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The Gift Trap
The Gift Trap
What’s the Problem?
What’s the Problem?• The Need to Please
What’s the Problem?• The Need to Please
• Overspending
What’s the Problem?• The Need to Please
• Overspending
• People of Plenty
What’s the Problem?• The Need to Please
• Overspending
• People of Plenty
• Greed/Discontent
What’s the Problem?• The Need to Please
• Overspending
• People of Plenty
• Greed/Discontent
• Ingratitude
The ONLY Gift That TRULY Counts!
The ONLY Gift That TRULY Counts!
The ONLY Gift That TRULY Counts!
• The ORIGINAL Christmas Gift – Motivated by LOVE
John 3:16
The ONLY Gift That TRULY Counts!
• The ORIGINAL Christmas Gift –
Motivated by LOVE
• The INDESCRIBABLE Gift2 Corinthians 9:15
The ONLY Gift That TRULY Counts!
• The ORIGINAL Christmas Gift – Motivated by LOVE
• The INDESCRIBABLE Gift • The SOURCE of the Gifts
James 1:17
Practical Steps• Downsizing EXPECTATIONS
Practical Steps• Downsizing EXPECTATIONS
– Change the number of gifts
Practical Steps• Downsizing EXPECTATIONS
– Change the number of gifts
– Change the receivers of the gifts – split up adults, kids only…
Practical Steps• Commit to WISE
STEWARDSHIP
Practical Steps• Commit to WISE
STEWARDSHIP – Refuse to spend money you do
not have
Practical Steps• Commit to WISE
STEWARDSHIP – Refuse to spend money you do not have
– Agree to downsize the expense of the gifts
Practical Steps• Commit to WISE
STEWARDSHIP – Refuse to spend money you do not
have
– Agree to downsize the expense of the gifts
– Agree to limit your gifts.
Practical Steps• Commit to WISE
STEWARDSHIP – Refuse to spend money you do not have– Agree to downsize the expense of the
gifts– Agree to limit your gifts.
– Buy gifts throughout the year
Practical Steps• Downsizing EXPECTATIONS
• Commit to WISE STEWARDSHIP
• Giving to REAL Needs
Practical Steps• Downsizing EXPECTATIONS
• Commit to WISE STEWARDSHIP
• Giving to REAL Needs
• REGIFTING GOD’S Gifts to Us
Conclusion
• Thanks Be to God for His Indescribable Gift!