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Christmas: Love RevealedGod\u2019s Promises: 2Cor. 1:20-22January 3, 2016Please turn to 2Corinthians 1:20-22 (NIV)20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are \u201cYes\u201d in Christ. And so through Him the \u201cAmen\u201d is spoken by us to the glory of God. 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22 set His seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. 2Corinthians 1:20-22 NIV11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us\u2014whatever we ask\u2014we know that we have what we asked of Him.1John 5:11-15 NIV\u201cAll you need to say is simply \u2018Yes\u2019 or \u2018No\u2019; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.\u201d Matthew 5:37 NIVFirst: He has anointed us: Christ is the Anointed OneMa-shyak: Messiah\u2014The Anointed One. \u201cTo anoint\u201d: literally to rub with oil in order to consecrateApp: Start by surrendering every area of your life to ChristSecond: He set His seal of ownership on usApp: Have you come to the place where you fully are not your own: you belong to Him?Third: He put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit guaranteeing what is to comeDeposit guaranteeing: a down payment, a guarantee, or a security-Do you have a clear conscience before God? -Do you face misunderstandings with love and patience? -Do you have hope of every promise of God being fulfilled?What is God\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?