Ignite your Christmas sermon prep with fresh ideas on how to preach the Christmas story. Our sermons and sermon illustrations for Christmas will help you preach an engaging message about Christ's birth. You'll find a range of themes including: the Incarnation, Mary and Joseph, the Nativity stories, the meaning of Immanuel, the Wisemen or Magi, and more.
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Christmas and the Minor Prophets
For Advent let the 12 Minor Prophets lead us to Christmas.
Preach Nothing New This Christmas . . . And It Will Be Novel
Do we always have to find a new spin on the Christmas story?
Fear and Loathing in Bethlehem
As a Christian I love Christmas; but as a preacher I dread it.
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Other Featured Christmas Resources
My Favorite Christmas Theme
Create meaningful and memorable Christmas services.
Getting Your Christmas Sermon Unstuck
A PT Inklings virtual discussion for vetting and refining our Christmas sermon series ideas.
Historical and Cultural Setting of Christmas
Gary Burge shares important information about Roman occupation and the census in Bethlehem.
The Prophetic Hope for a Messiah
Gary Burge discussed the OT prophecies that were leading up to the birth of Christ and the expectancy that a Messiah was coming.
The Christmas Scene
Gary Burge helps us better understand the lives of some of the main characters of the Christmas story.
Top 10 Christmas Sermons
These 10 Christmas sermons will ignite your creativity as you develop your Christmas series this season.
Top Christmas Sermon Series Ideas
These sermons series will give you ideas for devloping your own Christmas series.
Making Christmas Strange and Wonderful
4 ways to help our listeners engage more deeply with the Christmas story.
Christmas Sermons—A Pulpit Gift
Holidays provide an easy way to connect with a wide range of listeners.
Retelling the Christmas Stories
Preaching the same old story in a fresh way.
