Gifts Under God’s Christmas Tree•
A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church
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CHRISTMAS WORSHIP
Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7 NIV (Prophecy of Messiah #634)
Songs:
#118 “Of the Father’s Love Begotten”
#146 “For Unto Us a Child is Born”
#120 “The Advent of our God”
Sharing Blessings
Scripture: John 1:1-14 RSV (Incarnation of Messiah #635)
Songs:
#124 “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”
#137 “What Child Is This?”
#160 “Lo! How a Rose E’er Blooming”
Sharing the Light of Advent Candles
Scripture: Luke 2:8-14 NKJV (Announcing Messiah #130)
Songs:
#131 “Angels from the Realms of Glory”
#132 “Angels We Have Heard on High”
#133 “Hark! The Herald Angels Sin”
Sharing the Lord’s Table
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-23 NASB (Birth of Messiah #142)
Songs:
#143 “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly”
#144 “How Great our Joy”
#145 “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
Sharing Prayers (Brief Break)
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 RSV (Worship of Messiah #636)
Songs:
#147 “Silent Night! Holy Night”
#157 “Away in a Manger”
#166 “We Three Kings”
Sharing the Message: “Gifts Under God’s Christmas Tree”
(Outline below)
Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11 NASB (Exalting Messiah #642)
Songs:
#163 “As with Gladness Men of Old”
# 88 “Fairest Lord Jesus”
#125 “Joy to the World”
Sharing Christmas with the World (Dismissal)
“GIFTS UNDER GOD’S CHRISTMAS TREE”
HISTORY OF GIVING GIFTS
BIBLICAL PRECEDENTS
SIX GIFTS TO UNWRAP
1. The Gift of the Messiah (Jn 4:10) “If you knew the gift of God, you would have asked of Him”.
2. The Gift of the holy Spirit (Acts 8:18-20) And when Simon saw that the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money. But Peter said to him, Your money perish with you because you thought that the gift of God might be purchased with money”.
3. The Gift of Salvation by Grace Alone (Eph 2:8-9) “For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God“.
4. The Gift of Personal Abilities (I Cor 7:7) “But every man has his proper gift of God one after this manner and another after that”
5. The Gift to Live for God (II Tim 1:6-7) “Wherefore stir up the gift of God, which is in you. For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind”.
6. The Gift of Heaven (Rom 6:23) “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”.
“Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift” II Cor 9:15