that all little boys two years old & younger in Bethlehem are to be murdered. In horror, we wonder how anyone could have reacted that way to a baby’s birth.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2014) A. Please listen as I read these familiar words found in Matthew 2:1-12. “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem & asked, ‘Where is the one who has ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    3 Gifts For Christmas

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Oct 16, 2002
    based on 260 ratings
     | 21,264 views

    A Christian’s Christmas wish for the lost of the world is that they may receive these 3 gifts; but they are not gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

    THREE GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS Luke 1:68 INTRO. The text is taken from the prophecy of Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist. [The story of John’s birth; the prophecy of the angel to Zacharias in the Temple (Luke 1:13-17).] So Zacharias knew that his new born son was to go before the Lord’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Day After Christmas

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Jan 4, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 18,332 views

    This sermon talks about what happened after Jesus birth. Three things took place that changed civilization, a great Boxing Day or New Years sermon.

    Title: The Day After Christmas Text: Luke 2:21-24 Read Text!!! Pray!!! Introduction: - Today is boxing day, the day after Christmas. - Many things happen on Boxing Day that don’t happen on Christmas day. - For example there are some great sales in stores on boxing day. - The mail boxes are full ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A "Mary" Christmas For All

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 2, 2004
    based on 43 ratings
     | 5,275 views

    The presence of God disrupts our plans and, like Mary, we must surrender our lives in order to fulfill His plan.

    As I’ve expressed in past years…I love the Christmas season. More than at any other time, I find during this season,. I sense God’s presence in the world…and with it, the significance of my own presence. I’ve been reminded of the competing dynamics we all know so well. It’s caused me to look into ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Great Gift Of Christmas

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 7,768 views

    The gift of Christ at Christmas is powerful, personal, and life-changing.

    For centuries now gifts and giving have become synonymous with Christmas. Kids in particular become enthralled in the process of receiving gifts. And kid’s tear open gifts without any hesitation. “You never hear kids say, O no, you shouldn’t have. And yet the great gift of Christmas seems to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Finding The Peace Of Christmas

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,741 views

    A look at what lies at the Heart of God for Christmas

    Christmas can mean so many things … For my kids… presents For many …. Family time… which may involve the warmth or challenge of being together. For many… a little break at the end of a busy year. What lies in the heart of God this morning? What is heaven celebrating? > PEACE Luke 2:14 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christmas: A Story Of Adoption Series

    Contributed by Mark Magee on Aug 17, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,369 views

    You may never have thought about it like this, but Christmas is a story of Adoption!

    *. I understand that tonight, on the Hallmark Station, they are beginning a new Sunday night television series called, “Adoption. They will share all kinds of heart warming stories about adoption. *. I wish I could help them with the first story. I’ve got the perfect adoption story ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Strange Christmas Passage

    Contributed by Steve Gladwell on Nov 19, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 6,299 views

    An advent sermon on repentance

    A Strange Christmas Passage I wasn’t sure whether I should come here today, after all, how could I come and preach at a Church in a denomination that seems to have got their lectionary passage wrong. Here we are in the second Sunday of advent, only two more Sundays before Christmas day, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Foster avatar

    What's Important At Christmas

    Contributed by John Foster on Jul 19, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,452 views

    A light look at business and the busyness of Christmas. Looking at the important things we do in the run up to Christmas put pointing out THE most important part is so obvious - Jesus Christ.

    The most important thing about Christmas A few years ago I met a very clever and learned business consultant. He’d been an officer in the RAF and had moved on from there to work in the banking industry. He had eventually ended up as the Vice President of the Bank of America before ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    The Post Christmas Blues

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Aug 1, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,504 views

    How Mary & Joseph over-came The Post Christmas Blues”

    The Post Christmas Blues Inventory is being done - Stores - Church - US News & World Report Born-Again Makes Little Difference In Behavior Roper poll The behavior of born-again Christians after their conversions experience is not very different from what it was before In fact, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Calming The Christmas Jitters

    Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
     | 2,337 views

    All of us as Christians can agree that Christmas is supposed to be a happy and joyful time of the year. However, Christmas for many people is a time of great frustrations and fears. According to our text, fear involves punishment and has torment. All of u

    Calming the Christmas Jitters Text: Luke 1:26-33 (KJV) 26And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28And the angel came in unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Charles Scott avatar

    Waiting Expectantly For Christmas

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Jan 11, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,507 views

    Looking through the eyes of 3 who waited for the first Christmas, we see how the Birth of Jesus Christ meets the "hopes and fears of all the years."

    The Nativity of our Lord: Christmas Day Waiting Expectantly for Christmas Luke 2:22-38 12/25/2005 Christ is Born. Good morning time travelers. At not quite 5am I awoke thinking of another Christmas at another time, another place. Whether you gathered with others at a creche, or visited ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • David Gant avatar

    The Many Gifts Of Christmas

    Contributed by David Gant on Dec 31, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,944 views

    A Sermon given on Christmas day, but can be adapted to a pre-Christmas message easily. This sermon refocuses the emphasis of gift giving on what we have received in Christ Jesus as a gift.

    THE MANY GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS There has been a lot of re-focus this year on Christmas, and its true meaning. I guess in one sense all of the attacks on Christmas by the Remove-God crowd has accomplished that one thing (even if unintentionally) – it has caused a lot of people to re-think and perhaps ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Christmas Present

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jan 2, 2006
     | 3,761 views

    God’s Christmas present for us is Jesus. He doesn’t get broken like many presents, but come to those who are already broken in spirit.

    God’s Christmas Present Isaiah 9:2b-7 Luke 2:1-20 Christmas Eve, 2005 I don’t know what your traditions are for unwrapping Christmas gifts around your house. Every family has a certain time, place, and procedure for gift giving. Toni and I come from very different traditions and it took us a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist