Sermon Tone Analysis
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*Secular:*
* Giving out of compulsion….
* Taxes… sigh
* Not a favourite of mine
* Municipal taxes….
Income Taxes… GST… PST
* I find it hard to be cheerful
* Rarely do I wrap it in a bow and nice paper
* An event that is a little hollow….
Evokes little excitement…
* Giving out of a sense of duty… really doesn’t warm the heart
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*Biblical:*
1 John 4:14 We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
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*Personal: *
* Giving from the heart
* This year… FAIR… Tsunami relief
* Auguston Fellowship….
Sound system, etc
* Monarch place….
Woman ~/ Children in Transition
* New Hope Welcome House….
– Refugee House
* Insert
* C.C.C.
* Love….
Just like how I give to my wife and kids….
* When the kids make something for me
* Uncle Larry….
The Japanese word for Peace of God
* When your spouse paid attention to hints… or better recognized a need
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* Gifts out of compulsion… don’t normally endear us… unless of course you are really shallow
* * *Gifts out of the heart are much more appreciated!
* (my little brothers popsicle stick jewellery box… versus my real present!)
* * *When Jesus in obedience to the Father said… “SEND ME”… He was and Still Is the greatest gift the Father could ever give!
*Body:*
1. Love Was His Motive for Giving
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
* * *Ever have someone cover your screw up!
* Bad decision….
One that did damage…
* At work… and the boss covered for you… stood up for you
* Maybe you borrowed something….
And broke it…
* Maybe you were babysitting for your uptight neighbour….
Waving…You hear… kid tumbling down the stairs
* Despite the fact you deserve to be skewered… they truly showed patience and love!
* Imagine writing off the neighbour’s car….
And he says….
Because of our relationship….
He says don’t worry… Cost him dearly…
* God was motivated by his love for us…
* We cracked up the car
* Broke his shovel
* Dropped his kid down the stairs
* God deserves our love, loyalty and service…
* Who He is…
* Cuz He loved us first!
* But from the time we are born we wrestle… we choose stuff that hurts us… offends God…
* Ever do something you know would land like a bomb in your relationship?
* We choose stuff God would really rather we didn’t!
* Our teens and their challenging times… have nothing on us… those who know and still stand in open rebellion….
* Live for God all the time!...
The Choice
* God made a choice to love…
* Not based on warm and fuzzy
* We were not the most endearing…
* Smacked up the car, cracked the shovel handle…
* And worse… we thumbed our nose at his holiness
* What if we forgot to live our relationships… forgot to honour, love and serve our spouse?
* It would feel like abandonment… new priority
* It would led to infidelity… true to something just not you
* It’s painful!!
* CHOOSE SMART!
* Love was God’s motive….
Desired relationship….
What is our motive in our relationship with God?
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What He Gave was Precious to Him
* What would be a not so precious gift?...
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No examples… Christmas Eve… (I won’t give any in case I offend J )
* When you consider what God gave to us you will understand something of the cost.
* Listen to the Father's own words:
* Matthew 3:17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."
* No Scraps
* First fruits
* Scripture refs…
* Lamb of God (no blemish)
* * *God loves… God gives that which is precious
* He continues in that vein…
* Give a snake instead fish or scorpion insteadof an egg?
* Luke 11:11 "Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?
12 "Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he?
* Precious to God
* Gifting precious to others…
* *Love was God’s motive… and He gave that which was most precious*
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3. Giving Like God Gives Must Hurt
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