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Published on Feb 06, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CHRISTMAS

GIFTS

The meaning of Christmas gifts symbolizes the focus on the giving and receiving of gifts instead of our greatest gift, Jesus, who gave himself to us at Christmas. The wise men who brought their gifts of gold when Jesus was born on Christmas Day.

MISTLE TOE

The missile toe lives off the tree to which it attaches itself and, without that tree, it would die. Mistletoe is a Christmas symbol of our love which derives from and exists only because God loves us. God, who is love, created us in love and caused us to be able to love

CANDY CANE

The candy cane is shaped like a shepherd's crook, reminding us that Jesus, the Good Shepherd, came into our world at Christmas

Photo by WELS.net

GINGERBREAD

Gingerbread people remind us of God's creation of Adam in the Garden of Eden, and God's creation of each of us

Photo by dichohecho

SUGAR AND CHRISTMAS COOKIES

God promised Abraham that he would bring his people to a "land of milk and honey," that is a rich and fertile homeland

EVERGREENS

They remind us of Jesus' words, "The ones who persevere to the end shall be saved."

Photo by BioDivLibrary