All I want for Christmas…
EVERYDAY PEOPLE
POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS
THE FAMILY
THE VISITORS
GOD
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
CHRISTMAS ISN’T OVER
IT’S ONLY BEGINNING
Matthew 28: 26b-28
Whoever wants to be great must become a servant.
Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.
That is what the Son of Man has done:
He came to serve, not be served –
and then to give away his life in exchange for the many
who are held hostage.
Acts 20:33-35 (The Message)
“I’ve never, as you so well know, had any taste for wealth or fashion. With these bare hands I took care of my OWN basic needs and those who worked with me. In everything I’ve done, I have demonstrated to you how necessary it is to work on behalf of the weak and not exploit them. You’ll not likely go wrong here if you keep remembering that our Master said,
‘You’re far happier giving than getting.’”
SERVING AND GIVING
2 Corinthians 9:6-7 (NIV)
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.