Missions Week - 29 Jan 12
Spoke at two services in church today, being the missions Sunday. Great achievements for the year 2011. Evangelism teams started over 400 new cells/house groups in villages in AP alone in 2011. There were many more achievements to praise God for. Giving Church - Poor yet rich 2 Cor 8:1-5 Paul cites the Macedonian churches as an example of giving. 5 Principles of giving as seen in the Macedonian churches They gave generously - verse 2 The gave voluntarily - verse 3 They gave persistently - verse 4 They gave joyfully - verse 2 They gave sacrificially - verse 3 How is this possible? Verse 5 - They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. Total submission to God Willing partners with God’s servants You can give without loving but you can't love without giving - Amy Carmichael A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing is worth nothing - Martin Luther .