It’s that time of year when many are picking and buying Christmas trees. And although you may not realize it at first, there is much you have in common with a Christmas tree. In this lesson you will learn that what you do for a tree, God does for you. But, oh, so much better!

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4. What you do for a tree, God does for you.

5. What you do for a tree, God does for you.
He PICKED you

6. What you do for a tree, God does for you.
He PICKED you
You made my whole being; you formed me in my
mother’s body. I praise you because you made me
in an amazing and wonderful way. What you have
done is wonderful…All the days planned for me
were written in your book before I was one day old.
Psalm 139:13-14, 16 NCV

7. What you do for a tree, God does for you.
He PICKED you
God the Father chose you long ago and knew you
would become His children.
1 Peter 1:2

8. What you do for a tree, God does for you.
He PURCHASED you

9. What you do for a tree, God does for you.
He PURCHASED you
God bought you with a high price.
1 Corinthians 6:20 NLT

10. What you do for a tree, God does for you.
He PURCHASED you
[Jesus] Himself bore our sins in His own body
on the tree.
1 Peter 2:24 NKJV

11. What you do for a tree, God does for you.
He PURCHASED you
When we were still powerless,
Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 5:6

12. What you do for a tree, God does for you.
He PURCHASED you
Christ . . . died for sins once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous,
that he might bring us to God.
1 Peter 3:18 RSV

13. What you do for a tree, God does for you.
He PRUNES you

14. What you do for a tree, God does for you.
He PRUNES you
My Father is the gardener. . . . He trims and
cleans every branch that produces fruit so
that it will produce even more fruit.
John 15:1-2 NCV

15. What you do for a tree, God does for you.
He PRUNES you
The fruit of the Spirits is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, and self-control.
Gal. 5:22-23 NCV

16. Let the Christmas season be a visual aid
for others to see the changed you!

17. Holiday Toy Drive!
Today and next Sunday
Children’s Christmas Show and Worship
December 18th
Christmas Eve Service
December 24th, Arvada, 5 PM
Christmas Day Celebration!
December 25th, 11 AM

18. You, Me and the Christmas Tree
PICKED,
PURCHASED,
and PRUNED.