Here are the descriptions and sermons of a Christmas sermon series I outlined, wrote, and preached, which was a walkthrough of Matthew Chapter 1. The approach was a more light-hearted take on a series issue: Families at Christmas!
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: How Your Family Can Survive Thrive This Christmas!
SERIES DESCRIPTION: “For unto you a child is born” has become “for unto you a season is busy.” How did it come to this? Why is “the most wonderful time of the year” packed with stress-filled families and households? This Christmas at Peace Church, we’ll use Matthew Chapter One to examine how Christmas is the Good News for God’s people…and for their families. This Christmas we’ll be home for the holidays as we see how your family can not just survive, but thrive as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Each sermon followed this same pattern:
- Tension&Hope: What tension is found in the text, and how does hope shine through
- Thriving@Home: Seeing how tension and hope can be applied to family life
YULE LOG TEASER VIDEO
SERMON SERIES PROMO VIDEO
REMEMBER GOD’S PLAN
Matthew 1:1 – 17
Pastor Ryan Kimmel, December 15, 2019
FOCUS: Families can thrive this Christmas when we remember God’s plan in our Christmas plans.
RECEIVE GOD’S SON
Matthew 1:18 – 21
Pastor Ryan Kimmel, December 22, 2019
FOCUS: Families can thrive this Christmas when we receive God’s Son as our Savior – and as the central focus and filter of Christmas!
RECOGNIZE GOD’S PRESENCE
Matthew 1:22 – 25
Pastor Ryan Kimmel, December 29, 2019
FOCUS: Families can thrive this Christmas when we recognize God’s presence in our lives and in our homes.
Ryan D.B. Kimmel 