1. 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want
23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

2. God’s Perfect Gift
John1:1-18

3. John 1:1-18
1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
1:2 -  He was in the beginning with God.
1:3 - All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
1:4 - In him was life,1 and the life was the light of men.

4. John 1:1-18
1:5 - The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
1:6 - There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
1:7 - He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
1:8 - He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

5. John 1:1-18
1:9 - The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, He gave the right to become children of God,

6. John 1:1-18
1:13 - who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”)

7. John 1:1-18
1:16 - For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
1:17 - For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
1:18 - No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

8. God’s Gift, Jesus Christ, is Qualified to be Our Savior
Jesus is qualified to be our Savior because He is completely God
Verse 1
Proof #1 – Jesus claimed to be God
John 8:58 – I am

9. God’s Gift, Jesus Christ, is Qualified to be Our Savior
Jesus is qualified to be our Savior because He is completely God
Proof #2 – Jesus possessed the attributes of deity
Jesus was omnipotent
Jesus was omniscient
Mark 2:8 – He knew people’s thoughts
John 6:64 – He knew those who would not believe
Jesus was omnipresent

10. God’s Gift, Jesus Christ, is Qualified to be Our Savior
Jesus is qualified to be our Savior because He is completely God
Proof #3 – the term God is used for Jesus Christ
7 passages where Jesus is explicitly called Theos
Titus 2:13

11. God’s Gift, Jesus Christ, is Qualified to be Our Savior
Jesus is qualified to be our Savior because He is completely man
Verse 14 – and the Word became flesh
3 meanings of flesh in the Bible
Used to mean sinfulness
Used for literal flesh
Used to mean human nature

12. God’s Gift, Jesus Christ, is Qualified to be Our Savior
Jesus is qualified to be our Savior because He is completely man
Proof #1 – the word man is used to describe Jesus Christ
Acts 2:22
Matthew 13:53
Proof #2 – Jesus had a human body
Luke 2:52
John 4

13. God’s Gift, Jesus Christ, is Qualified to be Our Savior
Jesus is qualified to be our Savior because He is completely man
Proof #3 – Jesus had a human mind
Luke 2:52
Hebrews 5:8
Proof #4 – Jesus had a human soul and emotions
Jesus was troubled in spirit – John 13:21
Jesus cried

14. God’s Gift, Jesus Christ, is Qualified to be Our Savior
Verse 14 – only begotten
Monogeneis – original, unique, nothing else like it
Jesus had to be completely God to meet God’s demands and take God’s wrath
Jesus had to be completely man to identify with those He came to save
God gave us a gift – a Savior who CAN save us

15. God’s Gift, Jesus Christ, Brings Grace to Sinners
Verse 14 – full of grace and truth
Verse 16 - For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
Verse 17 - For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
God gives us grace in place of grace, in place of grace, in place of grace …..
Count your blessings – they are God’s grace in your life

16. God’s Gift, Jesus Christ, Reveals God to Man
Verse 18 - No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.
God cannot be seen
John 1:18 1st Timothy 6:17 1st Timothy 1:17
Jesus Christ showed us what God is like
Made him known – explain simply and clearly

17. Christmas – God’s Gift of His Son Jesus Christ to Lost Sinners
Verse 12 –
God’s gift, Jesus Christ to save sinners, can be received by all
God’s gift, Jesus Christ to save sinners, is needed by everyone
God’s gift, Jesus Christ to save sinners, is received by simply believing

18. What will you do with God’s gift of Jesus Christ?