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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Exciting Promise Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 17, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 9,100 views

    It went just like in the cantatas... except of a couple of small things. (Good physical illustration toward the end that can be used in almost any Christmas sermon)

    OPEN: (I began the sermon by bringing out a gaily wrapped golf bag, complete with clubs & irons - I tried hard to make sure it was fairly obvious what was wrapped)Then I asked: “Does anybody know what’s in the package?” The audience seemed to enjoy the humor of the obvious. Then I gave this ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David DeWitt avatar

    The Message Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 17, 2001
    based on 60 ratings
     | 35,750 views

    The message given by the angels is a message of hope for all of the world! God has sent His Son.

    The Message of Christmas Selected Passages December 16, 2001 Introduction Every person in America is bombarded each and every day with a wide variety of messages. Messages come in many forms and fashions. There are printed messages that come to us through books, newspapers or magazines. There are ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Philip Kruis avatar

    God's Faithful Messengers Series

    Contributed by Philip Kruis on Dec 17, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 6,900 views

    God uses his faithful messengers, both throught their presence and their message, to assure that message sent is message received.

    God’s Faithful Messengers Luke 1:26-38, 2:8-14 Introduction: "I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant." Wow! How many times do we communicate like that? Far too often I imagine. I’m currently doing premarital ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • John Hamby avatar

    Experiencing The Birth Of Christ With The Shepherds Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 17, 2001
    based on 302 ratings
     | 33,271 views

    In the story of God’s announcement to the shepherds are some important truths for us today.

    Experiencing the Birth of Christ With The Shepherds Luke 2:7-20 The telling of the Christmas story can be such a familiar and common experience that we miss the significance of it. With the annual repetitions the familiarity of the story of the shepherds can cause us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scotty Killingsworth avatar

    Knowing The Right Time

    Contributed by Scotty Killingsworth on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 56 ratings
     | 7,522 views

    From the idea that Jesus was born at the right time springs the idea of human timing. What time is it for me right now?

    SN122291 Knowing the right time Luke 2:6 Beginning: Does anyone here know what time it really is, really? GMT (Greenwich mean time) is the standard military time all over the world. Pilots refer to it as Zulu time. I love daylight saving time. Gail and I enjoy long summer evenings in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Sharpes avatar

    Let Us Rejoice, For He Has Come Series

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 5,913 views

    A worship sermon for Christmas emphasizing the idea of "O Come Let Us Adore Him."

    Title: Let Us Rejoice, For He Has Come 12/23/01 West Side Text: Luke 2:8-14 A.M. Service Purpose: Christmas Sunday sermon dealing with the idea of worship. ************************************************************* Introduction: Christmas Robert Fulghum in It Was On Fire ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Edward Frey avatar

    Christmas: From Mary's Eyes

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Dec 19, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
     | 5,262 views

    Just like Mary, we can treasure up the wonder and joy of Christmas in our hearts.

    Every year at Christmastime we hear people tell us what the holiday means to them. For some people Christmas is a time for opening gifts, eating cookies, visiting with families and friends. For others it’s a time of hectic schedules and endless “to do” lists. And then there are those who simply ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Doug Warren avatar

    The Shepherds' Response To The Message Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Doug Warren on Dec 19, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 4,072 views

    #3 in Series: Responses to the Message of Christmas. Focuses on Shepherds’ response (which should also be our response)

    Intro: The shepherds, considered the lowest of the low in the societal structure of that day, were blessed one dark night to receive the message of Christmas: "unto YOU is born this day in the city of David a SAVIOR who is Christ the Lord." How they responded to this message of good news should ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    A Gift Worth Receiving

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 20, 2001
    based on 37 ratings
     | 3,583 views

    This sermon illustrates what receiving Christ really is through the Biblical story of Simeon.

    A Gift Worth Receiving Luke 2:21-33 December 23, 2001 Intro: A. [Prayer and God’s Sovereignty, Citation: Mark Ashton, A Voice in the Wilderness (OM Publishing); submitted by Owen Bourgaize, Guernsey, United Kingdom A small boy was writing a letter to God about the Christmas presents he badly ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Do Not Be Afraid"

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Dec 21, 2001
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,698 views

    A Christmas sermon.

    “DO NOT BE AFRAID” Luke 2:1-20 By Reverend Kenneth Sauer, Pastor, Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA George W. Truett, one of the great preachers of the first half of the twentieth century, said that his experience with people led him to preach on the theme of fear again and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Mark Higgins avatar

    Christmas Meditation

    Contributed by Mark Higgins on Dec 22, 2001
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,197 views

    Peace On Earth; Isaiah 9:6 Luke 2:8-14

    Isaiah 9: 6 Luke 2: 8-14 Sometimes I worry that we get confused as to the meaning of these accounts of Christ. “Peace on Earth” is not wishful thinking. “Peace on Earth” is not an ideal to be strived for. “Peace on Earth” is not a prophecy to be enjoyed by future ages. No, “Peace on Earth” is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    The Birth Of Christ

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 22, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,626 views

    The birth is miraculous, the blessing is salvation, and the beauty is Christ.

    The Birth of Christ Luke 2:1-14 INTRO.- ILL.- A boy said to his friend, "Does your baby brother talk yet?" His buddy replied, "He doesn’t have to. He gets everything he wants by yelling." Babies will be babies, won’t they? Babies come in all varieties, shapes, sizes and weights, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Adams avatar

    The Cry Of Christ

    Contributed by Rick Adams on Dec 23, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 1,908 views

    How the cry of the Christ-child changed the world.

    NOTE: My manuscripts are basically my thoughts on paper. Typically, I use them as a guide, not verbatim. Very rarely do I preach my message exactly the way I wrote it. If you would like to hear the message preached, please visit Abundant Life Fellowship’s multimedia page at ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bob Briggs avatar

    Your Miracle At Christmas

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 23, 2001
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,109 views

    What is it that causes some people to gain and some people to lose their hope for a miracle?

    Christmas means different things to different people. For some its shopping, parties, celebrations, gifts wrapped under the tree. To others its Santa and his elf’s, stockings hung by the fireplace and the hope of snow. There are those who know and observe the reason for the season, Jesus Christ, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    In Terror, Peace

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 23, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 8,093 views

    Our times of terror are like those into which Jesus was born. Then and now we try to carve out peace with government, wealth, ingenuity. But Jesus is the source of peace because His life was given to service, His dependence on things was nil, and He ope

    And on earth, peace. What an ancient longing! What a long-standing frustration! On earth, peace. I don’t know what language angels sing in, and I suppose the shepherds would have known only Aramaic, but we have grown accustomed to choirs singing the angelic words in Latin: “Gloria in excelsis ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist