series: the gifts of christmas part#1

Royal Visit Royal Gift Royal Announcement What gift do you bring? MEDITATE: Carefully read through the scripture, taking special note of words or phrases that are particularly meaningful to you. PRAY: Ask God what gift you can give Jesus this season that would bring Him honor and glory. Take note of what comes to mind as you pray. RESPOND: Write on a piece of paper what gift to Jesus comes to mind. Place your piece of paper in one of the gold gift boxes provided. Take your gift box home as a reminder of your gift in response to God’s ultimate gift of love to you in Christ Jesus.

Royal Visit Royal Gift Royal Announcement What gift do you bring? MEDITATE: Carefully read through the scripture, taking special note of words or phrases that are particularly meaningful to you. PRAY: Ask God what gift you can give Jesus this season that would bring Him honor and glory. Take note of what comes to mind as you pray. RESPOND: Write on a piece of paper what gift to Jesus comes to mind. Place your piece of paper in one of the gold gift boxes provided. Take your gift box home as a reminder of your gift in response to God’s ultimate gift of love to you in Christ Jesus.

Medina Church of the Nazarene

First Covenant Church

Over the next four weeks, we will unwrap the gifts of Christmas as we journey through the Advent season. It is our chance to listen to the stories, to remember the true meaning of Christmas, to celebrate the arrival of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. As we more deeply experience the gifts of Christmas: the hope, love, peace, and joy of Jesus, we will also be challenged to give those gifts away.

God makes great things out of the small. The wise men follow a star to Jerusalem. They are seeking the ruler mentioned in Micah 5:2. This great king would come out of the unlikeliest of places: Bethlehem. God loves taking what is small and insignificant and making something great and beautiful out of it. And that is what He does with our small efforts to honor Him at Christmas. Some people treat Jesus like one small ingredient out of many at Christmas, but actually, He is the main ingredient. Ends with John 3:16.