12-15-2013

"What Will You Give Christ This Christmas?"

Matthew 2. 1-12

WHAT WILL YOU GIVE CHRIST THIS CHRISTMAS?

Matthew 2. 1-12

I.  Christmas- a time of giving ____________

A.  Giving gifts - Practiced in many cultures…

B.  The ________ - persons who offered gifts to Jesus at his birth

II.  THEY GAVE _________- A Gift That Honored Him As King

A.  Gold- carries obvious worth.

B.  A gift for ________ -  for a KING

C.  A FITTING GIFT FOR JESUS- for He is KING OF KINGS!

D.  What will you give to ________ Jesus Christ as YOUR King?

III.  THEY GAVE FRANKINCENSE- A Gift that       Honored Him As The ________ One!

A.  Many references to frankincense in the ____________

B.  The offering of incense to Jesus…a symbol of His Holiness.   

C.  The Magi offered their __________

D.  How do you offer worship to Jesus as The Holy One?

IV.  THEY GAVE MYRRH- A Gift that Honored Him as One Who Would _________

A.  Myrrh- an aromatic gum resin obtained from the sap of trees in India, Africa, Arabia.

B.  Used in Jesus’ day and even centuries before as _________ oil- used in the Jewish tabernacle…also in the embalming processes of Egypt.

C.  Symbol of _________ , death, sacrifice, loss. 

D.  How will you honor the One WHO GAVE HIMSELF FOR YOU?

V.  THE MAGI RESPONDED TO MEETING JESUS- BY GIVING GIFTS-   

A.  Have YOU met Jesus? 

B.  ______ will you give Christ this Christmas!