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Luke 2:1-5 \u2013 In those days, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.\nLuke 2:6-7 \u2013 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available to them.\n\nPhilippians 2:6-8 \u2013 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death \u2013 even death on a cross!\n\nMark 12:41-44 \u2013 MSG \u2013 Sitting across from the offering box, he was observing how the crowd tossed money in for the collection. Many of the rich were making large contributions. One poor widow came up and put in two small coins \u2013 a measly two cents. Jesus called his disciples over and said, \u201cThe truth is that this poor widow gave more to the collection than all the others put together. All the others gave what they\u2019ll never miss; she gave extravagantly what she couldn\u2019t afford \u2013 she gave her all.\u201d\n\nSERMON POINT #1 \u2013 What do I have to offer?\n\n1 Peter 4:10 \u2013 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God\u2019s grace in its various forms.