January 15th & 19th
I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
—John 10:10b ESV
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops…
10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
—Proverbs 3:9-10 NIV
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
—Proverbs 11:24-25 NIV
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.
—John 10:10b ESV
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
—Matthew 6:24 NKJV
..These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,
—Acts 17:6b ESV
“Paul and Silas have caused trouble all over the world,” they shouted, “and now they are here disturbing our city, too.
—Acts 17:6b NLT
I will bless you … and you will be a blessing … and all the peoples on the earth will be blessed through you!
—Genesis 12:2-3 NIV
1. The Story of the Rich Younger Ruler
18 A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 20 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’” 21 “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said. 22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” 23 When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.
—Luke 18:18-23 NIV
THE IMPACT PRINCIPLE: What you keep is all you have!
2. The Story of the Feeding of the 5,000
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
—John 6:5-12 NIV
THE IMPACT PRINCIPLE: What you give God multiplies.
3. The Story of the Widow’s Mite
41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
—Mark 12:41-44 NIV
THE IMPACT PRINCIPLE: What you think is small is BIG.
In 2025 we will increase our impact by generously giving $500,000 towards the One More Movement, which includes global missions, local needs, and investing in future Christian leaders.
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Next Steps:
1. Today, I invite Jesus into my life for the first time.
2. Please sign me up for water baptism on January 22 or 26th.
3. I am going to attend a FPU and get healthy financially according to what God says in His word.
4. I/WE will pray/dream and write that I/WE will give