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THE GIFT OF ALL GIFTS

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: John 3:16


Title: The Gift of All Gifts
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: John 3:16

Jhn 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Christmas Eve Sermon

I - The Past Grief That God Experienced

II - The Precious Gift That God Extended

III - The Promising Goal That God Encourages

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The following is the story of Steve Hugo, as he talks about his childhood and his next-door neighbor:

For as far back as I can remember, I always treated Old Man Jones, my neighbor, in the worst ways. Each April 1st, I had the "burning paper bag with dog poop in it " tradition, and even though Old Man Jones never fell for it, he still had a gross pile to remove from his front stairs!

He always knew that it was me, and always said, without anger in his voice, "Someday, you'll be sorry."

His driveway was next to ours and in the winter, I always shoveled our snow onto his drive, giving him twice the work. He never did get a snow blower, but when I was 12, just before a blizzard, one appeared in my driveway, with a note saying, "You might need this! "

I could now delight in blowing all the snow from my driveway, and most of my front yard, onto old man Jones's car. I would even cut a wider than needed path for my mom's car just to put more snow on the dinosaur's driveway. (That's what my mom always called him, "The Dinosaur.")

He always knew that it was me and always said without anger in his voice, "Someday, you'll be sorry. "

I keyed his car more than once. When I discovered the mint 1969 Mustang Mach series car that always stayed under a thick canvas cover, kept for someone, I quickly sought to learn how many pumps of my BB rifle it took send the metal orb through its windows. It took all ten allowed pumps. He knew that it was me and said without anger in his voice, "Someday, you'l ...

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