Sermons About Nativity
The Crime of Christmas
"At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!"
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The Good News of Christmas (AM)
While our modern culture celebrates Christmas with decorations, songs, and gifts, many Christians take time to remember the “reason for the season”. Beyond a superficial understanding that Christmas is Jesus’ birthday, we must dig deeper into the ultimate consequences of Christ’s birth.
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Freedom
Key Passage: Colossians 1:13 & 14: "For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."
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God Connoisseurs
At The Oaks, we believe that all of life is worship. King Herod was a man who worshiped himself and his own rule above all else. Matthew contrasts Herod with a mysterious group of men called "The Magi". These men rolled into town and had a life-transforming encounter with the one true God, and were transformed. Pastor Kevin connects what we can learn about worship from both parties, and what true transformation looks like.
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In the Fullness of Time: Nehemiah to Nativity
This week we traveled from the time period of Nehemiah to the birth of Jesus Christ.
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Why, God, did you send your Son to earth?
What does Christmas mean for you? Presents? Time for the family? The Coca Cola Advert? Well for Christians it reminds us of Jesus coming to earth, God becoming a man. Why is this so special? In this talk Matt tells us from John 3:1-20 how all human beings are sinful, they go away from God's plan for their lives. However, Jesus was lifted up on a cross so that all who look to him shall not die but have eternal life.
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Why A Manger - Christmas Eve
Did Christmas really begin with the manger, forever frozen in time some 2000 years ago? In fact, the stable is only the culminating instant in a fascinating plan unfolding thousands of years before the Star of Bethlehem appeared. It all began in a garden . . .
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