Title: The Baby Becomes a Boy (2 of 24)
Series: The Gospel of Luke
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Luke 2:1-52
I - The Saviors Story (1 - 7)
II - The Stunned Shepherds (8 - 20)
III - The Spirit Speaks (21 - 38)
IV - The Son Shines (39 - 40)
V - The Somber Search (41 - 52)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(Singing this acapella) "I'll be home for Christmas, you can plan on me. Please have snow and mistletoe and presents on the tree. Christmas Eve will find me where the lovelight gleams. I'll be home for Christmas if only in my dreams."
That Christmas song was written back in 1924, but it was years before it became popular because many singers wouldn't sing it. They felt it was too sad to be sung at Christmas. But then along came Bing Crosby who recorded it in 1943, and it became an overnight sensation. It was so popular in the US that it became one of the top-10 favorite songs that year.
But in spite of that, the BBC (British Broadcasting Co) refused to play it. Britain was at war with Nazi Germany and the BBC felt the words of the song would demoralize their troops. But amongst American troops... things were different. "I'll be home for Christmas" was such a popular song that when the USO came and entertained the troops at the front, it was the most requested song every time they performed.
But, would this song appeal so much to American soldiers? Well... they weren't home. And they weren't sure WHEN (or even IF) they ever would get home. They longed for home; they longed for Christmas with their families. And so, for our soldiers it was a sad song... But the song was also a declaration. It was a declaration that spoke of their hope of being home for Christmas.
On Sermon Central, I found there were several preachers who preached "I'll be home for Christmas" as a Christmas sermon, and a couple of them made this interesting observation:
Almost No one in t ...
Series: The Gospel of Luke
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Luke 2:1-52
I - The Saviors Story (1 - 7)
II - The Stunned Shepherds (8 - 20)
III - The Spirit Speaks (21 - 38)
IV - The Son Shines (39 - 40)
V - The Somber Search (41 - 52)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(Singing this acapella) "I'll be home for Christmas, you can plan on me. Please have snow and mistletoe and presents on the tree. Christmas Eve will find me where the lovelight gleams. I'll be home for Christmas if only in my dreams."
That Christmas song was written back in 1924, but it was years before it became popular because many singers wouldn't sing it. They felt it was too sad to be sung at Christmas. But then along came Bing Crosby who recorded it in 1943, and it became an overnight sensation. It was so popular in the US that it became one of the top-10 favorite songs that year.
But in spite of that, the BBC (British Broadcasting Co) refused to play it. Britain was at war with Nazi Germany and the BBC felt the words of the song would demoralize their troops. But amongst American troops... things were different. "I'll be home for Christmas" was such a popular song that when the USO came and entertained the troops at the front, it was the most requested song every time they performed.
But, would this song appeal so much to American soldiers? Well... they weren't home. And they weren't sure WHEN (or even IF) they ever would get home. They longed for home; they longed for Christmas with their families. And so, for our soldiers it was a sad song... But the song was also a declaration. It was a declaration that spoke of their hope of being home for Christmas.
On Sermon Central, I found there were several preachers who preached "I'll be home for Christmas" as a Christmas sermon, and a couple of them made this interesting observation:
Almost No one in t ...
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