GIFTS – ALL YEAR ROUND!Why we should be excited about 2015

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1.7 BILLION

How many Christmas cards sent each year in the UK?

750,000

Number of letters sent to Santa by children each year in the UK?

220%

% increase in church attendance over the Christmas period?

370 MILLION (AVERAGE OF 27 EATEN BY EACH PERSON!)

How many mince pies are purchased each year?

8,000,000

How many people are still paying off credit card bills from last Christmas?

£21 MILLION EVERY MINUTE

How much was spent every minute on Saturday, December 20th?

13 MILLION

Number of people in the UK living in poverty this Christmas?

MONDAY, OF THE LAST FULL WEEK IN JANUARY.

What day is known as Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year?

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Introduction...Paul’s excitement!

Excited to tell the church!

Do we share this same excitement for the Gospel?

GOD IS GOOD

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THE POWER OF CHRIST

THE CHURCH

1. GOD IS GOOD!

• God is the source of every blessing• Being part of God’s master plan• Adopted by God• Forgiveness

2. THE POWER OF CHRIST

• A strong leader - Christ – ruler over all (vs. 21)• Forgiveness, Salvation – New life

3. THE CHURCH

• God’s gift to us• A necessity of Christian life

1. God’s Purpose from the beginning2. United and filled by Christ