The Best Gift Ever - Gus Agostino

Oasis Church VA

The Best Gift Ever
Gus Agostino
December 10, 2023
SERMON NOTES:
2 goals
1. If you have not received this gift, DON’T MISS IT!
2. If you already have received this gift I hope you will better appreciate it and fully experience it as you are reminded of how great it is.
What makes a gift great?
● The value of a gift is not so much determined by the cost of the gift but by the thoughtfulness and sacrifice of the giver.
● The more personal thought and attention also adds to the value of that gift.
● A true gift is always given without any expectation.
● One of the best things about a gift is the anticipation of a gift.
The Gift of God was ordered before time began!
● 2 Timothy 1:8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, 9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,
● 1 John 4:10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
The Gift was shipped from heaven to earth when Jesus was found in the womb of Mary! (Matthew 1:18-21)
Why did he come?
● To save us from ourselves (John 3:16-18)
Jesus was not a creation of God, He is God in flesh
● JOHN 1: 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
The gift is tracked in the life of Christ!
Jesus meet Moses “The Law” He was born under the law to fulfill the law (Luke 2:21-24)
● Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them”
● Galations 4:4-5 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.
Jesus meets Simeon (Luke 2:25-35)
Jesus meets Anna (Luke 2:36-38)
● 36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.[e] She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. 38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Oasis Church exists to help people see Jesus more clearly.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.
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Website: https://oasischurch.online

Oasis Church exists to help people see Jesus more clearly.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.
Stay Connected:
Website: https://oasischurch.online
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/