Equipping You for an Impactful Christmas: Your Toolkit Awaits

The Christmas season is a wonderful chance for churches to spread the love, hope, and joy of Christ. To empower leaders and pastors, we’ve lovingly crafted a Christmas Toolkit filled with digital resources to make this holiday season truly special. From inspiring sermon outlines and creative media from Life.Church Open Network to engaging devotional plans and tools from the YouVersion Bible App, this toolkit will elevate your holiday programming with ease.

Whether you’re organizing services, outreach events, or family fun, these resources will spark new ideas and save you precious time. Let’s make this Christmas one to remember!

(FYI..the toolkit is completely ala carte, so simply click the title link and it’ll take you to download it!)

Message Series and Sermon Outlines

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> Fear Not — Life.Church What are you afraid of? Fears attack the most precious parts of our lives and keep us from living the life meant for us. God wants to help us overcome our darkest fears as we learn to Fear Not.

> The Christmas Table — Fresh Life Church Your history doesn’t determine your destiny. God can do something new in your life, and He wants you to have a seat at the King’s table. No family is greater than God’s family, and we are all welcomed with open arms to be a part of it. No matter who we are or what we’ve done, we only need to accept the invitation and take our seat at the table.

> The Chosen: Holy Night — The Chosen For thousands of years the world lived each day in hopelessness, shame, sadness, and isolation. And then one holy night in Bethlehem changed everything. The coming of a child brought a turning of a people toward hope, peace, joy, and love. Can the same turning happen for us today? Join us in the four Sundays leading up to Christmas as we explore select passages from the Gospel of Luke — and key scenes from The Chosen’s Christmas episode “Holy Night.”

Christmas & Advent Plans in the Bible App

> Christmas — LCBC In the middle of the craziness that the Christmas season brings, we need to remember why we celebrate: Jesus! Over the next 5 days, we’ll look at the Christmas story to help us prepare our hearts and minds for this time of year.

> Advent — BibleProject For centuries, Christians around the world have used the four weeks leading up to Christmas to prepare themselves for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. It’s a time when we observe his first coming while we also look forward to his second coming. This 4-day plan will focus on hope, peace, joy, and love.

> God With Us — Church of the Highlands Christmas is a time of great joy, signaling the birth of Jesus, our Savior. There are many prophecies throughout the Bible of the coming of Jesus, and through this devotional, we’ll take a look at seven of the names God uses in Scripture to announce His coming. We’ll explore how Jesus embodies each of these names and is just as relevant for us today as when He walked the earth.

> Advent — Dwell Advent invites us to journey through the darkness to discover the light, the incarnate Word of God who “shines in the darkness” (John 1:5). This plan focuses upon the weekly themes of Advent — hope, peace, joy, and love — and serves as a guide through each week of the season.

> Christmas Vocations — Jordan Raynor The vocations represented in the characters of Christmas can teach us a lot about God and how our work is a means of co-laboring with “the newborn King.” In this four-day plan, we’ll look at the vocations of Joseph, Zechariah, Mary, and the shepherds to draw out applications for our own work today.

Branding Packages & Media Resources

> Christmas 2023 — Art Package — Life.Church When we center our gaze on Jesus, the worries of the world fade. This art will present your Christmas services as a focal point — a north star that fills people with the same thrill of hope that the Magi felt when they realized that the Savior had indeed come, and that God is with us.

> Christmas 2024 — Art Package — Life.Church Good News & Great Joy For All People! Immerse your congregation in the warmth and wonder of the Christmas story. This visually stunning collection is designed to complement your Christmas sermon series, creating a cohesive and engaging experience that resonates with every heart.

> Christmas at Newspring — Art Package — NewSpring Church Brand your message content with these creative elements — videos, slides, and design packages — from our partner, NewSpring. Originally created to support their weekend series, these elements work well with weekend adult message or other ministry content.

> Christmas Online Playbook — Life.Church Open Network From shopping to charitable giving to watching a digital fireplace glow, technology is very much a part of your attenders Christmas experience. If you’re offering online services this year, our Christmas Online Playbook will help you build a digital strategy for your church — deciding things like which platforms to use, how to invite attenders to your online experience, and much more.

> Christmas Stock Photography — Life.Church Open Network Browse stock photos and imagery for Christmas, and use them to create announcements, graphics, or other holiday assets.

> Christmas Photo Backdrop Guide — Life.Church Open Network Christmas is one of the biggest opportunities of the year for your church to share Christ with your community. Having a photo-op area is one extra touch that can provide value and community to attenders. It will also encourage them to post about your church on their social media! Download our free Christmas Photo Backdrop Guide and learn more about creating a welcoming photo area in your church for Christmas services.

Kids Resources

> Gifted — Elementary— Curriculum & Art Package — River Valley Network The Christmas story from different perspectives, the idea of more than, God gave us Jesus as more than a baby, and we are created as more than just people.

> Christmas Party — Elementary — Curriculum & Art Package — NewSpring Church In this stand-alone Christmas series, elementary schoolers will participate in a mega-fun Christmas party as they learn more about Jesus’ birth!

> Best Gift Ever — Early Childhood — Curriculum & Art Package — NewSpring Church In this three-week Christmas series, kids will see that God has given us the BEST GIFT EVER — Jesus! When God kept His promise to send His Son, Jesus, to be with us and save us from the wrong things we do, He was making a way for us to have an everyday relationship with Him!

3 Time-Saving Tips for a More Effective Holiday Season

1. Begin with Adaptable Templates: Kickstart your planning with customizable sermon outlines and media packs from the toolkit. Building on pre-made materials saves hours while keeping your content meaningful.
2. Harness the Power of Digital Devotionals: Invite your congregation to connect daily with Christmas-themed plans from the YouVersion Bible App. It’s an effortless way to keep the message alive throughout the week.
3. Delegate with Shared Tools: Share the toolkit with your team and assign specific tasks, like managing social media or coordinating outreach. Collaboration leads to smoother execution and a more peaceful holiday season for everyone.

This Christmas, let’s focus on what truly matters — sharing the good news with love, excellence, and joy!