January 1: Martin Luther, from “The Story of the Birth of Jesus and the Angels’ Song” Where Christ and the Gospel are there is the fruitful Bethlehem and the thankful Judea. There every one has
December 31: George Whitfield, from “The True Way of Keeping Christmas” What love is this, what great and wonderful love was here, that the Son of God should come into our world in so mean
December 30: Fanny Crosby, “Sing Hallelujah!” Come to the feet of our infant Redeemer, Come where today in a manger He lies; Lift up our hearts in a song of devotion, Let our hosannas with
December 29: John Donne, from “The Showing forth of Christ” The whole life of Christ was a continual passion. Others die martyrs, but Christ was born a martyr. He found Golgotha, where he was crucified,
December 28: St. Leo the Great, from “On the Feast of the Nativity” Let us then, dearly beloved, give thanks to God the Father, through His Son, in the Holy Spirit, Who “for His great
December 27: St. Athanasius, from “On the Incarnation of the Word” The Word visits the earth, where he has always been present, and sees its evil condition. He takes a human body, born of a
December 26: St. John Chrysostom, from “Christmas Day Sermon, Antioch, 386 A.D.” I behold a new and wondrous mystery! My ears resound to the Shepherd’s song, piping no soft melody, but chanting full forth a
Enjoy 12 Days of Christmas Sermons selected by Jonathan Powers. The first of sermon excerpts is from Augustine of Hippo. Day 1, December 25: St. Augustine of Hippo Day 2, December 26: St. John Chrysostom
A sermon preached at First United Methodist Church of Union Springs, Alabama, on December 16, 2012. When I began preparing this sermon on the topic of Christmas and the promise of peace, I did not know
