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Luke 2:1-7 A few days ago, I posted this question on Facebook: “How can a church not gather for worship on Christmas Day when Christmas is on Sunday?” I wasn’t expecting to spark any controversy. I was only sharing some candid thoughts from my heart that day. But a surprising number of people jumped…

10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 1. They knelt in _humility_ 2. They…

Christmas Eve Welcome D: Videos / Bethlehem Video Sermon intro Social Media Nativity http://youtu.be/sghwe4TYY18 Main Preaching Intention I believe the congregation will see the challenge of Immanuel, God with us and understand that just as this sign was a challenge to trust God in the days of Isaiah;…

Our text this morning is Titus 3:3-7 : But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through…

Main Preaching Theme : The life giving power of Jesus the Messiah brings hope, joy, peace and salvation. Scene 1: We celebrate Christmas A special time of year, a time of hope, of joy. Shops fill with things we should not eat. Carols are sung. Most people go on holidays. There is an emphasis on good…

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he…

On this third week of Advent we are focusing on Joy. Luke records the amazing event that took place when the angels announced the birth of Jesus to a group of shepherds. They described they news as being of "great joy". That same joy is still meant to be felt when we remember the birth of our savior.

Finding the Meaning of Christmas at the Nativity

Nixon , the movie has the line, "Just imagine what this man could have been if he'd ever been loved." love is essential lack of love can stunt a person's character growth. Christmas presents us with many gentle images of love at work in the Holy Family. Isaiah also: As a young man rejoices in his beloved,…

Businesses and institutions have started to replace the traditional Merry Xmas with a “less offensive” Happy Holidays. What makes them “holy days” anyway? Is it not the birth of Christ, the Incarnation of God? The replacement of the phrase is only one of the ways people use to deal with Christ’s birth.…

The Nativity reduces us to wonder, for its timing and contrasts make us as small children before something we cannot grasp. A small village receives a great king, but at an unknown time. This king is "from the beginning" and so it is that Elizabeth recognizes "my Lord" in Mary, the Theotokos. And thus John dances as David did when the ark neared Jerusalem. Yet this king will offer the sacrifice of himself, his own body, which we celebrate at mass, even at Christ-mass. This was beyond the full grasp of Mary or Elizabeth, and it still calls us to wonder now.

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Introduction : Turn with me in your Bible to . Outside of , probably no verse is more known than 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. We don’t often talk about how awesome it must have been for the angels to deliver…

Ponder these moments in your heart and let them shape you because there is great power in this story.

Hebrews speaks of the uncreated creator being God's final word to human beings. Luke narrates this, not in abstractions, but in the story of a poor couple returning to his home town who have a baby in a hovel in the middle of the night and the only ones rejoicing with them were some disreputable shepherds who claimed to have heard divine messengers telling them this was God's king, the Lord himself. The very lack of artistry and plausibility in the story is evidence of its truth. It is the mystery of the incarnation

The Town is Full Your village is abuzz. It has been an amazing week welcoming friends, and family members you have not seen in some time. Families have been arriving all week, it has not just been the husbands, but the wives and children also. The entire families are coming. About two days ago your cousin…

Like the innkeeper in the nativity story, we can be distracted by the pressures around us and miss out on the miracle of Christmas.

Start Entice: John's gospel famously, does not have a "birth narrative." When we look at everything John wrote, however, we find that there is a Christmas story after all. Let me read it for you. 1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on…

Joseph was faced with a problem when his fiancee was discovered to be pregnant before their marriage was consummated.

ME: Intro Last week, We celebrated Easter by looking at the diverse and unexpectedly wicked ancestry of Jesus Christ. But at the sunrise service earlier that morning, I shared about when I proposed to my wife, Stephanie. I won’t retell the whole story, But I will simply say this. When I proposed, I did…

Mt 2:1-12 Joy to The World Intro: We probably all have our own Christmas traditions that we love and are unique. One of our is the pickle ornament. It may be a German tradition—here is way the tradition goes. On Christmas morning mom or dad hides a glass pickle Christmas tree ornament. Then the kids…

03 Upon A Midnight Clear how does the nativity appear (2020 message) (Instead of a power point, use the nativity on the table as you walk through the scriptures) Nativity is defined as – Birth, the coming into life. The first thing I notice about a nativity scene is that there is no life in it. And yet…

True Story_pt4: A Child Is Born But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was…