Christmas GiftsRadical Christmas

Ephesians 2:8; Romans 6:23

Great Gifts

• Are things we actually need.

• Are beyond our abilities.

• Are given from the heart.

• Require sacrifice.

The Perfect Gift

• Are things we actually need.

• Are beyond our abilities.

• Are given from the heart.

• Require sacrifice.

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23

The Perfect Gift

• Are things we actually need.

• Are beyond our abilities.

• Are given from the heart.

• Require sacrifice.“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9

Romans 5:6-8

“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

The Perfect Gift

• Are things we actually need.

• Are beyond our abilities.

• Are given from the heart.

• Requires sacrifice.

“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21

The Perfect Gift

• Eternal life is the greatest gift.

• This is an exclusive gift.

Challenge: Receive the Gift

• Gifts must be opened.

Gifts should be used.

1 Timothy 4:14 “Do not neglect your gift, which was given you...”

2 Timothy 1:6 “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.”

1 Peter 4:10 “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.”

Challenge: Receive the Gift

• Gifts must be opened.

Gifts should be used.

Gifts prompt sharing.

Challenge: Receive the Gift

• Gifts must be opened.

Gifts should be used.

Gifts prompt sharing and gratitude.