John 1:1–14 Why Christmas isn’t for good people (SE25/051)
- Preacher
- St Helen's Bishopsgate
- Tradition
- Anglican
- Published
- Length
- 25:37
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About this sermon
"Why Christmas isn’t for good people" - Christmas is often dressed up as neat, clean, and sentimental—but the first Christmas was messy, uncomfortable, and full of flawed people. According to the Bible, Jesus didn’t come for the morally impressive or the spiritually sorted. He came for sinners. In this talk from 1 Timothy, we hear the shocking claim at the heart of Christmas: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Through the story of the Apostle Paul—and the gritty reality of the nativity—we see that Christmas is not about earning God’s favour, but receiving mercy and grace we don’t deserve. This is good news for ordinary, broken people. Because Christmas isn’t for good people. It’s for people like us. Speaker: Carl Matthei Bible passage: John 1:1–14 Date: 21 Dec 2025 View more details or download audio at https://www.st-helens.org.uk/resources/talk/59252/
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