Sermon
The Purpose of Christmas
By Tim Keller
Sermon
Jesus Our Gift
Tim Keller | December 19, 1993
Overview
Jesus Christ was not just born. He had an existence before he was born; and therefore, Jesus was not just born—he was given to us.
Jesus is the one gift that, if you have it, you have all the other gifts. Jesus is the one gift that, if you reject it, you lose all other gifts. The apostle Paul says that Jesus is the inexpressible gift.
By thinking about Jesus as a gift, I think we’ll come to understand more of who he is and how we should relate to him. So let’s look at three essential qualities of a gift: 1) gifts are surprises, 2) gifts can be insulting, and 3) gifts are immensely valuable.
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