Gifts

Windows Into His Glory

Focus, Gifts, Glory, Opportunity, Praise, Worship

Giving God our best first and showing our gratitude for what he has provided is something that Jesus continued to model. Jesus thanked the…

Gifts From God

Anticipation, Excitement, Gifts, god's gifts, Good Gifts, Timing

The image of a parent giving “good gifts” (v. 11) to their children gives us a foretaste of how God wishes to give to…

Use The Gifts God Gives You

Gifts, Missions, Sharing the Gospel, Spiritual Gifts

Wes Perry had relocated his family to Costa Rica with the expectation that they would serve there as missionaries. Though he had been successful…

A Meaningful Gift

Gift of God, Gifts, God's Love, Jesus' Death, Jesus's Love, Love, Meaningful

Have you ever opened an especially meaningful present on Christmas morning? As you unwrap the paper, you discover an extravagant gift that you wouldn’t…

Christ's Return, Christmas, Gifts, Sacrifice, Saved, World

Lucy Maud Montgomery’s short story “Christmas at Red Butte” tells of Theodora, a young woman orphaned and living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins…

The Meaning Of Perfect Joy

Gifts, Hardships, Holy Spirit, Love of Christ, Perfect Joy, Suffering

“In The Little Flowers of St. Francis a delightful story is told about how Francis taught Brother Leo the meaning of perfect joy. As…

The Bucket List

Gifts, Goals, Gratitude, Thankfulness

The film The Bucket List (directed by Rob Reiner [Warner Bros. Pictures, 2007]) follows two terminally ill cancer patients, Cole (Jack Nicholson) and Carter (Morgan Freeman),…

Do Something

Generosity, Gifts, Spiritual Gifts, Stewardship

God wants you to do something with the gifts he gives you. Don’t just say thank you and then do nothing! Imagine if you were attending…

God’s Good Gift

Contentment, Gifts, Satisfaction, Satisfied In Christ, Worship

Often we pine for gifts that end up disappointing us. This list compiles some of the most disappointing gifts of all time: https://www.rd.com/funny-stuff/the-best-worst-christmas-gifts-we-ever-got/. Unlike these,…

Unwanted Gift

Gifts, Patience, Seasons, Waiting, Waiting on God

As we wait, it sometimes feels like our groom has given us a blender, like fiancé Brian gave his betrothed for their eight-month anniversary…

The Homecoming

Bride of Christ, Children of God, Christmas, Father, Gifts, God Our Father, Love, Sacrifice

Earl Hamner’s novel about one Christmas from his childhood, The Homecoming, is a perfect illustration of God’s love for his bride. At the height…

Where Credit Is Due

Gifts, Glory, God's Glory, Serving, Spiritual Gifts

Have you ever accomplished something, only to have someone else steal the credit for your hard work? Few things are more annoying! In the…

Waiting For Job Charming

Calling, Gifts, Purpose, Vocation, Work

There’s a danger in trying to make a calling—and the exercise of the gifts associated with it—something more exciting, or just sensationalizing it. But…

Your Wonderful Life

1 Thessalonians 5:18, 1 Timothy 6:6, 1 Timothy 6:6-8, Contentment, Ephesians 5:20, Focus, Gifts, Gratitude, Life, Matthew 6:33, Philippians 4:11-12, Psalm 106:1, Thankfulness, Thanking God

At the end of the classic Christmas film, It’s a Wonderful Life, the main character, George, realizes that his dreams of living a different life…

Practicing Generosity

2 Corinthians 9:6, Acts 20:35, Discipline, Generosity, Gifts, Giving, Growth, Increase, Luke 21:1-4, Luke 6:38, Matthew 6:21, Practice, Proverbs 11:25, Proverbs 22:9

Practicing generosity is like weightlifting. If you start lifting thirty-pound reps (roughly one-third of your body weight when you’re still one hundred pounds), you…

16 Illustrations on Generosity

Generosity, Gifts, Giving, The Heart, Treasure

Are you preaching on generosity? Check out these great illustration ideas that bring biblical truths to life through word pictures, stories, and everyday examples….

Competitive Nature

1 Peter 4:10, 1 Samuel 18:7-9, Character, Colossians 3:23, Comparison, Envy, Gifts, James 3:16, Jealousy, John 3:27, Matthew 25:14-30, Others, Perspective, Philippians 2:3, Proverbs 14:30, Proverbs 27:4, Sin, Stewardship, Talents

There are some crazy competitions out there, like pumpkin sailing and outhouse racing. See this article for more ridiculous competitions: https://www.si.com/more-sports/photos/2009/07/08-1most-ridiculous-competitions#21 . These competitions seem so…

A Generous Gift

2 Corinthians 9:11, Difference, Effective, Generosity, Gifts, Giving, Luke 6:30, Luke 6:38, Miracle, Offering, Proverbs 11:25, Psalm 112: 5, Sermon, Sincerity, Tithe

Hattie May Wiatt was a little girl who lived in Philadelphia in the late 19th She died and left her life savings of $0.57…

“The Calling”

Calling, Change, Circumstance, Dreams, Gifts, God's Sovereignty, Isaiah 46:10, Job 42:2, Nehemiah 9:6, Path, Placement, Plans, Psalm 135:6, Trusting God, Zechariah 14:9

One episode of The Jim Gaffigan Show, “The Calling,” examines how one’s calling can vastly differ from one’s gifts or placement. In this video,…

God’s Promises

1 John 1:9, Exodus 14:14, Fulfillment, Gifts, God's Promises, Growth, Happiness, Isaiah 40:29, Isaiah 41:13, James 1:5, Needs, Security, Trusting God, Truth, Wants

“God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself.”…