2 December 2012 - ENCS

Pastor Larry began a new series "The Greatest Gift"

With a message and words that will serve to uplift

"Be The Gift" was the sermon's title today

Pastor then proceeded to tell us the way

He said that we are God's gifts to others

We should treat everyone like our brothers

If we are not God's gift, then others we do deprive

For receiving gifts makes us feel valued and alive

Romans 6 : 23 says the wages of sin is death

But God's gift to us is eternal life and breath

We must remember the joy of salvation when depressed

For if we receive God's gift first, He will do the rest

Pastor then referred to Ephesians two verses eight to ten

We are God's workmanship, to do good works Paul did pen

In other words, for each of us God has a unique plan

That has actually been the case since the world began

 

We then heard a powerful testimony from sister Ruby

Psalm 27:10 states that "the Lord will receive me"

For in God's eyes, nobody's life is a waste

By being a gift, the world can be graced

Remember that others will watch what we may do

Acts of kindness should be many, not just a few

He mentioned the New York City policeman's kind act

Buying boots for a homeless man was great, that's a fact

 

Pastor referred to Peter and John in Acts 3 : 1-7

They reached out to the lame man with a gift from heaven

Why was then able to walk after so many lame years

He shared this testimony into many people's ears

Similarly, we should ask the Lord what he wants us to do

So others' physical and emotional lameness can attend to

For if we deal with others showing various forms of love

We are obviously sharing the gift from the Lord above

 

For if we read from verses 6 and 7 of Micah chapter four

God will create a remnant that others can not ignore

He has saved us for a purpose here on this earth

To save nations and people, for great is their worth

Matthew 10:8 says to freely receive and freely give

That, said Pastor, is the right way for us to live

And from verses 37-40 of Matthew chapter twenty five

We can glorify God with our actions while we are alive

In summary, Pastor said to be the gift God wants us to be

Then God's love wil lshine brighter than any Christmas tree