Greatest Gift Part One

Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs.

"I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE...

I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE...

I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE..."

His older brother leaned over and nudged the younger brother and said, "Why are you shouting your prayers? God isn't deaf." To which the little brother replied, "No, but Gramma is!"

God is the God who gives

God is the God who gives

• God gave Adam and Eve a piece of skin from an innocent animal to replace the fig leaves and cover their shame of nakedness. • God gave Noah a plan for the ark that would provide for the saving of his household when judgment came. • God gave Sarah a precious miracle child in her old age, and she named him Isaac. • God gave the Israelites possession of the land flowing with milk and honey. • God gave prophets to plead with His people and tell them of amazing things to come. • God gave the Scriptures to prophesy of a Messiah who would come to deliver and save. • God gave the shepherds a pronouncement by the angels that Jesus was born. • God gave the Wise Men a star to lead them to the young Child with their gifts. • God gave Joseph the patience to understand the strange circumstances of a virgin with child. • God gave the world the Prince of Peace. • God gave Jesus the place of sinners on the cross to bear the sorrow and shame, and Jesus gave his life for sinners. God offers to give all men the pardon for their sins that they might know the joy of everlasting life.

James 1:17 NIV

17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

John 3:16–17 NIV

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

​ NIV16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

God so Loved us that He gave. His Son. Jesus.

Personal gift, God gave himself.

Isaiah 7:14 NIV

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

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NIV14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

Matthew 1:23 NIV

23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

​ NIV23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

The Gift is Given Freely

Ephesians 2:8 NIV

8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

Jesus a gift that lasts

Immanuel God with Us.

Hebrews 13:5 NIV

5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

​ NIV5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

Jesus the gift that protects

Psalm 34:17–18 NIV

17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. 18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

The Lord Hears and delivers them - the righteous.Close to the broken and crushed. It does not matter of our condition, He is with us.

Jesus is the Gift that we need.

Romans 3:23 NIV

23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

All have sinned yes

God brings a remedy for sin for all who believe

Romans 5:8 NIV

8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

​ NIV23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

God brings a remedy for sin for all who believe

We need Him.Because He has what we need.

God’s gift is a powerful Gift

Some times the simple gifts are powerful ones.

Illustration.

Village in vietnam. Two pigs can change a life.

The power to make us free from sin

Romans 8:2 NIV

2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

We are free from Sickness

Isaiah 53:5 NIV

5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Power over the Spiritual Realm.

Luke 10:17 NIV

17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”

Gift includes the power of the Holy Spirit.

John 16:7 NIV

7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

A Gift that has to be recieved

Romans 10:13 NIV

13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Romans 9:9–10 NIV

9 For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.” 10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac.

Romans 9:

Salvation Gift that lasts

Gift that protects

Gift that we need.