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Read Augustine of Hippo’s Sermon on the Nativity—a timeless Christmas message on the mystery of the Incarnation, God’s humility in Christ, and the joy of divine love made flesh.
Read Martin Luther’s Christmas Sermon for Christmas Day (Luke 2:1–14), preached in 1522 from his Wartburg Postil.Presented in full authentic text, this classic sermon reveals Luther’s pastoral warmth and profound theology of Christ’s birth — the Gospel made flesh for all people.
Discover Lancelot Andrewes (1555–1626), bishop, scholar, and translator of the King James Bible, whose Nativity Sermon of 1622 remains a masterpiece of English preaching.
Explore Lancelot Andrewes’ 1622 Nativity Sermon and its enduring message of joy, humility, and inclusiveness—good tidings of great joy for all people.
Read Lancelot Andrewes’ original Nativity Sermon (1622), preached before King James I—an eloquent meditation on the Magi’s faith, their long journey, and the true worship of Christ.
Read Leo the Great’s Sermon on the Nativity—a classic Christmas sermon celebrating the Incarnation, divine mercy, and the dignity of humanity made new in Christ.