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  • 10/14/2024
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00:00And Annie, you are an amazing young fellow, did you know that?
00:05Praise God.
00:06How's school?
00:07How's school?
00:08Good.
00:09Good.
00:10And how's school, Iha?
00:11Good.
00:12Did you do your own braid?
00:13Oh, wow.
00:14That's nice.
00:15Did you do your own braid, Iha?
00:16This is Katie.
00:17Did you do your own braid?
00:18I just had a braid, but yes, you are.
00:19Oh, yes.
00:20I'm glad to hear that.
00:21You know what?
00:22When you play the tambourine, you braid with such flair, and you keep up with the timing.
00:29You're excellent as far as timing.
00:31Who's this beautiful lady?
00:33What is your name?
00:34Olive.
00:35Olive.
00:36Olive, how old are you?
00:37Four years old.
00:38Four years old.
00:39And what is the name of your brother?
00:40Evie.
00:41Evie.
00:42That's for Everett.
00:43Now, I know Christmas is not here yet, but I have something for you, and it is actually
00:52a gift bag, okay?
00:55This is a gift bag.
00:56You know what happens when you have a gift bag?
00:59You receive a gift, right?
01:00But if you take a look at this gift bag, what's my gift for you today?
01:06None.
01:07None.
01:08It is because it's not yet Christmas, and second, the person who gives you the best
01:15gifts, children, is God.
01:17Now, the gift that God gives you is not only something that you buy from Walmart or Amazon.
01:24It is an ability.
01:26Whenever you hear the word gift in the Bible, that means it's an ability.
01:30Now, what do you usually get on Christmas?
01:33What kind of gifts do you get on Christmas?
01:35Toys.
01:36Toys?
01:37How many of you get tools or gadgets, something that you could use?
01:42How many of you ever receive a hairdryer on Christmas?
01:47How about screwdriver?
01:50How about pair of pliers?
01:52Pair of scissors?
01:53Crayons?
01:56Or pens?
01:57Okay, now, somehow I'm missing the point.
02:00Tell you what.
02:01If somebody gives you, what gift did you get last Christmas?
02:06Aside from I gave you my heart.
02:08Last, last Christmas, what did you get?
02:11Clothes.
02:12What did you get?
02:13Clothes.
02:14Clothes, okay.
02:15Suppose you were given a nice set of clothes by your parents, and you never used it.
02:21How would your parents feel?
02:24Sad.
02:25Oh, and did you tell this to your friends?
02:27If you gave your daughter nice clothes and never wore it, you would feel sad, right?
02:33Right?
02:34You get the point.
02:35Did you know that God gave us gifts?
02:37And if you do not use our gifts, guess who is sad?
02:41God.
02:42What gifts do you have?
02:43How many of you can sing?
02:45Oh, that is your gift.
02:47God gave you that gift.
02:49Use it so God will be happy.
02:51How many of you have the gift of smiling?
02:55All of you do.
02:56If you don't smile, Madeline, if you don't smile, Ian, God actually said, well, how come
03:02my children are not smiling?
03:04How about helping?
03:05Helping.
03:06How about helping?
03:07Oh, what do you do at home?
03:08What do you do?
03:09Help my mom do the laundry.
03:12Wow, mom, help my mom to do laundry.
03:16Now, that is your gift, that is your ability.
03:19Use it.
03:20Once again, the giver of the gift, and that is God.
03:24If you don't use it, then God actually is sad.
03:27I have a verse for you.
03:291 Peter 4.10.
03:32Each of you should use your gift to serve others.
03:38It is very simple.
03:391 Peter 4.10.
03:41Each of you should use your gift to serve others.
03:44If you are given gifts, use it.
03:46And did you know that I saw two of your aunts today used your gifts.
03:53They sent the gift of organizing and putting things in order.
03:58That is Tita Andelin and Tita Jesselyn.
04:00You know what they did this morning?
04:02They wanted to use their gift for God.
04:04They came here, and the reason, did you see something?
04:07Or are you not seeing something?
04:10We don't have the soundboard anymore, right?
04:13We don't have the soundboard anymore.
04:15And we don't have a lot of equipment here.
04:17You know why?
04:18We're simplifying our gadgets here.
04:20Thank you, Sister Andelin.
04:21Thank you, Sister Jesselyn, for helping us out.
04:23That is the gift of serving or helping.
04:26And thank you that you used me for the glory of God.
04:28The gift that God has given you, use it.
04:31Okay?
04:32Once again, our verse.
04:331 Peter 4.10.
04:35Each of you should use your gift to help others.
04:40Hold your hands.
04:41Bow your hands.
04:42Close your eyes.
04:43Let's all pray together by saying, loving God,
04:47Thank you for giving each one of us gifts or abilities.
04:53Help us to use these gifts to serve others.
04:59In Jesus' name.
05:01Amen.
05:02The children are wonderful.
05:04Pretty soon, Tita Val should be here.
05:06If she's not here already, you'll have your Sunday school.
05:09Go to your children's department.