Center Point Assembly

Sunday, December 19, 2021 – We are speaking about the gifts from Heaven that make Christmas real. We may not think about Christmas in terms of Heavenly Gifts, but that’s the real meaning of Christmas, and until we realize this, Christmas remains a very fun yet superficial Holiday. Christmas is the gathering of family and friends around a lot of food and gift-giving and it’s a great celebration, but for Heaven, it was the beginning of a great sacrifice. Jesus coming as a baby is a great sacrifice that ends with a tragic and painful death. A tragic death for Jesus, a death that pays the penalty of sin, and that becomes the greatest gift for you and me - IF we will open it. Listen, "IF we will open it", is a very important statement. A gift unopened is the same as a gift not given - it has no value. We open the gift of Christ’s sacrifice when we admit our sin, believe that Jesus paid our price, and then ask Him to forgive us of our sin and accept Him as our savior. This is the