The Christmas Gift of Giving 🎁✨
This Christmas, discover the true joy of giving as we explore the heartwarming message of generosity and love found in God’s Word.Through passages like Acts 20:35 (“It is more blessed to give than to receive”) and John 3:16 (“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son”), we reflect on the ultimate gift—Jesus Christ—and how we can follow His example.
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Acts 20:35 “… And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more
blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
Luke 12:48 ” … To whom much is given, from him much will be required;
Luke 6:38 (NLT) Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—
James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down
from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Erma Bombeck said, “There’s nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas
morning and not be a child.”
Do you ever stop to think or wonder why?
The nearest thing to heaven is a child
Thursday December 24, 1987
We all went out to look at the Christmas lights. Jordan said, “Christmas is for giving,
right Me-maw.” I guess that just about sums it up my little man.
1. REMEMBER AND REPEAT THE GIVING OF GOD.
Acts 20:35 “… And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more
blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
I came across this Property Laws from a toddler’s perspective.
If I like it, it’s mine.
If I can take it away from you, it’s mine.
If it looks like mine, it’s mine.
If I saw it first, it’s mine.
If you’re having fun with it, it’s mine.
If you lay it down, it’s mine.
If broken, it’s yours.
Luke 6:38 (NLT) Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed
down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap.
The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.
Galatians 6:7 “… For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
Proverbs 18:24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly,…”
The moral of the story is when we only take in and never give out, we not only poison
ourselves but we also poison others
Acts 20:35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must
support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said,
‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Now there are some preachers on TV with a suit and a tie and a vest
They want you to send your money to the Lord, but they give you their address,
‘Cause all of your donations are completely tax-free
God bless you all, but most of all, send your money
Luke 12:48 ” … To whom much is given, from him much will be required;
We sing a hymn: Because I have been given much I too must give.
Proverbs 11:24 (NLT) Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose
everything.
Proverbs 11:25 The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves
be refreshed.
John 21:25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were
written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books
that would be written. Amen.
2. RECOGNIZE AND REJOICE IN THE GENEROSITY OF GOD.
James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down
from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
2 Corinthians 9:15 (NLT) Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words!
2 Corinthians 9:15 (MSG) Thank God for this gift, his gift. No language can praise it
enough!
2 Corinthians 9:15 (NIRV) Let us give thanks to God for his gift. It is so great that no
one can tell how wonderful it really is!
3. RECEIVE AND NOT REJECT THE GIFT OF GOD.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Romans 8:32 (NLT) Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for
us all, won’t he also give us everything else?
Once there was a farmer who scattered seeds so liberally that most of it didn’t
even take root.
Once, there was a king who forgave a debt of 10,000 talents, millions of dollars today.
Once, there was a vineyard owner who gave people far more than their work was
worth.
Once, there was a father who gave away half of his estate to his rebellious son,
and then gave him a party when he came crawling back having wasted it all.
Once, there was a nobleman who gave three months’ wages to all his employees,
and then went on a foreign trip.
Once, there was a king who gave wedding invitations to every undesirable in the
the country.
Once, there was a landowner who gave his vineyard over to the tenants.
Luke 20:13 “‘‘What will I do?’ the owner asked himself. ‘I know! I’ll send my
cherished son. Surely they will respect him.’
Luke 20:14 “But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they said to each other,
‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’
Luke 20:15 So they dragged him out of the vineyard and murdered him.
John 1:11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become
children of God, to those who believe in His name:
Galatians 3:13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become
a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),
Luke 23:34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they
do.”
Now salvation is a gift, all wrapped up in the grave clothes of Jesus.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God,
When we reject the gift, we also we reject the gift-giver.
Matthew 16:25 (NLT) If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up
your life for my sake, you will save it
Key Scriptures:
- Acts 20:35
- Luke 6:38
- James 1:17
- 2 Corinthians 9:15
- John 3:16
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