Thursday, November 19, 2009

Westwood Message – 11/19/2009

Christmas Sermon Series

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One of the most enjoyable things that I get to do every year in ministry is also one of the most challenging: preaching sermons around the theme of Christmas. It is challenging because it is the one theme that gets addressed every year in the church from only a few passages of Scripture, and the accounts of the first Christmas are so familiar to us. It is enjoyable because most of us enjoy Christmas and it is a great time to acquaint people with the story of the Gospel.

This year, I will preach five messages around the birth of Christ beginning on November 29. I will use the theme Christmas on Purpose: The Reasons We Celebrate. In these messages, we will explore why we celebrate Christmas and why we should make Christmas a Christ-honoring event when our culture keeps pushing a secular agenda that celebrates we are not sure what. Here are the themes for those messages:

· November 29 – Christmas: A Time For Salvation

· December 6 – Christmas: A Time For Grace

· December 13 – Christmas: A Time For Peace

· December 20 – Christmas: A Time For Celebration

· December 27 – Christmas: A Time for Purposeful Living

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