Bridge Church Virginia Beach

Christmas Eve December 24, 2025

Series: Light Your World

Sermon: The Gift of God

“In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.””

‭‭Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭26‬-‭28‬ ‭NIV‬‬

INTRODUCTION: God is the greatest gift giver! 

God's GIft of Salvation:

“She (Mary) will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.””

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1‬:‭21‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

God's Gift of Presence

““The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1‬:‭23‬ ‭NIV‬‬

CONCLUSION: For God so loved the world that he gave... (John 3:16)