THE SIX C'S OF CHRISTMAS (3 OF 4)
Scripture: Luke 2:1-7
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The Six C's of Christmas (3 of 4)
Series: The Cast of Christmas
Donald Cantrell
Luke 2: 1 - 7
I - A Census ''That was Mandated'' (Luke 2: 1 - 3)
II - A Couple ''That was Married'' (Luke 2: 5a)
III - A Concern ''That was Mounting'' (5b - 6)
IV - A Child ''That was Majestic'' (7a)
V - A Conundrum ''That was Mesmerizing (7b)
VI - A City ''That was Maddening (7c)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''An insightful look at the three key players of the Christmas Story''
THE GIFT OF THEIR LIVES
A Dutch pastor was helping Jews escape the Nazis when he himself was caught. He was loaded into a boxcar with several Jews and others to be sent to a concentration camp. It was a long, frightening journey through the night.
Finally the train stopped, the doors opened, and lights were shining in their faces. They thought their worst fears were fulfilled and then they realized that something unexpected was happening. People were cheering and singing. And the folks on the train discovered that they were in Switzerland, safe in the hands of people who cared for them.
Someone had dared to switch the track.
The pastor, telling this story, then asked, ''What do you do with a gift like that?''
The Greatest Gift
Gabriel Hurles was enjoying his sixth birthday party. He was so focused on eating his birthday cake, that he hardly noticed the giant package in the corner of the room. When another child pointed out the large gift, Gabriel ran over and began to tear off the wrapping. It wasn't a bicycle or any of the other items a six-year-old would want. It was his dad, Army Specialist Casey Hurles, home on leave from the war in Iraq. Gabriel and his father had been apart for seven months, so when Casey learned his leave would coincide with his son's birthday, he hatched a plan to offer one whale of a surprise.''
That's what God has done for us. He has wrapped himself up and presented himself to us. Yet, ...
Series: The Cast of Christmas
Donald Cantrell
Luke 2: 1 - 7
I - A Census ''That was Mandated'' (Luke 2: 1 - 3)
II - A Couple ''That was Married'' (Luke 2: 5a)
III - A Concern ''That was Mounting'' (5b - 6)
IV - A Child ''That was Majestic'' (7a)
V - A Conundrum ''That was Mesmerizing (7b)
VI - A City ''That was Maddening (7c)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''An insightful look at the three key players of the Christmas Story''
THE GIFT OF THEIR LIVES
A Dutch pastor was helping Jews escape the Nazis when he himself was caught. He was loaded into a boxcar with several Jews and others to be sent to a concentration camp. It was a long, frightening journey through the night.
Finally the train stopped, the doors opened, and lights were shining in their faces. They thought their worst fears were fulfilled and then they realized that something unexpected was happening. People were cheering and singing. And the folks on the train discovered that they were in Switzerland, safe in the hands of people who cared for them.
Someone had dared to switch the track.
The pastor, telling this story, then asked, ''What do you do with a gift like that?''
The Greatest Gift
Gabriel Hurles was enjoying his sixth birthday party. He was so focused on eating his birthday cake, that he hardly noticed the giant package in the corner of the room. When another child pointed out the large gift, Gabriel ran over and began to tear off the wrapping. It wasn't a bicycle or any of the other items a six-year-old would want. It was his dad, Army Specialist Casey Hurles, home on leave from the war in Iraq. Gabriel and his father had been apart for seven months, so when Casey learned his leave would coincide with his son's birthday, he hatched a plan to offer one whale of a surprise.''
That's what God has done for us. He has wrapped himself up and presented himself to us. Yet, ...
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