Title: The Gift
Author: Jerry Watts
Text: John 3:14-21
It's December and we are focusing on Christmas. Last week I began with this thought: "How does God see Christmas" which is in question form. For the balance of the month, we will try to expand our frame of reference to this, "Seeing Christmas Thru God's eyes." To get there, we begin here.
Kids letters to Santa. Most of us have heard or read kids letters to Santa.
According to my info, the first letter that was published in the Tampa Tribune paper was 12/16/1899. It read: ON SCREEN
"Dear Santa, If you haven't time to pick out a few things for me, just leave everything you've got."
Another one said, "Dear Santa, You better bring me a pony this year or there will be consequences."
"Dear Santa, if you bring presents that needs batteries, please bring batteries." And then there's the modern-day kid's letter to Santa.
"Dear Santa, this is what I want for Christmas - (On screen- amazon link).
Honestly, gifts are a huge part of Christmas.
Without thinking much about because our culture, the common question we ask our children (because we were asked as children) is this, "What are you getting for Christmas?" Or asked another way, "What do you want for Christmas?" This is man's view of Christmas, and it has its advantages as you get things you WANT but not necessarily really need. Some will ask, "Preacher, are you saying it's a sin to give what people want as a gift?" My answer would be NO, but with a qualifier, as long as people have what they need. For you see, I suggest this is how God sees Christmas.
We know that He gives us gifts (good) because James 1:17-18 (SCREEN ). This means that He gives us good and perfect (complete) gifts, but that not all or even the first thing. He gave us BIRTH (new) by the word of truth.
Seeing Christmas Thru God's Eyes is not to see what we WANT, but to see what we NEED. I submit that God looked at mankind and sent THE GIFT.
I offer one familiar pass ...
Author: Jerry Watts
Text: John 3:14-21
It's December and we are focusing on Christmas. Last week I began with this thought: "How does God see Christmas" which is in question form. For the balance of the month, we will try to expand our frame of reference to this, "Seeing Christmas Thru God's eyes." To get there, we begin here.
Kids letters to Santa. Most of us have heard or read kids letters to Santa.
According to my info, the first letter that was published in the Tampa Tribune paper was 12/16/1899. It read: ON SCREEN
"Dear Santa, If you haven't time to pick out a few things for me, just leave everything you've got."
Another one said, "Dear Santa, You better bring me a pony this year or there will be consequences."
"Dear Santa, if you bring presents that needs batteries, please bring batteries." And then there's the modern-day kid's letter to Santa.
"Dear Santa, this is what I want for Christmas - (On screen- amazon link).
Honestly, gifts are a huge part of Christmas.
Without thinking much about because our culture, the common question we ask our children (because we were asked as children) is this, "What are you getting for Christmas?" Or asked another way, "What do you want for Christmas?" This is man's view of Christmas, and it has its advantages as you get things you WANT but not necessarily really need. Some will ask, "Preacher, are you saying it's a sin to give what people want as a gift?" My answer would be NO, but with a qualifier, as long as people have what they need. For you see, I suggest this is how God sees Christmas.
We know that He gives us gifts (good) because James 1:17-18 (SCREEN ). This means that He gives us good and perfect (complete) gifts, but that not all or even the first thing. He gave us BIRTH (new) by the word of truth.
Seeing Christmas Thru God's Eyes is not to see what we WANT, but to see what we NEED. I submit that God looked at mankind and sent THE GIFT.
I offer one familiar pass ...
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