God So Loved That He Gave
“Giving the Gift of Surrender”
Luke 2:1-20

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16

What if we were to GIVE God a gift?

Christmas story!
	Complicated so Joseph trusted
	Confusing so Joseph obeyed

Christmas story!
	Random?

We all want to make sense of life
	“I guess it wasn’t meant to be”
	“Everything happens for a reason”
	“It will all work out.”
	“It is what it is.”

God works to make the things that seem random have purpose.

Luke 2:1-20

Babylonian, Persian, Greek, Roman – Daniel 2

Bethlehem – Micah 5:2; House of David – Jeremiah 23:5

Manger [man-jay] meaning (food, to eat) – John 6:48-51

God works to make the things that seem random have purpose.

“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” – Romans 8:28
Christmas story!
	Random so Joseph surrendered

Random events only make sense when we surrender to God’s work.