Giving Good Gifts
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Authentic Principle: Jesus is God’s Gift to a Fallen World. Our gift to Jesus is our lives.
Authentic Principle: Jesus is God’s Gift to a Fallen World. Our gift to Jesus is our lives.
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6 A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.
Matthew 2:11 (ESV)
11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Authentic Principle: Jesus is God’s Gift to a Fallen World. Our gift to Jesus is our lives.
Authentic Principle: Jesus is God’s Gift to a Fallen World. Our gift to Jesus is our lives.
1. They Brought Gold for a King
1. They Brought Gold for a King
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2. They Brought Frankincense for a Priest
2. They Brought Frankincense for a Priest
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3. They Brought Myrrh for a Sacrifice.
3. They Brought Myrrh for a Sacrifice.
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Response: What will you bring as gift for Jesus? Will you bring yourself?
Response: What will you bring as gift for Jesus? Will you bring yourself?
Summation:
Authentic Principle: Jesus is God’s Gift to a Fallen World. Our gift to Jesus is our lives.
1. They Brought Gold for a King
2. They Brought Frankincense for a Priest
3. They Brought Myrrh for a Sacrifice.
Response: What will you bring as gift for Jesus? Will you bring yourself?
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Let’s pray.
Week 18 of 2020-2021 Sermon Series: Family Traditions: Giving Good Gifts
Isaiah 60:6; Matthew 2:1-11; John 3:16
Authentic Principle: Jesus is God’s GIFT to a Fallen World. Our gift to Jesus is our LIVES.
1. They Brought GOLD for a King
2. They Brought FRANKINCENSE for a Priest
3. They Brought MYRRH for a Sacrifice.
Response: What will you bring as a GIFT for Jesus? Will you bring YOURSELF?
Opening Discussion:
What’s the best gift you’ve ever received? What’s the best gift you’ve ever given?
Sermon:
What gifts did the magi bring to Jesus? What is the significance of each gift?
What does non-Jewish magi bringing gifts to Jesus say about His identity even as a baby?
How does this compare with Herod’s reaction to Jesus? Why do you think he was so threatened by Jesus?
How does Isaiah’s prophecy of the magi show God’s plan for the messiah well in advance?
What does John 3:16 say about the true gift giver?
Application:
What does it mean to see Jesus as your king?
What does it mean to see Jesus as your high priest?
What does it mean to see Jesus as your great sacrifice?
What does it mean that Jesus is God’s gift to us?
How can we live every day in light of God’s gift of Jesus to His people?