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The Real Christmas

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If you could choose one word to describe the feeling you have at Christmas, what word would you choose?  I imagine many would choose a word like joyful or happy.  Others may use a word like nostalgic especially if they have seen dramatic change in their lives this year.  If you are spending the first Christmas without one you love the word sad might come to mind.  How many of you would answer with the word afraid?  Christmas doesn't really come across to us as a time of great fear, does it?  But that was not always the case.  Have you ever noticed how many times the words, “do not fear,” are recorded in the account of our Savior's birth?  The angel Gabriel spoke those words to Zechariah who was filled with fear at the sight of an angel in the temple, to Mary who was being asked to take on such a blessed but burdensome role, to Joseph who was afraid of what people would think and say about him and Mary, and to the shepherds who saw the glorious sight of angels as they tended their flocks.  The angel brought them a message from God himself that removed that fear from their hearts.  That message is also spoken to us.  God came to live among sinners.  He came not in judgment but in mercy.  He came not to destroy but to save.  He came that we might have nothing to fear.  That is the message of Christmas.  We need fear nothing.  Jesus came to remove the fear of death, the devil and the world.  He came that we might know true peace with God through the forgiveness of sins.  Because Jesus came to Bethlehem, this time of year is filled with joy, peace and happiness.  At Christmas we, too, hear the message of the angels that there is nothing to fear for a Savior is born to us who is Christ the Lord.Support the showMessages from the King is produced by King of Kings Lutheran Church in Maitland, FL.To find out more about King of Kings... Please visit VisitKoK.com Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/visitkok) Email us @ info@visitkok.com Remember your Savior Jesus loves you! May he bless you with his grace!

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Christmas Eve, recorded Tue., December 24, 2024. Based on Luke 2:1-14. Pastor Johnold Strey. Website: crownoflifehubertus.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crownoflifehubertus/ Written transcriptions: https://johnoldstrey.wordpress.com/

Dr. Jack Hyles preached a message entitled, "The Real Christmas Day." We hope you enjoy this classic sermon from a great preacher of the past. Visit classics.preachthebible.org for more gospel messages.

Pastor Larry Ellis speaks of the birth of Christ from the perspectives of four different men.

Text: Matthew 2:1-12; Isaiah 60:1-6Christmas is a wonderful time of year! Each year the myths and ‘culture' of Christmas grows, but what does it all mean? Join us as we dive into the reality of the Christmas story and look deeper into the story, history, and purpose of Christmas. Come visit us in person! To learn more about our church visit: https://www.wearebethany.com THIS SERMON CAN BE VIEWED ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqmshgH0JLqxzRXiEr2QktQ Worship Service of Bethany Baptist Church (Wendell, NC/Raleigh, NC) December 22, 2024Worship Service of Bethany Baptist Church (Wendell, NC/Raleigh, NC) Come visit us in person! To learn more about our church visit: https://www.wearebethany.comFollow us on Facebook and Instagram

12-22-2024 - The Real Christmas by Pastor Adam Bennett

SERIES: A Real ChristmasBy this time of the holiday season, people are often weighted down… and may still feel like there remains so much left to do! But who are we really trying to please with everything that “needs” to get done? Is it all for everyone else, or is it possible that many of our to-do's are really about us? Are we actually the ones who need everything to be a certain way for it to be “a real Christmas”? If so, it's time to shift our focus away from ourselves. When we do, we might end up being surprised by whom Christmas is about after all.

Rev Ashley Graham

By this time of the holiday season, people are often weighted down. They feel guilty about presents that are not perfect, parties that did not go as planned, or year-end projects that did not get completed. To top it all off now is when it dawns on people how little attention they have given to the spiritual preparation Advent invites. If that is how we feel, perhaps the frenzy of December has done us a favor. We have been stretched to our limits. We have been made painfully aware of our shortcomings. We have been humbled. Perfect! Being aware of our weaknesses does not disqualify us from God's care. It does the opposite. It is what prepares us for the work he does best. He is a God who lifts up the lowly.

In this festive episode of Off Topic, Eric gets real about the inevitable holiday surprise everyone will be getting this year—Nala's fur, thanks to her shedding spree! He also dives into five must-try apps within Canva that will take your creativity and content game to the next level. As always, the episode wraps up with Country Music Weekly, featuring the latest hits and chart updates. Don't miss this fun and informative holiday-themed chat!

Multiple studies have proven that the holiday season exacerbates mental health issues. For some, the pressure to have “a perfect Christmas” can be overwhelming. For others, their loneliness is amplified. Such people need a real Christmas, one that results in great joy. But joy is not the same thing as happiness. It is infinitely better. Happiness is an emotion. Joyfulness is a condition. Happiness comes from your circumstances. Joyfulness comes from Christ assuring you of his abiding love and your glorious future. Therefore, happiness—“holiday cheer”—is fleeting. Joyfulness is enduring. The historic Christian Church gave Latin titles to each Sunday. They titled the Third Sunday in Advent “Gaudete,” which means “Rejoice!” As we reach the midway point of Advent, we ask Christ to empower us to do just that.Support the showMessages from the King is produced by King of Kings Lutheran Church in Maitland, FL.To find out more about King of Kings... Please visit VisitKoK.com Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/visitkok) Email us @ info@visitkok.com Remember your Savior Jesus loves you! May he bless you with his grace!

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Luke 1:46-55 David Wilson // Senior Pastor

The closer we get to Christmas, the greater the pressure. There is so much work to be done! We want our houses to look good for out-of-town guests. We want to impress people with the thoughtfulness of our gifts. What a welcome relief, therefore, to hear what is required to really be ready for Christmas: only repentance. You see, repentance is the opposite of work. It is the candid and honest admission of our sin combined with the joyful trust that everything needed to bring us close to God has already been done by Christ. At this frenetic time of year, the call to repent is not another demand to do something more. It is gracious invitation to set down our work to make way for Christ's work. Rooted in that repentant rest, we can fully enjoy a real Christmas.Support the showMessages from the King is produced by King of Kings Lutheran Church in Maitland, FL.To find out more about King of Kings... Please visit VisitKoK.com Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/visitkok) Email us @ info@visitkok.com Remember your Savior Jesus loves you! May he bless you with his grace!

A Real Christmas Will Lift Up the Lowly (Luke 1:39-55) - 12/15/2024 by Divine Grace Lutheran Church

SERIES: A Real ChristmasA real Christmas is one that results in great joy. But joy is not the same thing as happiness. It is infinitely better. Happiness is an emotion, while joyfulness is a condition. Happiness comes from your circumstances, while joyfulness comes from Christ. But how? What is it we find in Christ that results in such joy? What does Jesus have that we may otherwise spend our entire lifetime seeking and never really finding? Acceptance. And that acceptance flows into pure, permanent joy.

Christmas is wonderful, but it definitely makes us ask if we're doing enough - do I have enough gifts, nice enough gifts, have I given enough. John makes us ask the same question and points to a different answer - making the fruit of a new person. A sermon based on Luke 3:7-18

Rev Ashley Graham

A Real Christmas: results in great joy._ We all need a real Christmas…one that results in great joy. But joy is not the same thing as happiness. It is infinitely better. Happiness is an emotion. Joyfulness is a condition. Happiness comes from your circumstances. Joyfulness comes from Christ assuring you of his abiding love and your glorious future. Therefore, happiness – “holiday cheer” – is fleeting. Joyfulness is enduring. The historic Christian Church gave Latin titles to each Sunday. They titled the Third Sunday in Advent “Gaudete”…which means “Rejoice!” As we reach the midway point of Advent…we ask Christ to empower us to do just that.

Multiple studies have proven that the holiday season exacerbates mental health issues. For some, the pressure to have “a perfect Christmas” can be overwhelming. For others, their loneliness is amplified. Such people need a real Christmas, one that results in great joy. But joy is not the same thing as happiness. It is infinitely better. Happiness is an emotion. Joyfulness is a condition. Happiness comes from your circumstances. Joyfulness comes from Christ assuring you of his abiding love and your glorious future. Therefore, happiness—“holiday cheer”—is fleeting. Joyfulness is enduring.The historic Christian Church gave Latin titles to each Sunday. They titled the Third Sunday in Advent “Gaudete,” which means “Rejoice!” As we reach the midway point of Advent, we ask Christ to empower us to do just that.

Multiple studies have proven that the holiday season exacerbates mental health issues. The pressure to have “a perfect Christmas” can be overwhelming for some. For others, their loneliness is amplified. Such people need a real Christmas, one that results in great joy. But joy is not the same thing as happiness. It is infinitely better. Happiness is an emotion. Joyfulness is a condition. Happiness comes from your circumstances. Joyfulness comes from Christ assuring you of his abiding love and your glorious future. Therefore, happiness—“holiday cheer”—is fleeting. Joyfulness is enduring. The historic Christian Church gave Latin titles to each Sunday. They titled the Third Sunday in Advent “Gaudete,” which means “Rejoice!” As we reach the midway point of Advent, we ask Christ to empower us to do just that.

If you desire to find the true spirit of Christmas and partake of the sweetness of it, find time to turn your heart to God. Click here to see the speech page.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Text: Luke 2:1-14Christmas is a wonderful time of year! Each year the myths and ‘culture' of Christmas grows, but what does it all mean? Join us as we dive into the reality of the Christmas story and look deeper into the story, history, and purpose of Christmas. Come visit us in person! To learn more about our church visit: https://www.wearebethany.com THIS SERMON CAN BE VIEWED ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqmshgH0JLqxzRXiEr2QktQ Worship Service of Bethany Baptist Church (Wendell, NC/Raleigh, NC) December 8, 2024Worship Service of Bethany Baptist Church (Wendell, NC/Raleigh, NC) Come visit us in person! To learn more about our church visit: https://www.wearebethany.comFollow us on Facebook and Instagram

Joe Flynn of Wexford Christmas Trees on why growers are slowly exiting the market.

Somehow, Christmas manages to bring out some of the most romantic stories of our lives. How? Check out the source of love. A sermon on December 8th 2024 based on Philippians 1:3-11

Luke 3:1-6 ● 2024-12-08 ● Advent Series: A Real Christmas ● Listen

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Text: Isaiah 9:2-7; 11:1-10Christmas is a wonderful time of year! Each year the myths and ‘culture' of Christmas grows, but what does it all mean? Join us as we dive into the reality of the Christmas story and look deeper into the story, history, and purpose of Christmas. Come visit us in person! To learn more about our church visit: https://www.wearebethany.com THIS SERMON CAN BE VIEWED ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqmshgH0JLqxzRXiEr2QktQ Worship Service of Bethany Baptist Church (Wendell, NC/Raleigh, NC) December 1, 2024Worship Service of Bethany Baptist Church (Wendell, NC/Raleigh, NC) Come visit us in person! To learn more about our church visit: https://www.wearebethany.comFollow us on Facebook and Instagram

For Christmas to be real for you and me, we have to see we lack. We might want all kinds of things. But the fact that God sent his Son, not a pot of money, not a new set of laws, and not a new family, means that we don't just want all kinds of things. We need something that we have no idea what it is. Real Christmas means you say I lack. I lack and only God can give what I need. A sermon on December 1, 2024 based on 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

A Real Christmas Requires Remembering Why Christ Came (Jeremiah 33:14-16) - 01/1/2024 by Divine Grace Lutheran Church

Real Christmas trees may not be the best option for the environment. Find out which one is right for you.

SERIES: A Real ChristmasIt is easy to get so caught up in the imagery—a tiny newborn baby, lying in the straw filled manger under a star-filled sky—that we forget the why. Why did the Son of God come into our world and take on human flesh? So that he might die as the sacrifice for our sins. One Christmas carol puts it this way. “Neither crib nor cross refuses, all he suffers for your good to redeem you by his blood.”Advent marks the start of a new Church Year. We begin at the end, watching Jesus ride into Jerusalem on a donkey colt, knowing full well that he would be killed before the end of the week. The events of Palm Sunday serve as a microcosm for all Jesus' work, proving the Son of God was willing to humble himself and endure anything for our salvation. That is precisely why Christ came. And a real Christmas requires remembering why Christ came.

Jeremiah 33:14-16 ● 2024-12-01 ● Advent Series: A Real Christmas ● Listen 14 “‘The days are coming,' declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. 15 “‘In those days and at that time    I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David's line;    he will do what is just and right in […]

 It's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, and forget the “main event” – the birth of Jesus Christ. J.John shares a heartfelt look at the gifts God offers us at Christmas: forgiveness for our sins and salvation through belief in His Son.   Want more wisdom from J.John? This free collection contains over two hours of content featuring his most popular talks on topics like having a godly perspective, accepting your identity in Christ, the proofs of Christianity, and the true meaning of Christmas.    Get More Episode Resources    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. 

North Tasmanian farmers offering up real Xmas trees for the festive season

Choosing your very own Christmas tree

On Monday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Tom Stewart from Keane's Garden Centre in Kilcolgan. This week, Tom talked about the benefits of a real Christmas tree and gave listeners some advice on how to manage it. If you have a question for Tom, contact the show on 0818 400 964 or send a text or WhatsApp to 086 1800 964.

The demand for real Christmas trees has risen to record levels, but is there supply there to meet it?Christy Kavanagh, Christmas tree grower in Wicklow, joins Andrea to discuss.

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Luke 3:7-18 – Those who rejoice in the good news of salvation joyfully produce fruits of repentance. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to multiple pastors discuss sermon […]

Luke 1:39-55 – In Spirit-wrought humility, Mary knew she needed a Savior. God lifts her up, making her the mother of that Savior. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. […]

Luke 3:1-6 – John the Baptist prepared people to meet their Savior by preaching a message of repentance and forgiveness. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to multiple […]

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 – Christ came the first time so that by his saving work we might be found blameless and holy when he comes again. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo […]