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    Jesus:I love Christmas, and Ilove receiving gifts!

    Would you like to know whatChristmas gifts I enjoy

    receiving? Ill give you someideas.Gifts

    Jesus!for

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    The Gift of Sharing Me

    Preach the good news to everyone (Mark 16:15 NLT).

    Every person who comes to know Me is a treasuredgift! When you tell someone about My love and

    they pray to receive Me, I am then able to pour Mypersonal love into them. And not just then when theyreceive Me, but for all eternity.

    What abeautiful

    Christmaspicture!

    Would you liketo read this

    message aboutJesus?

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    The Gift of Sharing Me

    Thank You forhelping me to be happy

    even though the dog atethe last bite of

    my cake.

    The Gift of Praise and Adoration

    I will bless the Lordat all times; His praiseshall continually be inmy mouth (Psalm 34:1

    KJV).

    Praise and thankMe for My firstChristmas gift to you.

    Do you know whatthat gift was? It wasMe!

    And thank You forthe happy times we

    had this week.

    Jesus, thankYou for coming to earth

    many years ago.

    When you praise Me, it brings Me great joy.It also brings you and Me closer together.Then I can pour more joy into your heart.

    Thank You formy mommy who made

    such a deliciousChristmas cake!

    Thank You forthe fun time we hadplaying board games

    last night!

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    The Gift of Forgiveness

    Be kind to each other,tenderhearted, forgivingone another, just as God

    through Christ has forgivenyou (Ephesians 4:32 NLT).

    Father, forgivethem; for they knownot what they do.1

    1 Luke 23:34

    2 Luke 5:20b

    When you forgive someonefor the wrong done to you,you are giving a gift of

    appreciation to Me for howIve forgiven you.

    Man, thy sins areforgiven thee.2

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    Forgive us our sins, as we forgivethose who sin against us (Luke 11:4NLT).

    When you forgive someone for

    something he or she did that hurt you,you reflect how Ive forgiven you. Thatmakes Me very happy.

    Even if what the other person didmade you unhappy, if you forgive him orher, then I can take away the hurt inyour heart and make you happy again.

    Thats all right. Letsrebuild it together.

    I am so sorryI broke your Lego

    spaceship. I-I didntmean to!

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    The Gifts of Music and Song

    Make a joyful noise unto the Lord(Psalm 100:1 KJV).

    Even if you dont think you sing orplay an instrument well, when you singor play songs of praise to Me, I hear

    beautiful music!Thats because I hear thebeautiful music of love and praisefrom your heart, which translates intowonderful heavenly melodies.

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    The Gift of Joy

    Thanks,

    Jesus, that wewere able to swim

    yesterday. Imsure the plants are

    glad for the rain.

    It makes Me glad to see you happy.Whenever you are sad or are tempted to be

    glum, take time to count your blessings.I dwell in your praises. This means that while

    you think about each of the good things I havedone for you, I can then fill your heart with joy.We can then share that joy between us!

    Happy arethe people whose God isthe Lord!(Psalm 144:15 NKJV).

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    The Gift of Faith

    FAITH

    Jesus, Your Word says:God will supply every need

    of yours according to his

    riches in glory in Christ Jesus(Philippians 4:19 ESV).

    Now faith is the assurance of things hopedfor, the conviction of things not seen(Hebrews 11:1 ESV).

    Ive given you the gift of faith, and wish foryou to return this gift to Me.

    Picture My gift of faith to you as a bagfull of coins. I fill this bag up each time youfaithfully study My Word.

    Reach into this bag often throughout the dayand pull out coins of faith to hand to Me to show

    that you trust Me.Do you need something? Hand Me one of

    these coins of faith in prayer, and believe thatIll provide all your needs.

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    Have plans changed, and something

    you had been looking forward to doing wascanceled? Hand Me a coin of faith to show Methat you trust Me to still make you happy.

    God causes everything to work together for thegood of those who love God (Romans 8:28 NLT).

    You promisedus power through the

    Holy Spirit forwitnessing.3

    How odd. The car justwont start. Im sorry, but wellneed to postpone going to the

    cinema. Ill call themechanic.

    3 Acts 1:8

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    Wake up School time Prayer time

    Exercise time Entertainment time Bedtime

    I will guide you along thebest pathway for your life.I will advise you and watch

    over you (Psalm 32:8 NLT).

    I love to speak to youthrough My written Word.I also love to speak to youdaily through My voice inyour heart.

    When you take time tolisten to Me and obey whatI tell you, I can answer yourquestions and show you Myspecial love for you.

    The Gift of Listening to Me

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    The Gift of Prayer

    Keep on praying for all thebelievers (Ephesians 6:18,paraphrased).

    Spend time praying for others: your parents your brothers and sisters your friends people who dont yet know Me.

    When you pray for thesedifferent ones, you are not onlygiving Me the gift of prayer, but youare also giving thema tremendousgift! Your prayers will make it

    possible for Me to do special thingsin their lives.

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    The Gift of Giving

    Aunt Anne, I want to givemy doll to little Emma for

    Christmas. She always likesto play with it.

    Give and it shall begiven unto you (Luke6:38 KJV).

    Christmas iswhen My Father gaveMe, His only Son, to

    the world.By giving to

    others, you give Methe gift of giving.Whatever you didfor one of the leastof these brothers[or sisters] of mine,

    you did for me(Matthew 25:40NIV).

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    The Gift of Brotherhood

    Hmm letme see.

    Your turn,Uncle Dave.

    Behold how good and pleasant itis for Gods people to do thingstogether in unity (Psalm 133:1,paraphrased).

    I enjoy it when you enjoytimes together with family andfriends.

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    The Gift of Joyfulness

    When you, My children, are happy andlaughing, it makes Me very glad!

    When you are happy, your smiling faceswill cause others to want to know whatmakes you happy. Then you can tell themabout Me.

    By giving them Me, you can make themhappy too.

    What happychildren!

    And the believers were filled with joy(Acts 13:52 NLT).

    Happy are thepeople whose Godis the Lord (Psalm144:15 NKJV).

    I couldnt helpbut notice how happy

    you are. What makesyou that way?

    Its Jesus!Would you like

    to know aboutJesus?

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    The Gift of a Thankful Heart

    Give thanks for everything to God(Ephesians 5:20 NLT).

    Whenever something makes you happyor feel loved, take time to thank Me forthat gift.

    Thank You, Jesus,for helping Dad set up

    this fun fishpondfor us!

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    The Gift of Hugs

    S&S link: Character Building: Values and Virtues: Generosity-1aAuthored by Christi S. Lynch, based on writings by Maria Fontaine. Illustrations by Didier Martin. Colors by Catherine Lynch. Design by Christia Copeland.

    Published by My Wonder Studio. Copyright 2011 by The Family International

    Andwhenever yougive happinessto another, Ipour happinessback into you.Give Me thisgift of hugsby hugging oneanother!

    Love each other with genuineaffection (Romans 12:10 NLT).

    When you hug one of your lovedones, you can imagine that you arehugging Me and I am hugging you.

    Your hug will make them happybecause it will remind them of Mylove for them.

    I love you!

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