Give a Grace Gift

“And a man who had been lame from his mother's womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple. When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms. But Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, ‘Look at us!’ And he began to give them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said, ‘I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—walk!’ And seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened. With a leap he stood upright and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.” Acts 3:2-8

As we looked yesterday, there are different kinds of gifts that people can give - one is a ‘grace’ gift. That is the kind of gift that is un-repayable. God gave us His Son - you can’t repay, you can only receive. Here in our text we see a man healed who had been lame from his mother’s womb. A miracle, a gift of grace from God.

People often ask, how do you give a grace gift?
Simply put ...
1. From the heart
2. It is impossible, therefore, to measure the cost.

In my life there have been many grace gifts given to me. For instance:
- A lady who made me peanut-brittle every Christmas for over twenty years.
- A woman who every December would schedule a thirty minute appointment with me and cancel it on the day of the appointment, and give me 30 minutes to do what I wanted.
- A brother who had a set of golf clubs and gave them to me.
- A family who bought us luggage, because they saw the need.
- A couple who gave us their time share for a week.
- A couple who let us use their condo in Mammoth every summer for a family vacation.
- A couple who take us every year to see USC football games.
And on and on....

You see - we buy gifts, but what could we give? We’re missing the blessings of Christmas. What are some grace gifts you could give?
Being together - Time.
Doing a service - People who fix things for you; who run tapes for you; who landscape for you.

The greatest gifts you receive are not always the ones with the price tags, but are the ones that come from the heart.