One of the great challenges for the preacher is the Christmas season, usually four Sundays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The challenge is preaching about a story everybody knows in a fresh way. It's a lot harder than you think. There are just so many ways to handle Matthew/Luke chapters 1-2. If I were in the pulpit this year I think I'd do a four-sermon series: Gifts God Gives. These are gifts you can unwrap that He has available—not just at Christmas but every day of the year.
- The Gift of Love—1 John 7-11
- The Gift of Grace—John 1:16
- The Gift of Forgiveness—1 John 1:8-2:2
- The Gift of Eternal Life—John 3:16
Everybody, no matter who and where, is in need of these four gifts. I think it would be an encouraging series and perhaps a bit of a different take on the season. You could give the Angel and Wise Men and bit of a rest and bring them back out next year.
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