EPISODE · Dec 18, 2016 · 41 MIN
Love
from HopeInMadison · host Andy Wulff
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. (1 John 4:9 ESV) Let’s be honest. Christmas is a reciprocal kinda holiday. When we give a gift, we expect something in return. We might only want a ‘thank you’ but we want something. Most of the time we want an equal or greater gift. When we don’t get it, we are a bit disappointed. (Ok - maybe that’s just me!) Because of this ‘rule’ of Christmas, we are a bit picky about who deserves a gift. But what if you got nothing in return. In fact, would you be willing to give a gift to someone that hated you? Probably not, because they deserve something worse than coal for Christmas, right? But this week, I want to tell you about how Christmas, at it’s core, is about unreciprocated giving.
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In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. (1 John 4:9 ESV) Let’s be honest. Christmas is a reciprocal kinda holiday. When we give a gift, we expect something in return. We might only want a ‘thank you’ but we want something. Most of the time we want an equal or greater gift. When we don’t get it, we are a bit disappointed. (Ok - maybe that’s just me!) Because of this ‘rule’ of Christmas, we are a bit picky about who deserves a gift. But what if you got nothing in return. In fact, would you be willing to give a gift to someone that hated you? Probably not, because they deserve something worse than coal for Christmas, right? But this week, I want to tell you about how Christmas, at it’s core, is about unreciprocated giving.
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