Category Archives: Christmas Midnight

Christmas Midnight (at 6 PM) – Luke 2:1-20

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit             Christmas snapshots are plentiful among families. Perhaps you have a picture from a Christmas past where you are holding a new toy or … Continue reading

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My Favorite Sermon Illustration

Once upon a time the devil attended Mass in a church where it was customary in either the Lord’s Prayer or in the Creed to sing: Et homo factus est, that is, “God’s Son has become a human being.” While … Continue reading

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Christmas Outlines – Luke 2:1-14 and John 1:1-18

Both from 1879. First Christmas Day and Third Christmas Day.

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And the government shall be upon His shoulder

Leo the Great on the “government” on the Messiah’s shoulder in Is. 9.6 as a prophecy of the holy cross: And so the Lord was handed over to their savage wishes, and in mockery of His kingly state, ordered to … Continue reading

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From Heaven Above (Meditations on Luther's Hymn)

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Christmas Eve Midnight (Dec. 24, 2008) Luke 2:1-20 TITLE: “From Heaven Above” [This sermon is a series of meditations and quotations all from the Christmas sermons of Dr. Martin Luther.  I … Continue reading

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