- TODAY WE BEGIN A NEW SERIES ON GENEROSITY.
- A WILLINGNESS TO HELP SOMEONE
- MORE THAN WHAT IS TYPICALLY EXPECTED.
- 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. HEB13
THANKSGIVING
- FIRST WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER
- LAUNCH TOWARDS THANKSGIVING
- THANKSGIVING IS 2 WORDS-FOCUS ON 2ND WORD
- WE WILL LOOK AT WHAT IT MEANS
- MORE IMPORTNANTLY WHAT GENEROSITY MEANS
GIVING/GENEROSITY IS SPIRITUAL
READING YOUR BIBLE- SPIRITUAL
TEACHING ABOUT PRAYER- SPIRITUAL
SERVING KIDS CITY/MOVEMENT-THAT’S DEF SPIRITUAL
WANNA START WITH PHOTO OF THE DOMROES FAMILY
DOMROES FAMILY PICTURE
MID SEPTEMBER MISSIONARIES DOMROES VISITED US
- CHURCH LEADERSHIP DECIDED 5K FOR THEM
- BOARD MEMBER SAID MINIMUM- WILL SEE
- WE GAVE THEM CHECK FOR 5, THEY WERE EXCITED
- LAST WEEK SENT CHECK FOR ANOTHER 6500
SCRIPTURE PROVERBS 11:25
25. “A GENEROUS PERSON WILL PROSPER; WHOEVER REFRESHES OTHERS WILL BE REFRESHED.”
JOESPH WHIDNEY (LATE 1800’S)
- JOSEPH WHIDNEY- FORMER DOCTOR
- FORMER PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- HEART OF GENEROSITY (ESPECIALLY THE POOR)
PICTURE PHINEAS BRESEE
- LATE 1800’S
- SOUTH CENTRAL LOSA ANGELES
- THESE TWO MEN MEET AND TEAM UP
PENIEL MISSION (NON DENOMINATIONAL)
- THEY SERVE AND HELP HERE
- THEY HAD SIMILAR METHODIST ROOTS
- LOOKED-ASKED WHO HELPING PEOPLE MARGIN?
A driving purpose of our church is to elevate those in need.
QUOTE AMY CARMICHAEL
MISSIONARY SAID “YOU CAN GIVE WITHOUT LOVING, YOU CANNOT LOVE WITHOUT GIVING”
- The whole idea of generosity – of giving – starts with God.
WHAT IS IT YOU TREASURE?
SCRIPTURE MATTEW 6:19
“DO NOT STORE UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES ON EARTH, WHERE MOTHS AND VERMIN DESTROY, AND WHERE THIEVES BREAK IN AND STEAL.”
SCRPITURE MATTHEW 6:20
20. BUT STORE UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES IN HEAVEN, WHERE MOTHS AND VERMIN DO NOT DESTROY, AND WHERE THIEVES DO NOT BREAK IN AND STEAL.
SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 6:21
21. FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS, THERE YOUR HEART WILL BE ALSO.
- YOU COULD ARGUE IF YOU WANT ABOUT TITHING
- CANNOT ARGUE THAT JESUS DIDN’T CARE
NUMBERS
16/38 PARABLES- MONEY OR POSSESSIONS
2300 VERSES
- THERE ARE MORE THAN 2300 VERSES ON THIS.
WORD BELIEVE APPEARS 272 TIMES
WORD PRAY APPEARS 371 TIMES
WORD LOVE APPEARS 714 TIMES
WORD GIVE APPEARS 2152 TIMES
SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 6:24
24. “NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS. EITHER YOU WILL HATE THE ONE AND LOVE THE OTHER, OR YOU WILL BE DEVOTED TO THE ONE
SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 6:24
AND DESPISE THE OTHER. YOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND MONEY.
- DOESN’T SAY YOU WILL LOVE 1 AND LIKE THE OTHER- DOESN’T SAY LOVE AND TOLERATE
DOESN’T SAY CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND FAME
DOESN’T SAY CANNOT SERVE GOD AND COUNTRY
DOESN’T SAY CANNOT SERVE GOD AND SEX
SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 6:25
25. THEREFORE, I TELL YOU, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WHAT YOU WILL EAT OR DRINK; OR ABOUT YOUR BODY, WHAT YOU WILL WEAR.
SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 6:25
25. IS NOT LIFE MORE THAN FOOD, AND THE BODY MORE THAN CLOTHES. (MOTHS DESTROY)
SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 6:26
26. LOOK AT THE BIRDS OF THE AIR; THEY DO NOT SOW OR REAP OR STORE AWAY IN BARNS, AND YET YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER FEEDS THEM.
SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 6:27
27. CAN ANY ONE OF YOU BY WORRYING ADD A SINGLE HOUR TO YOUR LIFE.
BIRDS- BRIAN CHARETTE
MATTHEW A TAX COLLECTOR WRITES THESE WORDS
PICTURE JOHN WESLEY
- [Wesley] had just finished buying some pictures for his room when one of the chambermaids came to his door. It was a winter day and he noticed that she had only a thin linen gown to wear for protection against the cold. He reached into his pocket to give her some money for a coat, and found he had little left. It struck him that the Lord was not pleased with how he had spent his money.
- Perhaps as a result of this incident, in 1731 Wesley began to limit his expenses so he would have more money to give to the poor. He records that one year his income was £30, and his living expenses £28, so he had £2 to give away. The next year, his income doubled, but he still lived on £28 and gave £32 away. In the third year, his income jumped to £90; again he lived on £28, giving £62 away. The fourth year, he made £120, lived again on £28, and gave £92 to the poor.
- HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED STINGY JOYFUL PEOPLE?
- HAVE YOU MET GENEROUS MISERABLE PEOPLE?
- SOCIALOGIST HAVE SO MANY STATS ON GENEROSITY CONNECTED TO A PERSONS JOY
- BILL MAGNUSSON PIANO TUNER
- HEART STRANGLEY WARMED BY GENEROSITY
SCRIPTURE MATHEW 6:31
SO DO NOT WORRY, SAYING, “WHAT SHALL WE EAT? OR WHAT SHALL WE DRINK? OR WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?
SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 6:32
32. FOR THE PAGANS RUN AFTER ALL THESE THINGS, AND YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWS THAT YOU NEED THEM.
SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 6:33
33. BUT SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM AND HIS RIGHTOUESNESS, AND ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS WELL.
SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 6:34
34. THEREFORE DO NOT WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW, FOR TOMORROW WILL WORRY ABOUT ITSELF. EACH DAY HAS ENOUGH TROUBLE OF ITS OWN.”
THANKS LIVING
GOD DOESN’T WANT SOMETHING FROM US
HE WANTS SOMETHING FOR US
LUKE 22
“I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”
19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.[a] 2