1) Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked King Herod where the newborn king of the Jews was, as they had seen his star. 2) Herod assembled religious leaders who said the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. Herod then secretly met with the Magi and instructed them to find the child and report back so he could worship him too. 3) The Magi followed the star to Bethlehem, where they found Jesus with Mary and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh before returning home another way, warned not to report to Herod.

1. MY GIFT FOR THE
CELEBRATOR

2. MATTHEW 2:1-12
v.1 After Jesus was born in
Bethlehem in Judea, during the time
of King Herod, Magi[1] from the east
came to Jerusalem
v.2 and asked, "Where is the one
who has been born king of the
Jews? We saw his star in the east[2]
and have come to worship him."

3. MATTHEW 2:1-12
v.3 When King Herod heard this he
was disturbed, and all Jerusalem
with him.
v.4 When he had called together all
the people's chief priests and
teachers of the law, he asked them
where the Christ[3] was to be born.

4. MATTHEW 2:1-12
v.5 "In Bethlehem in Judea," they
replied, "for this is what the prophet
has written:
v.6 " '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.'[4]"

5. MATTHEW 2:1-12
v.7 Then Herod called the Magi
secretly and found out from them the
exact time the star had appeared.
v.8 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."

6. MATTHEW 2:1-12
v.9 After they had heard the king,
they went on their way, and the star
they had seen in the east[5] went
ahead of them until it stopped over
the place where the child was.
v.10
When they saw the star,
they were overjoyed.

7. MATTHEW 2:1-12
v.11
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.
v.12
And having been warned in a
dream not to go back to Herod, they
returned to their country by another
route.

8. MATTHEW 2:11
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.

9. SEASONS OF GIFT-GIVING
Atmosphere of giving gifts is here.
Tips on what gifts to give
Preparations of gifts
We prepare gifts for special people
to make them happy.
We expect Christmas gifts from dear
people. ( Break this culture ! )

10. WHAT GIFT DO YOU PLAN AND
PREPARE TO GIVE TO THE LORD
JESUS ON HIS BIRTHDAY?
GIFT TIP: OBEDIENCE TO DO
THE 90 DAYS CHALLENGE.
This will make the
celebrator very very happy.

11. GOD IS A GIFT-GIVER!
Matthew 7:11
If you, then, though you are
evil, know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more
will your Father in heaven give
good gifts to those who ask him!

12. GOD GAVE US
PRECIOUS GIFTS

13. 1. GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE AND
SALVATION
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life in[2]
Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been
saved, through faith--and this not
from yourselves, it is the gift of God--

14. 2. GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Acts 1:4
On one occasion, while he
was eating with them, he gave
them this command: "Do not
leave Jerusalem, but wait for the
gift my Father promised, which
you have heard me speak
about.

15. 2. GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Acts 2:38
Peter replied, "Repent and
be baptized, every one of you, in
the name of Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your sins. And
you will receive the gift of the
Holy Spirit.

16. 2. GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
1Corinthians 7:7
I wish that all men were as I
am. But each man has his own
gift from God; one has this gift,
another has that.

17. 3. GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
Romans 5:17
For if, by the trespass of the
one man, death reigned through
that one man, how much more
will those who receive God's
abundant provision of grace and
of the gift of righteousness
reign in life through the one
man, Jesus Christ.

18. 4. GIFT OF GOD'S GRACE
Ephesians 3:7
I became a servant of this
gospel by the gift of God's grace
given me through the working of
his power.

19. 4. GIFT OF GOD'S GRACE
2Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, "My grace
is sufficient for you, for my
power is made perfect in
weakness." Therefore I will
boast all the more gladly about
my weaknesses, so that Christ's
power may rest on me.

20. 5. GIFT OF LIFE
1Peter 3:7
Husbands, in the same way
be considerate as you live with
your wives, and treat them with
respect as the weaker partner
and as heirs with you of the
gracious gift of life, so that
nothing will hinder your prayers.

21. 5. GIFT OF LIFE
 God
sustains our life everyday
Act 17:28
'For in him we live and move
and have our being.' As some of
your own poets have said, 'We
are his offspring.'

22. 6. GIFT OF WATER OF LIFE
Revelations 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say,
"Come!" And let him who hears
say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty,
let him come; and whoever
wishes, let him take the free gift
of the water of life.

23. CONCLUSION:

Challenge all to give " Obedience to
the 90 Days Challenge as a gift to
the Lord Jesus this Christmas.

This gift will make the Lord very very
happy for it will change you and
many lives.

The 90 Days Challenge will make our
Church strong and growing and will
advance the kingdom of God
powerfully.