Crosslife Sermons (Helensvale Campus)

This is the third sermon in the "God's Presence, Our Presents" series at Crosslife - a baptist church, with Stefan Maslen preaching at our Helensvale campus. http://www.crosslife.org.au About the sermon series, "God's Presence, Our Presents": We can easily feel overwhelmed in the weeks running up to Christmas. In fact, it's now extending to be the months leading up to Christmas, as the modern day cathedrals we call 'shopping centres' start putting up decorations, setting out the seasonal stock, playing the Christmas tunes and launching their advertising campaigns. Why do they spend money on all this and why do we make our annual pilgrimage to the stores? Because we have to buy gifts for our families, friends and colleagues, but why is Christmas a time of giving? Christmas is the time we celebrate God's gift to us in the Lord Jesus. Our Christmas sermon series looks at God's 'present' to us, the gift of life through Jesus' death on the cross, and His 'presence' in us as the Holy Spirit. Then we look at how this lies behind all giving at Christmas time: to each other, to those in need and to God Himself.

This is the second sermon in the "God's Presence, Our Presents" series at Crosslife - a baptist church, with Stu Quarterman preaching at our Helensvale campus. http://www.crosslife.org.au About the sermon series, "God's Presence, Our Presents": We can easily feel overwhelmed in the weeks running up to Christmas. In fact, it's now extending to be the months leading up to Christmas, as the modern day cathedrals we call 'shopping centres' start putting up decorations, setting out the seasonal stock, playing the Christmas tunes and launching their advertising campaigns. Why do they spend money on all this and why do we make our annual pilgrimage to the stores? Because we have to buy gifts for our families, friends and colleagues, but why is Christmas a time of giving? Christmas is the time we celebrate God's gift to us in the Lord Jesus. Our Christmas sermon series looks at God's 'present' to us, the gift of life through Jesus' death on the cross, and His 'presence' in us as the Holy Spirit. Then we look at how this lies behind all giving at Christmas time: to each other, to those in need and to God Himself.

This is the first sermon in the "God's Presence, Our Presents" series at Crosslife - a baptist church, with Matt Hunt preaching at our Helensvale campus. http://www.crosslife.org.au About the sermon series, "God's Presence, Our Presents": We can easily feel overwhelmed in the weeks running up to Christmas. In fact, it's now extending to be the months leading up to Christmas, as the modern day cathedrals we call 'shopping centres' start putting up decorations, setting out the seasonal stock, playing the Christmas tunes and launching their advertising campaigns. Why do they spend money on all this and why do we make our annual pilgrimage to the stores? Because we have to buy gifts for our families, friends and colleagues, but why is Christmas a time of giving? Christmas is the time we celebrate God's gift to us in the Lord Jesus. Our Christmas sermon series looks at God's 'present' to us, the gift of life through Jesus' death on the cross, and His 'presence' in us as the Holy Spirit. Then we look at how this lies behind all giving at Christmas time: to each other, to those in need and to God Himself.