Preaching on Advent? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.

‘What Child Is This?’
Introduction
In the year 1865, William Chatterton Dix, who was a businessman in Glasgow, Scotland, suddenly came down with a serious illness. ...
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Trusting the Sovereignty of God
Introduction
We are in our Advent series called “Christmas with Joseph—when things don’t go as planned.” What we’re trying ...
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Waiting for a God-Given Perspective
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We are in the second week of our Advent series called “Christmas with Joseph: When Things don’t Go as Planned.” ...
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Doing the Right Thing in the Right Way
Introduction
Today marks the first Sunday of Advent in which Christians all across the world are preparing to celebrate the coming of Jesus.
This year as ...
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Christmas Presence
Introduction
I invite you take a moment, in this busy season, to just breathe. Be present in this body, in this moment, in this place, with these people. ...
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Two Key Women of Christmas
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(Read Luke 1:39-56)
On several occasions, King Abdullah II of Jordan has disguised himself and mingled with his subjects. He does this to better ...
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The ‘Fear Nots’ of Christmas
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The rock star Sting, in a Rolling Stone interview, spoke of his growing awareness of his own mortality: "I'm 64. Most of my life ...
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What Do We Do Now?
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Fritz Kreisler the world-famous violinist, earned a fortune with his concerts and compositions, but he generously gave most of it away. So, ...
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Advent: Christmas Eve
Introduction
Happy Christmas!
Christmas is very much a thing at our church. You may be watching this on Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day, or the ...
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Advent: Hope
Introduction
If you are new to Advent, it’s based on an ancient Latin word. Ad is Latin for “to ”, and vent for “come.” ...
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Advent: Joy
Introduction
Christian Wiman, the celebrated poet, professor of literature at Yale and Christian intellectual, in his book Joy, which is a collection ...
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Advent Conspiracy: Christmas Eve
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When I was a teenager, I worked at the mall at a shoe store. And I loved working on Christmas Eve, because as a salesman on commission, I ...
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Advent Conspiracy: Love All
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Every Christmas there is that one toy that everyone wants and that creates all sorts of craziness.
In 1983 it was the Cabbage Patch Doll! The ...
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Advent Conspiracy: Give More
Introduction
Every year we celebrate Christmas and for most people it’s a big deal. We decorate our home, send out cards, buy gifts, throw parties, ...
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Back to the Start
Introduction
Merry Christmas! One thing is for sure, Christmas is looking much different than of us expected this year. But I wonder if that’s actually ...
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The Gift of Christmas Light
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In his book Every Good Endeavor, Tim Keller explains the three elements of a story. He points out that a story begins when something knocks ...
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The Magi Visit the Messiah
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Nobody knows who the Magi were, though everyone’s heard of them. They embody the quest for truth, meaning, and purpose in life. We assume ...
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A Predictable Christmas
Introduction
It's that time of year that you are either excited, or maybe a bit disappointed. Some of us are excited because, well, there are sales, ...
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Skipping Christmas
Introduction
“Always winter, but never Christmas.” That memorable line comes to us from C. S. Lewis’ beloved children’s classic ...
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Why the Feeding Trough?
Introduction
How about this for a true story. In 2007 my husband Jonathan and I caught a plane to Australia with Academy-Award winning director George ...
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Room Near the Inn
Introduction
We entitled our Christmas series "The Visited Planet." In 1925, Gilbert Keith Chesterton wrote a book called The Everlasting Man. ...
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Christmas Promises
Introduction
Promises, promises, promises. A lot of people make promises. Some actually keep them. But when it comes to God, he always keeps his promises, ...
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The Hope for the World
Introduction
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for many reasons. And one of those reasons is that Christmas allows us to take stock of the ...
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Christmas: Lost and Found
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What’s your favourite animal? What do you think is God’s favourite animal? I think I know. I think God’s favourite animal ...
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'A Thrill of Hope'
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I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but we’re going through a season of change. Maybe you’ve felt it, the leaves ...
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The Characters of Christmas: Simeon
This sermon is part of “The Characters of Christmas” sermon series. See the whole series here.
Introduction
With this sermon, we conclude our ...
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The Characters of Christmas: Wise Men
This sermon is part of “The Characters of Christmas” sermon series. See the whole series here.
Introduction
Every manger scene includes the ...
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The Characters of Christmas: Shepherds
This sermon is part of “The Characters of Christmas” sermon series. See the whole series here.
Introduction
Christmas time is filled with tradition. ...
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The Characters of Christmas: Joseph
This sermon is part of “The Characters of Christmas” sermon series. See the whole series here.
Introduction
Matthew’s gospel tells the ...
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The Characters of Christmas: Mary
This sermon is part of “The Characters of Christmas” sermon series. See the whole series here.
Introduction
Dave Richards was raised in a strong ...
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The Characters of Christmas: Zechariah
This sermon is part of “The Characters of Christmas” sermon series. See the whole series here.
About the Series
We all love a good story. A ...
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The Once Wise Man
A wise man ... A man of knowledge ... An advisor to kings.
These were once words used to describe me. Of course, I had not actively pursued such distinction. ...
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Growing in Wisdom
This sermon is part of the “More Than a Holiday” sermon series. See the whole series here.
Introduction
I’m excited to kick off our Advent ...
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Facing Temptation
This sermon is part of the “More Than a Holiday” sermon series. See the whole series here.
Introduction
We are in the second week of our Advent ...
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Persevering Through Suffering
This sermon is part of the “More Than a Holiday” sermon series. See the whole series here.
Introduction
Isaiah 53, a very familiar chapter for ...
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Receiving Power
This sermon is part of the “More Than a Holiday” sermon series. See the whole series here.
Introduction
We’re in the fourth week of our ...
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Christmas Stories: A Jesus Story
This sermon is part of the “Christmas Stories” sermon series. See the whole series here.
Introduction
(Read Luke 2:1-20)
How it starts
Listen, ...
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The Gift of the Son: Prince of Peace
This sermon is part of “The Gift of the Son” sermon series. See the whole series here.
Introduction
During Advent we've been looking at ...
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How Do I Escape the Christmas Traps?
Introduction
Advent is about enjoying and admiring Jesus. It's a season we observe each year at this time, during which we endeavor to do something intentional: ...
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What Difference Does Christmas Make
Introduction
Here we are, at the very beginning of the Christmas season. Oh, I know the malls and stores have been playing Christmas music and hanging ...
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Estimating the Value of God's Gift
Introduction
Christmas was an exciting time and Joey was excited too; as excited as any 10-year-old boy could be. For him Christmas was still a time ...
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Who Is Jesus?
Introduction
Who is Jesus? So this is the time we celebrate Christ's birth. And we have many traditions to commemorate Christ's birth. But the question ...
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More Than a Baby
Introduction
We find in Luke 1 the well-known story of the prophecy of the birth of Jesus that comes to Mary. Most of you could give me the details of ...
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Have Yourself a Global Little Christmas
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[The sermon began with a 30-second clip from the song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," performed by Michal Bublé.]
I really ...
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A Disgraceful Christmas
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I want to ask us a question: What words do you associate with Christmas? I did that exercise with myself and this is the list of words that ...
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God with Skin
Introduction
I don't know if you saw the story in the CBC News about the data from NASA that was recently published. This data shows that in our galaxy, ...
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Oh Christmas Three
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We have been reflecting on the birth of Jesus, and what we found in this season that we celebrate is that when God chose to enter his own ...
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Against the Rules
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People start thinking and doing strange things as the holidays come around. Have you noticed that? I heard about this group of youngsters ...
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The Most Shocking Madonna Song Ever
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Flipping through the radio dial you hear all kinds of Christmas music right now, and one of the songs that seems to be on the loop for most ...
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The Forgotten Man of Christmas
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There was a family which like many of our families has a Nativity set, and each Christmas season they would set that Nativity set up beneath ...
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