Sunday Service 12-20-09
Christmas

The celebration of Christmas began with celebrating the winter god, the solstice, during Constantine’s time. It was an attempt to assimilate Christian ideals into pagan holidays.
It is now celebrating the birth of Jesus
What is Christmas all about today? It is gift giving.
Gift giving is important.
What is the greatest gift? Love is the greatest gift of all. – The greatest gift is me… God the Father created me as a gift to Hs Son.
God so loved the world that He brought forth His Son so that He would get His gift of myself to Him.
When I give myself totally to Him, He is so excited.
Christmas is all about me being given to Jesus as His gift.

Mk 9:41- I belong to Christ
Mar 9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

1 Cor 3:23- I am Christ’s
1Co 3:23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

2 Cor 10:7- I am Christ’s
2Co 10:7 Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.

God has given us a gift

Acts 2:38-39- Holy Spirit
Act 2:38-39
(38) Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
(39) For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

We offer ourselves as a gift to Jesus- gold, frankincense, and myrr
- give the GOLD, I am the most precious in the world- none should perish but all come to repentance- see myself as being precious, as fine gold, I am worth being given to the Lord
- FRANKINCENSE- worship in spirit and truth, extreme extravagant devotion
-MYRR- perfume- sweet smelling savor, occupy the mind so that you can’t think of anything else, it acts as an antiseptic, calls for holiness and righteousness