Christmas 2012 Gift List for Kids

Christmas is the most exciting holiday for kids.  Christmas decorations, holiday meals and Christmas songs fills the air. Santa Claus and his splendid reindeers are everywhere to give joy and smile from toddlers to kids.  How can they forget the candy canes, the mistle toes and multi-colored treats given by friends. Even Dad will spend time buying gifts.  That's how special Christmas is. Below is a Christmas 2012 gift list for kids which they would love to receive.

1)  The Tales of the Kingdom offers fast-paced action and exciting storytelling with a enduring Christian message. Enjoy the beautiful, full-color illustrations as these classic allegories teach kids and adults the importance of trusting God as they unveils fundamental truths about good and evil.

2)  Tales of the Resistance  contains 12 stories about Hero's participation in the underground taxi resistance against the evil Enchanter, challenger to the one True King. High drama unfolds as everywhere Hero turns there are suffering people in need of his help! You'll meet Carny, Doubletalk, Sewer Rat #1, the Boiler Brat and the Most Beautiful Player of All. And you'll feel the tension of Traffic Court and the Burning Place. But mostly, your readers will be reminded that God's Kingdom is all around us, if we care to find it, and that the presence of the King dispels all darkness from our hearts and souls.

3)   In Tales of the Restoration, the long awaited conclusion in the Kingdom Tales trilogy, the one True King has broken the reign of the evil Enchanter and the restoration has begun. You'll meet Grandma Vigilantes, the Girl with the Very Loud Outside Voice, along with beloved friends Little Child, the Princess Amanda, Hero, and others. Each character is learning how to find a special place in Bright City, to do a job no one else can do.

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Christmas 2012 Calendar

The Seasoning the Season Advent Calendar carries your creative, attention-grabbing sermons and worship services into congregation members' day-to-day lives. It contains devotional pages to keep them focused on Christ each day throughout Christmastime, Practical Suggestions for putting your sermon topic into practice,  Discussion Questions to get them talking about your sermon after the Sunday service is over, plus Candlelighting Ceremonies to bring a time-honored, Christ-centered tradition into the home.

This Christmas 2012 Calendar is available at the Mainstay Ministries website.  Click here to order

Amazing Emmanuel: Photo CD-ROM

"A picture is worth a thousand words. . . ." This is especially true in worship, where image speaks so much more than simply the words of sermon or music alone. Enhance your presentation of God's Word this Christmas season with this Worship Photo CD from Mainstay Ministries. Included on this CD-ROM are full-color images for each Sunday service of the new Christmastime resource The Amazing Emmanuel that can help the people of your church focus on Christ at Christmastime! Use this photo CD for PowerPoint presentations or have attractive overhead transparencies made. Click here to order.

Christmastime Devotional Calendar

Our delightful tabletop Advent Calendar is coordinated closely with your five Sunday preaching themes. It includes daily scripture readings and prayers that drive your messages home, plus an array of suggestions for implementing what you preach. It primarily aims at helping your church families focus on Christ at Christmastime through simple, yet effective, personal and family suggestions. Instructions are also included for four simple home Advent celebrations.  Visit the Mainstay Ministries website or call 1-800-224-2735 to order.

Christmas 2012 Devotional Calendars

These Christmas 2012 Devotional Calendars from Mainstay Ministries begins on Advent Sunday 1 and continues beyond December 25 through the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas. It includes the inspirational theme for each week, short scriptures and devotionals to read, practical family suggestions, and Advent candle lighting ceremonies for both youngsters and adults. Order one per family. These are great gifts to give out at Thanksgiving Sunday to get people focusing on Christ throughout all December.  Click here to order.

From Humbug to Hallelujah! Devotions for December Calendar

Examine a December Devotional Calendar and be quickly convinced that this is something all the families in your congregation should have--particularly so if you're church is using the "From Humbug to Hallelujah!" Christmas sermon series.

It follows daily the "From Humbug to Hallelujah!" themes you will be preaching on Sundays, but doesn't require a lot of extra effort on the part of your people. Even so, it will keep them focused on Christ so that when Christmas has come and gone, they won't feel like Jesus got short-changed.  This Christmas 2012 devotional calendar is available at the Mainstay Ministries.  You can also call us at 1-800-224-2735. 

What are You Preaching on the Sunday before Thanksgiving?

To many people in America Thanksgiving will simply be an extended weekend of hearty eating, watching parades and football on TV. Some will celebrate the holiday without thanking God for His blessings, or remembering the rich Christian heritage of thanks that our Founding Fathers gave us.

Few of us will be reminded that Christianity shaped all aspects of the Pilgrim's lives, and that thanking God for his many blessings would have been an integral part of their thanksgiving festival.

Mainstay's Thank You, Lord! Preacher's Package will help you encourage your church to place a thankful spirit squarely into the center of your thanksgiving Holiday. Our Thanksgiving Preacher's Package not only imparts references to the well-known Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving, but it also presents other not-so-well-known items of thankful interest.

Click here to avail this 2012 Thanksgiving Sermon Series. 

Recommended Gifts for Children on Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving Day are very special to kids.  It is celebrated by giving gifts and spending quality time with friends and family.  Below is a list of  recommended gifts for children on Thanksgiving 2012.

1)  Tales of the Resistance  contains 12 stories about Hero's participation in the underground taxi resistance against the evil Enchanter, challenger to the one True King. High drama unfolds as everywhere Hero turns there are suffering people in need of his help! You'll meet Carny, Doubletalk, Sewer Rat #1, the Boiler Brat and the Most Beautiful Player of All. And you'll feel the tension of Traffic Court and the Burning Place. Bost mostly, your readers will be reminded that God's Kingdom is all around us, if we care to find it, and that the presence of the King dispels all darkness from our hearts and souls.

2)  In Tales of the Restoration, the long awaited conclusion in the Kingdom Tales trilogy, the one True King has broken the reign of the evil Enchanter and the restoration has begun. You'll meet Grandma Vigilantes, the Girl with the Very Loud Outside Voice, along with beloved friends Little Child, the Princess Amanda, Hero, and others. Each character is learning how to find a special place in Bright City, to do a job no one else can do.

3)  An exciting series from best-selling authors David and Karen Mains, the gold-medallion award-winning Tales of the Kingdom offers fast-paced action and exciting storytelling with a enduring Christian message. Enjoy the beautiful, full-color illustrations as these classic allegories teach kids and adults the importance of trusting God as they unveils fundamental truths about good and evil.

These highly recommended gifts for children on Thanksgiving 2012 are also available  at Amazon

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2012 Thanksgiving Sermon Series

How to Cope with Lions 2012 Thanksgiving Sermon Series is a one-week sermon package designed to encourage your congregation to copy what faith heroes have done, and pray with thanksgiving, especially in anxious circumstances.

Based on Daniel 6:10 and Philippians 4:6, it contains a full sermon manuscript you can use "as is" or contextualize to you own congregation. The package also comes with a wealth of service tie-ins and professional graphics allowing you to create a custom service that supports your preaching and is tailored to your own congregation. Thanksgiving journals and full-color banners can be ordered in addition, to enhance this message even further.

Get this 2012 Thanksgiving Sermon Series at the Mainstay Ministries.

From Humbug to Hallelujah! Christmas

Christians aren't immune from the stress and busyness that mark our culture at Christmastime, so "From Humbug to Hallelujah" really says it all. The overriding message in this biblically based series featuring sermons by pastor Dr. Doug Rumford suggest that the transformation in the life of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens's classic tale "A Christmas Carol" can be the real experience of people in our churches, thanks to the power of Immanuel . . . "God with us!"

This 2012 Advent / Christmas Sermon Series is now available at the Mainstay Ministries website

The Christmas You’ve Always Longed For

The Christmas You've Always Longed For is a fresh and appealing way to convey the timeless, biblical truths of the meaning of Christmas.

This 2012 Christmas Sermon Series also comes complete with all the tools you need to present this message of hope in a clear and powerful way throughout the month of December. A sermon is provided for Advent Sundays 1-4 and Christmas Day/Eve. Each sermon is supported by a wealth of complimentary service elements, professional pre-built graphics, video and take-home tools. You decide which pieces to use for creating custom services tailored to your congregation.

The Christmas You’ve Always Longed For is an easy to use, complete system for putting together a multi-week Christmas season campaign at your church. It can be preached on the following Advent Sundays in 2008: November 30th, December 7th, 14th, 21st, and 24th or 25th.

You can get this 2012 Christmas Sermon Series when you visit the Mainstay Ministries website.

2012 Christmas Sermon Series

Our Christmastime preaching series provide your entire congregation with a proven way to stay connected to Christ throughout the busy holiday season. They provide sermons and coordinated worship service ideas that convey the timeless Christmas message in fresh, contemporary ways. Nobody feels overwhelmed by the busy month of December more than pastors, but Mainstay Ministries can help you. Call 1-800-224-2735 for a worthwhile preaching series that has Devotional Calendars to help your listeners practice what you preach.  2012 Christmas Sermon Series packages are available at the Mainstay Ministries website.

A Season of Wonder: Opening the Door to Christmas and Beyond

What did you like best about Christmas when you were a kid? New toys? Grandmother's house? Or was it the piney aroma of the tree? Could it have been simply the sheer wonder of it all? If you watch young children on Christmas morning, you'll see the excitement sparkling in their eyes. That's what this preaching series is all about - experiencing the joy of Christmas by opening your heart to this season of wonder.

This season can be one of awe, mystery, and excitement if we open our hearts in childlike wonder. With this Advent Celebration, you'll help your congregation to "open their heart's door to Christmas and beyond."

This  2012 Christmas Sermon Series is available at the Mainstay Ministries. 

Seasoning the Season: Bringing Out the Flavor of Christ in Christmas Traditions

Seasoningthe Season: Bringing Out the Flavor of Christ in Christmas Traditions is another 2012 Christmas Sermon Series from Mainstay Ministries.  With this Advent Celebration, you can help your congregation season their Christmas traditions with the flavor of Christ. More than simply helping them to remember that "Jesus is the reason for the season," you can encourage people to focus on Christ in the very traditions that have become part of our celebration of Christmas: decorating our homes, conveying Christmas greetings, giving and receiving gifts, gathering with family and friends, and entering the new year by setting goals. An exciting feature of this Celebration is that the sermon texts are taken from the epistles rather than from the traditional "Christmas texts" of Matthew and Luke.  Grab a copy at the Mainstay Ministries website.