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GIFTS – ALL YEAR ROUND!Why we should be excited about 2015
Ephesians 1
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1.7 BILLION
How many Christmas cards sent each year in the UK?
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750,000
Number of letters sent to Santa by children each year in the UK?
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220%
% increase in church attendance over the Christmas period?
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370 MILLION (AVERAGE OF 27 EATEN BY EACH PERSON!)
How many mince pies are purchased each year?
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8,000,000
How many people are still paying off credit card bills from last Christmas?
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£21 MILLION EVERY MINUTE
How much was spent every minute on Saturday, December 20th?
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13 MILLION
Number of people in the UK living in poverty this Christmas?
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MONDAY, OF THE LAST FULL WEEK IN JANUARY.
What day is known as Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year?
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EPHESIANS
Introduction...Paul’s excitement!
Excited to tell the church!
Do we share this same excitement for the Gospel?
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GOD IS GOOD
Ephesians 1
THE POWER OF CHRIST
THE CHURCH
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1. GOD IS GOOD!
• God is the source of every blessing• Being part of God’s master plan• Adopted by God• Forgiveness
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2. THE POWER OF CHRIST
• A strong leader - Christ – ruler over all (vs. 21)• Forgiveness, Salvation – New life
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3. THE CHURCH
• God’s gift to us• A necessity of Christian life
1. God’s Purpose from the beginning2. United and filled by Christ