English-speaking International church in Eindhoven

Sermons from December 2025

Thanksgiving

Sermon – December 28th 2025 This sermon reflects on Matthew’s infancy narrative, where the birth of Jesus is surrounded not by festive joy but by danger, fear, and uncertainty. King Herod’s fury forces Joseph, Mary, and the infant Jesus to flee to Egypt—yet even in the chaos, God’s guiding hand is unmistakable. Just as God…

Christmas Eve

Sermon- December 24th, 2025 John begins his Gospel not at the manger but at eternity itself: “In the begining was the Word, the Word was with God and the Word was God.” Jesus is the eternal Word and true Light, and though “He was light but the darkness could not over power,” the world struggled…

Love

Sermon – December 21, 2025 Joseph—A Quiet Model of Faithfulness: Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, stands before us as a powerful yet often overlooked model of faithful discipleship. He held together what many of us struggle to balance: truth and love, calling and commitment, humility and silence. As a righteous man, Joseph upheld God’s…

Peace

Sermon – December 7th, 2025 Peace Peace is a word we use often in our worship and liturgy, and it is one of the most significant themes in the Bible, appearing more than 400 times. The world constantly speaks about peace—inner peace, interpersonal peace, national peace, and global peace—yet it continues to struggle to achieve…