#308 How Much have you Given?
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God Bless each and everyone of you, and thank you for joining us here @ Word of Life, we know you could be anywhere this afternoon but we’re glad that you chose to be with us.
Let’s Pray
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A Warriors Confession
I AM,
Somebody…
I AM,
A Warrior…
Therefore I AM,
Victorious…
And that’s because I AM,
A child of God!!!
Joke:
Little Timmy came home from school one day, a little down and upset.
His mother asked “whats wrong Little Timmy”
He replied “My girlfriend just broke up with me.”
“I tried to tell you that you were to young for a grilfried, what happened?”
“Well aparently I ruined her birthday, and I’m not sure how I did that-I didnt even know it was her birthday...”
Intro: We had a beautiful service last week with “The Miracle Project Offering.”
Today we will close off our series “Live to Give”.
This will be the last sermon on giving, so if you have felt uncomfortable, on this month don’t worry after today it’s over.
But I want to back up the importance of giving one last time.
If you were to look at your life, all the years of living and asked yourself this quetion, what would that look like.
I will being you
And the question is this, How Much have you given?
I’m not just talking about the Miracle Project Offering, Im talking, how much have you given to God and the things of God?
Story: You know I often do weddings.
And it’s funny to me because you know who they want to pay the least?
It’s me, the one who is officiating the ceremony, the one who is bringing God into their marriage.
People will have no problem renting a hall for a couple thousand, paying thousands for the cake, and food, and decor.
But only want to give me 50-100 for blessing their marriage before God, which is the true meaning of a wedding.
When it comes to God, we refrain, we stop ourselves from giving.
People will pay their photograper more than they will pay me.
Now understand something here, this isn’t about me.
What this is about, is showing you peoples priorities, and our thoughts and our feelings when it comes to giving to God.
Sermon Title:
#308 How Much have you Given?
1. Some Give Nothing
And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”
And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.”
He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,
Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
The young man said to him, “All these I have kept. What do I still lack?”
Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
Mat 19.16
And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.
2. Some Give One-tenth
Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions.
You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you.
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
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3. Some Give All
Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box,
and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”
Closing:
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1.9