Christmas Collection: 10 Selected Messages from the 1990s

Delivered on 12/24/1991

Jesus said "I am the light of the world." Pastor Rick uses the theme of light in this Christmas Eve message to illustrate how Jesus is our antidote to the dark days of disappointment, distress, doubt, and depression.

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What time is Christmas? The Bible says that God specifically chose the time in history when Jesus Christ would come to earth. The answer for today is found in the four statements the angels gave to the shepherds on the very first Christmas.

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Delivered on 12/24/1992

Pastor Rick uses John 3:16 in this Christmas Eve message to illustrate the three reasons that Jesus came at Christmas and the three gifts he offers for our past, our present, and our future.

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Delivered on 12/19/1993

The tradition of gift giving began because God gave us the ultimate gift of Jesus Christ at Christmas. When we accept the gift of Christ, we also receive God's gift of happiness, his gift of hope, and his gift of harmony.

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Delivered on 12/24/1994

In this Christmas Eve message Pastor Rick looks at the three gifts that he hopes seekers will find in their search for meaning in life, and invites them and shows them how to get in touch with their Creator.

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Delivered on 12/24/1995

Pastor Rick looks at the miracles of Jesus birth, with the goal that those who attend church only once or twice a year would understand why he was born, and the miracle of what that means for them.

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Pastor Rick compares the spiritual seekers in this Christmas Eve service to the wise men who came searching for the Savior on the first Christmas; and how the model of the wise men is a perfect parallel for seekers today.

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Delivered on 12/24/97

Pastor Rick uses the story of Mary and Joseph in this Christmas message to illustrate how God sometimes messes up our plans to get our attention and to teach us his plan for our lives.

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