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  • RICHARD A. BRADLEY avatar

    The Names Of Christmas "Immanuel" Series

    Contributed by Richard A. Bradley on Dec 2, 2014
     | 6,190 views

    This sermon is an expository sermon based on the conversation between Gabriel and Joseph and the name of Immanuel that would be assigned to the Lord.

    THE NAMES OF CHRISTMAS "Immanuel" Matthew 1:19-23 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. 20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Stephens avatar

    The Truest Meaning Of Christmas

    Contributed by Jerry Stephens on Dec 3, 2014
     | 4,204 views

    At one time or another, most of us have had the experience of being on the outside looking in. More than anything else, for me Christmas is a celebration of inclusion and acceptance and restoration.

    Of all the “true meanings of Christmas,” this is perhaps the truest. When I was a boy, my relatively non-religious family had a Christmas Eve tradition. We’d have a formal, dress-up dinner, and then we’d sit together to talk, tell stories and perhaps read the Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Vineyard

  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    Getting Ready For Christmas

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Dec 4, 2014
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     | 10,781 views

    We all get ready for Christmas in different ways. most of this is material. Mary's song models for us how we should prepare ourselves spiritually for Christmas.

    Getting Ready For Christmas Luke 1: 46-55 Intro: Have you noticed that Christmas is coming? We started our service this morning with the lighting of the candles for the second Sunday of Advent. A time of preparation and anticipation. . I watched as my Pam and her nieces and my son D J’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Selecting A Christmas Gift

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Dec 6, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,578 views

    A short teaching on purchasing a Christmas gift that Glorifies the Lord.

    Selecting a Christmas Gift It is that time of the year when people really start to get serious about selecting Christmas gifts. When purchasing Christmas gifts one must first remember what is being celebrated. “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Christmas Without Miracles Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 7, 2014
     | 8,050 views

    Some try to portray Christmas as just an event, but what happens when we take the miracles out of Christmas?

    Have you ever heard the phrase “The Magic of Christmas”? Probably, if you google that phrase you get almost 29,000,000 hits. Everything ranging from albums of Christmas music to campaigns to provide toys to underprivileged children, to children’s books, to more inspirational ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Christmas Interruptions: Joseph Series

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 8, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,069 views

    Christmas interrupts the unraveling of your life. Your fears, like Joseph’s, are unfounded, and for the same reason: The child in Mary’s womb!

    You’ve got to see this first Christmas from Joseph’s point of view. I mean, his heart was full of anticipation over his recent engagement to Mary. His head was no doubt filled with images of what his life was going to be like, and he saw nothing but blue skies and smooth seas ahead. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Christmas News: The Angels Series

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 8, 2014
     | 3,144 views

    We need to be seized once more by heavenly realities – just as Zechariah was. We need to experience something like a shock to our smug certainties that whittle God down to a manageable size and leave us underwhelmed by the mysteries of eternity.

    Angels have fallen on hard times these days. Hardly anyone thinks about them anymore…except at Christmas, of course. But even at that, people don’t much believe in them. Although…I knew a woman – a member of this church at one time: She told me that she had actually seen an ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The True Spirit Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Kelly Dufour on Dec 8, 2014
     | 7,747 views

    What is the true spirit of Christmas? Take a brief journey through the Biblical accounts of Christ's birth and revisit the response of those who came into contact with Immanuel -- God with us.

    Introduction Today we begin a Christmas teaching series called “The Spirit of Christmas.” What do you think the “Spirit of Christmas” is? (Allow responses) Perhaps it might be best to begin with what the Spirit of Christmas is not: Fully-loaded eggnog or other drinkable ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Christmas According To Matthew Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 10, 2014
     | 9,702 views

    Jesus is the promised King of Christmas.

    Christmas According to Matthew Matthew 1-2 Rev. Brian Bill December 6-7, 2014 Transition: “O Holy Night” Shalom! My name is Levi Bar Alphaeus, but most folks just call me Matthew. I had the honor of writing what has become known as the Gospel of Matthew. This title was added in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Good Cheer For Christmas

    Contributed by Charles Spurgeon on Dec 15, 2014
     | 8,139 views

    A classic sermon by Charles Spurgeon on the feast we may find in Christ Jesus.

    "And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined." -Isaiah 25:6. We have nearly arrived at the great merry-making season of the year. On Christmas-day we shall ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Beating The Christmas Blues

    Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 15, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,165 views

    Christmas is supposed to be the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year," but for many it generates conflicts, sadness, loneliness, stress, etc. What's God's prescription for beating the Christmas blues?

    BEATING THE CHRISTMAS BLUES Mt. 1:18-25 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. There are a lot of things Dads don't typically do much of around Christmas -- like shopping. 2. A little girl noticed this and asked, "Is it true that Santa Claus brings us our Christmas presents?" Her Mother said, "Yes, that's ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Life After Christmas Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jan 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 18,692 views

    Life after Christmas is really not about life after December 25 but life after believing and receiving Jesus Christ in your heart.

    Most people have a wonderful time during Christmas! But once December 25 is over, what do most people think about?? Many will say, “the reason for the season is Jesus Christ!”; but many people really don’t think about Christ with their plans after Christmas and the New Year! How about us? What is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Blue Christmas 2010

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jan 12, 2011
     | 6,223 views

    This sermon has three parts: firstly speaking our feelings of hurt to God; secondly asking God for help; and thirdly is our expression of faith even in pain.

    Blue Christmas 2010: Dec 21, 2010 Prelude: Welcome: Welcome to this service, “A Blue Christmas”... a time when we can… I have chosen Psalm 13 for this service, and the service is structured around that short Psalm. There are three parts to it, as there are to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Worshippers At The First Christmas

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 14, 2011
     | 897 views

    The effectiveness of worship is not measured by music, our words, or the place.

    A. WORSHIP 1. The effectiveness of worship is not measured by music, our words, or the place. 2. True worship is always measured by the response of the heart to God. 3. True worship is measured by the transformation of the worshipper. 4. True worship never allows us to remain the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Jensen avatar

    Christmas As A Little Child

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jan 16, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,405 views

    A Christmas sermon that looks at the meaning of Christmas and the deeper implication of the holiday by seeing how we can learn from the child, learn as a child, and witness about the child.

    (Portions of this sermon are based on the sermon by Deffner, Donald L., “Christmas as a Little Child,” Sermons for Church Year Festivals, CPH, St. Louis, 1997, pg. 36- 40.) Introduction In the book Mrs. Miniver, the author, Jan Struther, described her family’s Christmas. She ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran