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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…

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…

I want to remind you of five greatest gifts that we must claim this Christmas. All these five gifts are packaged to gather in one precious gift wrapping known as Emmanuel. You must claim these five gifts because it is what makes life meaningful and worth living. Let's unpack what's in Emanuel.

• First things first… Before we MEET AGAIN – NEXT Sunday….Christmas will have passed… · And so just wanna say to everyone – Merry Incarnation! · I have NO DOUBT that as most of you listened last week to Joe’s “Not So Ordinary Sermon” on Christmas… · That you were potentially anxious about where he was…

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.…

The Gift of Joy Joy to the world, the Lord is come! As we approach Christmas, we often hear about joy and what a joyful season it is, so we try to cram all the other feelings of life down inside. If we don’t feel joyful, we try hard to create joy by tossing our troubles aside, ignoring our deepest struggles,…

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…

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…

Ever gaze in WONDER at the beauty of…stars, creation...? Slow down…Look even more intently at the WONDER of Christmas…? SILENT NIGHT — Christmas Eve — Candlelight I need Christmas more than ever this year! How about you? Advent — The wonder of PEACE, JOY, LOVE, GIFT... The PROPHETS — The wonder of the…

Did you know that at least a few songs, or hymns, that are considered to be Christmas songs, really not particularly Christmas songs? I want to mention two of them this morning. One is the song we sang first this morning. “Joy to the World” was not written as a Christmas Song. It was written by Isaac…

Christmas is the BEGINNING of the Season!

Christmas means a lot of things to a lot of people. I don’t have to remind you of how commercialized the holiday has become. All you need to do is ask somebody what Christmas means to them and you will get almost as many answers as there are people. Christmas means nothing without Christ. He is in the…

HE WILL SAVE Jesus, Our Savior “and it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us!” What does it mean to “keep Christmas?” These are the words near the end of the story, “A Christmas Carol”. The…

On Christmas Day, 1863, a beautiful poem was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; A poem that would be set to music 9 years later and become a very beloved Christmas Song. It was entitled “I heard the bells on Christmas Day”, and like many of our most loved songs, it has a story behind it. The poem…

So with Christmas being 3 days away... We will spend today looking - not merely at the birth of Christ... but MORE THAN THAT - I want to PUSH THRU the birth itself - and look to the purpose and effect of it... MEANING - I don’t just want us to leave here today with a better understanding of the - FACTS…

Today, and for the rest of the Advent season, we will be examining some of the mysteries of Christmas. Our theme is “unwrapping the mysteries of Christmas”. And really, these mysteries are not hard to read about, for scripture clearly teaches about them. The mysteries we are examining are comprehended…

It looks like we all survived Thanksgiving. Is anyone still hungry? I am pretty sure that what I did to the steaks, Cornish Hens, and Ham were a sin. I spent the last few days repenting. Now we are going into Christmas, how many of you already have your decorations up? In our family we exchange gifts…

Intro Merry Christmas! Eve Eve! we are glad you are joining us to night as we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Savior. It’s almost Christmas Day and although it will be different because of the pandemic. I know even with the difference of 2020 Christmas is always filled with anticipation.... especially…

Today we are going to travel back in time almost 3,000 years. The nation of Israel is in trouble. Their golden days have come to an end. Solomon has died. The nation is divided. The northern kingdom of Israel is about to be exiled by the Assyrians. The southern kingdom of Judah has turned a deaf ear…

Main Idea The purpose of the manger was the cross. Merry Christmas! Today, we get to celebrate the birth of Jesus! Unfortunately, we were unable to meet last night. My goal was to briefly show how the Jewish people had been waiting for this day for hundreds of years, surveying a few key prophecies in…

Intro Looking at the ways in which faith in Jesus Christ allows us to see and experiance the world in wonderful and unique ways. By looking at texts from both the Old an the New testaments recognize the gifts of Faith Trust Joy Determination commitment Com to us through he birth of our Savior. “Behold”…

Patience is a funny thing. Patience is the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. In reality, patience is the ability to wait on what I want. My fleshly patience revolves completely around me. And your fleshly patience revolves around you. Well, as…

BEGINNING OF SERVICE What is Advent? For centuries, God prepared people for the coming of his Son, our only hope for life. At Christmas we celebrate the fulfillment of the promises God made—that he would give a way to draw near to him. Advent is what we call the season leading up to Christmas. It begins…

Growing up, my family had a family tradition during Christmas time. I’m sure that many of your families did as well. One of those traditions was watching a well-known Christmas movie. How many of you are familiar with “A Christmas Story” from 1983? Yes, kids 1983, it’s an “old” movie … in this movie,…

Let us begin with a word of prayer. Gracious Father, As we gather in your presence today, our hearts are filled with anticipation and gratitude. We come before you with joyous hearts, ready to delve into the richness of your Word. Open our minds to receive the wisdom you offer, and let our spirits be…