THE GIFT OF THE MEDIATOR (1 OF 5)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: I Timothy 2:5-6
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The Gift Of The Mediator (1 of 5)
Series: He Is Everything To Me
Jeff Strite
I Timothy 2:5-6
OPEN: Humorist Dave Barry once wrote about gifts that were given to Jesus by the Wise Men. He suggested that if you carefully analyzed what the Bible tells us, you’d find there was an overlooked theological fact in the story. There is no mention of wrapping paper.
Now why would the wisemen not use wrapping paper?
First, they were wise.
Secondly, they were men.
When it comes to wrapping gifts, men seem to lack the necessary skills. You can always tell WHICH GIFTS (under the tree) were wrapped by men.
For example, these pictures show the kinds of gift-wrapping you’d expect from men: (we showed pictures of the following items gift-wrapped in such an obvious way, you knew exactly what the gift was: Golf bag; Chair; Pan; Drill; Iron; Guitar; Motorcycle).
Whoever did that gift-wrapping didn’t even attempt to disguise gift within. And yet, the 1st Christmas present was wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger. There’s something about Jesus as a baby lying in a feeding trough that seems to disguise the gifts that lay inside the manger.
Over the next few weeks, we’re going to look at the gifts that were wrapped up in Jesus. And today we’re going to focus on a very intriguing gift the gift that Jesus was our mediator.
Our text today declares that: ‘‘There is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.’’ I Timothy 2:5-6
A Mediator (pause) what exactly is a mediator?
A mediator is a middle man. A mediator intervenes between two parties - either to resolve a conflict or to make sure that one party is able to obtain a product or service from someone else.
ILLUS: For example, someone once observed: ‘‘The carpet outlet store tells me to buy direct from them - they’ll eliminate the middleman and save me money. ‘Buy direct! Who ...
Series: He Is Everything To Me
Jeff Strite
I Timothy 2:5-6
OPEN: Humorist Dave Barry once wrote about gifts that were given to Jesus by the Wise Men. He suggested that if you carefully analyzed what the Bible tells us, you’d find there was an overlooked theological fact in the story. There is no mention of wrapping paper.
Now why would the wisemen not use wrapping paper?
First, they were wise.
Secondly, they were men.
When it comes to wrapping gifts, men seem to lack the necessary skills. You can always tell WHICH GIFTS (under the tree) were wrapped by men.
For example, these pictures show the kinds of gift-wrapping you’d expect from men: (we showed pictures of the following items gift-wrapped in such an obvious way, you knew exactly what the gift was: Golf bag; Chair; Pan; Drill; Iron; Guitar; Motorcycle).
Whoever did that gift-wrapping didn’t even attempt to disguise gift within. And yet, the 1st Christmas present was wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger. There’s something about Jesus as a baby lying in a feeding trough that seems to disguise the gifts that lay inside the manger.
Over the next few weeks, we’re going to look at the gifts that were wrapped up in Jesus. And today we’re going to focus on a very intriguing gift the gift that Jesus was our mediator.
Our text today declares that: ‘‘There is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.’’ I Timothy 2:5-6
A Mediator (pause) what exactly is a mediator?
A mediator is a middle man. A mediator intervenes between two parties - either to resolve a conflict or to make sure that one party is able to obtain a product or service from someone else.
ILLUS: For example, someone once observed: ‘‘The carpet outlet store tells me to buy direct from them - they’ll eliminate the middleman and save me money. ‘Buy direct! Who ...
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