“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.’”
Matthew 2:1-12
“When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. ‘In Bethlehem in Judea,’ they replied, ‘for this is what the prophet has written: “But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.”’ Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, ‘Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.’”
“After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of
myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.”
- Romans 1:16 “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.”
- Matthew 5:42: “Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.”
- Give more than you expect to receive.
- Give out of love, not obligation.
“…they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him.”
Matthew 2:11:
“Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. “
2 Corinthians 9:7
- GIVE GIFTS THAT COMMUNICATE YOUR APPRECIATION
Today Declare your Allegiance to Jesus. Give Him the gift of your heart.
Today some of you need to commit your tithe to Him this next year to ask God to take your little and do much.
Today, commit your time to the cause of Christ here in Franklin.
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