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The Gift of Jesus
by Steve May
Text: Luke 1:47-55
Topic: Why Christ came into the world
Big Idea: The greatest gift of Christmas was Jesus coming to die on the cross for the sins of the world.
Keywords: Christmas; Jesus Christ; Gospel;
Introduction:
- Illustration: May dramatizes the events of the Christmas story to illustrate how much more compelling it is than traditional secular tales.
- John 3:16
- Mary’s poetry, the “Magnificat,” reminds us of the meaning of Christmas.
Jesus came for the humble.
- Luke 1:48, 52
- Matthew 9:13
- If we’re not humble enough to recognize our need for Christ, we’ll miss the whole point of Christmas.
He came for the poor.
- Luke 1:53
- Illustration: May cites statistics on poverty to clarify our perception of poverty.
- Illustration: May uses a statistic on increased holiday-time giving to demonstrate that we as a culture spend the majority of our potentially charitable dollars on ourselves year round.
- The poor mattered to Jesus; they should matter us also.
He came for the lost.
- Luke 1:47
- Luke 19:10
- From the very beginning, God’s plan was that Jesus would save us from our sins.
- Matthew 1:21
- Big Idea: The greatest gift of Christmas was Jesus coming to die on the cross for the sins of the world.
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