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This morning we lit the candle of Joy. We receive Christmas cards with the word JOY prominently written across the front. We sings carols with the word Joy in them. And yet... And yet… for many the holiday season is not one that is necessarily a happy time. Many this season will experience their first…

The Gifts of Christmas Advent Series Sermon 1: The Gift of Hope Do you ever feel like Charlie Brown? In the midst of the Christmas decorations that have been up since Halloween, the Christmas songs stuck in your head, the lights and shopping and cookies and parties—do you ever want to just stand up and…

The Gifts of Christmas Advent Series Sermon 2: The Gift of Love What would this season be without the Christmas songs and carols? This evening we are going to play a little game. It’s called “Name That Christmas Song.” I’ll read a phrase from a well-known holiday song, and you try to think of the song…

The Gift of Hope Do you ever feel like Charlie Brown? In the midst of the Christmas decorations that have been up since Halloween, the Christmas songs stuck in your head, the lights and shopping and cookies and parties—do you ever want to just stand up and shout in exasperation like Charlie Brown, “Isn’t…

Introduction Noel Most, if not all, of us just sang The First Noel , which begins with the line The first Noel the angel did say How many of us know what a Noel is? It’s not a word we use commonly, even at Christmas-time, except to reference this song. Noel comes to us from French, which in turn took…

Christmas Together for All the People, Good News, God’s Purpose, God’s Love, God’s Presence

Introduction Merry Christmas Some prefer Happy Holidays Either greeting is meant to express a joy or happiness that comes with this season Some people love Christmas: love the lights & decorations & the food, love family gatherings ‘Merry Christmas’ indicates there is a joy that is innate to this season/celebration…

We are reminded that God graciously sent John to point to Christ as our Savior. We are encouraged to prepare for Christmas spiritually.

Where were you when…? Every generation has a “Where were you when?” moment… — Where were you when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon? — Where were you when you heard JFK or Martin Luther King Jr. got shot? — Where were you when Columbine happened? — … 9/11? And the list goes on… Moments like these are…

Countdown Video Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside as we come…

Luk e 2:1-20 What child is this Who's laid to rest On Mary's lap is Sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherd's watch are keeping This this is Christ the King Whom shepherds guard and angels sing Haste! haste! To bring him, Lord! The babe, the son of Mary Why lies He in such mean…

This is the fourth and final sermon of our Ugly Christmas Sweater Series. For the past few weeks we have looked at the ugliness that can take place during the holidays. Today I want to look at the ugly actions. During all seasons we have to be mindful of our actions, but Christmas is a season when we…

Jesus shows us in the way he arrives at Christmas that he shows up in our very ordinary world; and God continues to show up in our ordinary world today.

Intro: Favorite Christmas memories (Christmas Breakfast, Family dinner, presents, the Christmas songs at church, The staying up for Santa, the wonder of what was to come…) Over the past couple of decades, I have taken more and more notice that the season of Christmas has lost some of its wonder. Not…

Break the Silence intertestamental period of 400 years since the Prophecy of Malachi 1 “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the…

Intro Joke - It’s okay to be frugal, but sometimes frugality borders on being a cheapskate? How many of you know someone who is a cheapskate? How many of you are a cheapskate? You know you’re a cheapskate if : 1. you have ketchup, mustard, or mayonnaise from fast food restaurants in your refrigerator.…

Love In Swaddling Clothes Welcome to the fourth Sunday of Advent. What an amazing season it is as we journey together toward Christmas. And so we use these weeks leading up to Christmas as a chance to look forward with great expectation to the coming of Christ as we embark on a journey of hope, love,…

Intro: Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot But the Grinch who lived just North of Whoville did not! The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. It could be his head…

Countdown Video Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside as we come…

Today marks the first Sunday of the season of Advent. “it [is] a time of expectancy and preparation for Jesus’s arrival—which happened first in the incarnation (Jesus’s birth) and will happen again at his return. For some, Advent is a reminder to find rest in a season notoriously wrought with materialism,…

The Gifts of Christmas Advent Series Sermon 3: The Gift of Joy Today as we get started talking about the next gift of Christmas in our Advent series. So let’s sing together that wonderful Christmas hymn “Hakuna Matata.” What you ask? You don’t know that one? You know, “Hakuna matata , the Lord is come.…

[Show Hope Bumper video.] Welcome to the first Sunday of Advent. What an amazing season it is as we journey together toward Christmas. The word advent is a version of a Latin term which means “coming.” So we use these weeks leading up to Christmas as a chance to look forward to our celebration of the…

The Christmas season can be filled with a lot of hype. But sometimes all that anticipation can leave us with empty and unmet expectations; the prophet Micah reminds us that what we anticipate and what God actually brings are not always the same thing.

We are starting our Christmas series this morning. This four-week Christmas sermon series looks at Isaiah 9:6 and the titles given to the Christ child Isaiah prophesied would come. If you have your bible go ahead and open it to Isaiah 9:6 . If you do not have your bible you can follow along in a few…