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Kalkaska Church of Christ
The Grief That Stole Christmas
Welcome to KCC! These notes and announcements are for the week of December 7, 2025. This week we launch into our Christmas sermon series entitled "The _______ that stole Christmas." Andy Bratton shares this week about "The Grief that stole Christmas." If you can't worship in person with us, you can always watch online. Visit kccwired.com to get started!
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Kalkaska Church of Christ
1725 W Kalkaska Rd, Kalkaska, MI 49646, USA
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https://kccwired.churchcenter.com/people/forms/45172Sermon Series: The _____ That Stole Christmas
Sermon Title: The Grief That Stole Christmas
Speaker: Andy Bratton
Big Idea: Grief impacts Christmas as our loving hearts miss those who are gone. To refocus, we must remember what is to come.
Sermon Title: The Grief That Stole Christmas
Speaker: Andy Bratton
Big Idea: Grief impacts Christmas as our loving hearts miss those who are gone. To refocus, we must remember what is to come.
Grief is prevalent - 14 million widows in the US, 3.7 million widowers
Grief is relevant - loss of appetite, lack of sleep, sadness, depression
Grief steals Christmas with:
Sentimentality
Sadness
Selfishness
Because we tend to forget:
Death is certain, because sin is certain
Death doesn’t discriminate
There are two lives
God’s ReminderIn Earth Forgotten
God’s ReliefIn Excess Forever
Grief is relevant - loss of appetite, lack of sleep, sadness, depression
Grief steals Christmas with:
Sentimentality
Sadness
Selfishness
Because we tend to forget:
Death is certain, because sin is certain
Death doesn’t discriminate
There are two lives
God’s ReminderIn Earth Forgotten
God’s ReliefIn Excess Forever
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