Isaiah 9:2–7 We need to recognise that Jesus is the ultimate Joy TO the world.
Isaiah 9:2–7 We need to recognise that Jesus is the ultimate Joy TO the world.
John 3:16 Could you imagine Christmas without presents? Never! Christmas is all about giving and receiving. This idea actually goes right back to the very first Christmas, which celebrated the greatest gift ever.
John 1:1–18 Evangelistic sermon focusing on 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” Showing God came to be human, to be known, and to save.
Micah 5:3-5 We long to get home for Christmas. But all too often, when we do get there, the experience doesn’t quite live up to expectation. That is because this longing is actually the echo of a deeper spiritual longing – a longing to come home to God. It is a longing which can be fulfilled because of Christmas.
Are you ready for Christmas? Only by seeing who Jesus truly is will we ever be ready
Micah 5:1-2 As we look back on a year of international crisis, political instability, economic worries, and climate anxiety, we could all do with a bit of ‘good news of great joy’. Where do we find it? In a surprising place. In the little town of Bethlehem. So said an ancient prophecy from the 8th century BC.
Luke 1:67-79 Christmas is a dark, cold time of year. It’s the time we get out the lights – candles on tables, fairy lights on trees. These lights are a good reminder about the true meaning of Christmas – Jesus came to ‘give light to those who sit in darkness’. But what is this darkness, and what is the light he brings?
1 John 4:14 The phrase sine qua non is Latin for something which is indispensable. What for you is the sine qua non of Christmas? What is the key ingredient without which Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas for you? This talk explains why Jesus is the sine qua non not just of Christmas but of life itself.
Romans 6:23 ‘Thankfully, despite everything, Christmas has not been cancelled this year. And that’s just as well, because we could all do with some good news at the end of 2020. And that is what Christmas is – good news of God’s gift to us.
2 Corinthians 9:15 At Christmas time, throughout the world, friends and families give each other gifts. Christmas is a time for giving. But where does the whole Christmas giving tradition come from? ‘Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift’.