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.
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