The Christmas Gift

John 1:9-13 (NIV)

9The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

I.                   Introduction:

II.               Appreciate the Gift of Light: Christ Revealed (vv. 9-10)

A.                 Illumination: The Presence of Light

1.                  A Light That Shows Us Ourselves: Every Man

2.                  A Light That Shows Us God: True Light

B.                 Identification: The Recognition of Light

1.                  The Revelation of God Manifest

2.                  The Revelation of God Missed

III.            Accept The Gift of Life: Christ Received (vv. 11-13)

A.                 The Gift of Life Presented: Christ Arrives

1.                  The Gift That Came From God

2.                  The Gift That Came To Earth

B.                 The Gift of Life Refused: Christ Rejected

1.                  The Gift of Life Presented

2.                  The Gift of Life Turned Down

C.                 The Gift of Life Accepted: Christ Received

1.                  The Gift Of Christ Accepted

a)                  A Personal Savior

b)                 A Personal Faith

2.                  The Gift Of Life Accepted

a)                 Adopted By God

b)                 Born Of God

IV.             Conclusion: