December/13/ 2020 Filed in:
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Called to GROW
2 Peter 1:5-8 NIV “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ”
If we want to grow we need….
1. A PLACE to grow in
Psalm 92:13 NIV “planted in the house of the Lord…”
2. A PEOPLE to grow with
Genesis 2:18 NIV “It is not good for man to be alone…”
verse 18b “…I will create a helper suitable for him.”
Genesis 1:28 NLT “Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it.”
3. Some PROBLEMS to grow through
4. A PURPOSE to grow toward
December/06/ 2020 Filed in:
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1. Giving is a HARD thing
2. Giving is a HEART thing
John 3:16 “God so LOVED the world that He GAVE…”
Romans 5:8 HCSB “But God PROVES His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!
2 Corinthians 8:7-8 NLT “Since you excel in so many ways—in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us—I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving. 8 I am not commanding you to do this. But I am TESTING HOW GENUINE YOUR LOVE IS by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.”
3. Giving is an HONOR thing
Proverbs 3:9 NIV “HONOR the Lord with your WEALTH, with the first fruits of all your crops.”
a. What does God want? ALL OF US
Proverbs 3:9 “honor the Lord with your wealth”
b. When does he want it? FIRST THING
Proverbs 3:9 “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops.”
Matthew 6:24 NIV “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
c. How does he want it? FROM THE HEART
2 Corinthians 9:7 NIV “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a CHEERFUL giver.”
Proverbs 3:10 NIV “then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine”
Luke 6:38 NIV “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”