Pastor Jonathan Laurie shares that there are gifts we can bring to Jesus.
Notes:
Focus verse - Matthew 2
Jesus is for everybody. Everybody needs Jesus.
Read Matthew 2:1–2
#1 Searching for the King.
Christmas is about finding joy in the birth of Jesus.
Read Matthew 6:31–33
#2 Reacting to the King.
Matthew 2:3–8
James 1:22–25
#3 Worshipping the King.
Matthew 2:9–12
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Jeremiah 29:12
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13
Gold is a symbol for the royalty and kingship of Jesus.
Frankincense is a symbol of the High Priest role of Jesus.
Myrrh symbolizes the death and sacrifice that Jesus made on our behalf.
The three gifts we can bring to Jesus are surrender, obedience, and trust in Him.
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