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Whilst many of us will be unable to get to church on Christmas Day either because our church doesn’t have a service, or because we’re busy in the kitchen preparing a feast, this doesn’t mean we don’t get to hear a great Christmas sermon!
Whilst the advance of online media will never replace meeting together, the wealth of sermons on line is perfectly suited to help in this situation. So if you are looking for some great free Christmas sermons then here is a selection of some of the best places to find them on the internet.
I doubt you’ll have time to listen or read all of them, but you’ll definitely find something enriching in the selection of free Christmas sermons below:
Desiring God
John Piper’s Desiring God website is packed full of great content, here is a selection of just a few of the best Christmas sermons preached:
Click on the links below to listen or read the sermons, some you can even watch:
- Christmas Joy Vs. the Kirchensteuer
- A Big God for Little People: Seven Christmas Eve Meditations
- Why the Son of God Came into the World
- The Word Became Flesh
Charles Spurgeon
If you want a deep Christmas sermon then look no further than Charles Spurgeon. Here are four Christmas sermons from the Spurgeon Archives. Obviously none of Spurgeon’s sermons were recorded so these are text versions of his sermons:
- A Christmas Question - Isaiah 9:6
- Good Cheer for Christmas - Isaiah 25:6
- The Incarnation and Birth of Christ - Micah 5:2
- Joy Born at Christmas - Luke 2:10-12
John MacArthur
John MacArthur has just made his entire back catalogue of sermons available free online. Here are three from the archives:
- The Child Who Was God - Colossians 1:15-20
- The Power of Christmas Truth
- The Amazing Child of Christmas
Mars Hill
This Christmas sermon by Mark Driscoll is the culmination of the Vintage Jesus series and looks at the historical significance of the birth of Christ and the lasting changes it has left on earth.
You can visit the Mars Hill website to listen to it, or even just watch the sermon below.
Holy Trinity Brompton
Here are two sermons from the Church that created the Alpha course:
Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards was not big on Christmas sermons but his Glorious Grace sermon is one of his most powerful early sermons, although it is not known exactly when it was preached.
Find more Christmas songs and resources
You can find more free Christmas stuff including sermons, advent calendars, music, clip art and much more at the Christmas page. You can also find lots of free Christmas songs at the ‘free Christmas songs’ section. image by rache.
My wife Liy and I currently listening to each sermon and discussing it and the questions that are raised. It is exciting to have a series of talks that focus on this area and I know we have already greatly benefited as a family from listening to it.
You can listen to the sermons by signing up to the free podcast, or simply listening or downloading them online.
The sermons are in Mark Discoll’s normal style of being biblically rich and practically helpful. There is also a little Q&A sessions at the end where his wife joins him to answer questions from the various campuses.
The Resurgence Library has recently provided the chapters from some of Mark Driscoll’s books for free in pdf format. If you’ve not read any of Mark Driscoll’s books then this is the perfect opportunity to read some of his inspiring words
You can look through the books listed below or go to the relit site to see more information on the books.
Simply go the links below to view the pdfs:
The audio mp3s for the 2008 Desiring God conference are now available. In fact, there are also text and video versions available free too if you prefer those formats.
There are some great talks available from anointed preachers including Mark Driscoll and John Piper.
The 2008 Desiring Conference is based on the power and importance of the words we used, coupled with the wonder of God (as you cold no doubt tell from the image on this post!).
Dave Bish at The Blue Fish recently recommended a free pdf that Mark Driscoll had made available on his study of Genesis. I’ve not read all of the book but based on everything I’ve read or heard of Mark Driscoll it will be theologically strong and personally challenging. Some people dislike Mark’s style as he can sometimes go further than most with his language, which makes another post by Dave Bish about the upcoming Desiring God conference interesting too. Mark Driscoll has been asked to talk about harsh and cutting language and whether it is biblical. The two YouTube clips below show both his and John Piper’s (who invited Mark to speak) views. If you are put off by Mark’s sometimes strong language listen to the John Piper clip.
The book on Genesis is very well produced and you can print it off at home. You can also listen to the sermons that were preached at Mars Hill alongside the book at the Mars Hill Church website.
Below is a fantastic clip from a sermon Mark Driscoll did, critiquing the prosperity gospel (or “name it and claim it”) that is often preached. Specifically he shows a clip from Joel Osteen and explains where Joel has got it wrong. It is done in a strong, but fair and non-aggressive way.
Perhaps most importantly it is inspiring for those of us in pain, whether spiritual, physical or mental. To remind ourselves of what Jesus went through during His ministry can help us not be so self absorbed. God wants us to come to him when we are suffering and get respite from Him.
http://adrianwarnock.com/2007/11/mark-driscoll-firm-but-kind-about-joel.html





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