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Christmas Preaching? Preach Jesus!

December 19, 2023 by Joe Hoagland Articles, Preaching

Ah, Christmas, the greatest time of the year for many, the time of the year where Christians are celebrating the birth of the baby Jesus; the time of year people spend time with family and fill their weeks with so much to do they become overwhelmed. “What should I preach on at Christmas time?” is a question I ask myself every year. Christmas preaching matters. Obviously you have various options and routes you could take on this. In many contexts lining up with Advent is the expected way to go, in other contexts your people might wonder what Advent even is.

Christmas Preaching? Preach Jesus!

So as we look at this idea of preaching at Christmas time what should we do? Many of us as preachers feel trapped—our people expect a sermon or a series of sermons taken directly from the Christmas story they know and love; if you try to change it up too much you are going to hear about it.

I have thought about some principles to remember when the planning process begins for you on what to preach on around this time of the year, and here are a few to remember:

Preach Jesus

You might think “well obviously,” and we feel the same way! We have written and talked on the podcast about the importance of preaching Jesus every time. But work hard to truly put this into practice at Christmas time. Here are a couple reasons why:

1. Non-Christians in the Seats

Some people might be in church for the first time ever, first time in 15 years, first time in one year, so make sure you present Jesus in a clear, concise, powerful and relevant way.

2. Your people have their minds on other things

Your people love the Christmas season for many things other than Jesus and the Gospel message; speak through the distraction and redirect them to the savior.

3. Jesus is the only reason for Christmas!

This point is pretty clear—in the church we celebrate Christmas because of Jesus. Make that as clear and powerful as possible.

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About Joe Hoagland

Joe Hoagland is a pastor at Gape Grove Church of Christ in Jamestown, Ohio. He co-founded RookiePreacher.com and regularly writes for that site. He is newly married to his awesome wife Jenna and together they have 2 spoiled dogs and a cat. He loves to lead people to Jesus and preach God's word. You can often times find Joe hiking, camping, writing, reading, or enjoying technology.
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