A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.
Proverbs 11:25, HCSB
God wants to give us good things, and as we give freely to others we are following the example of Christ who gave His life for ours. The greatest thing we can give is the gospel of Christ, yet we should also give to meet others’ physical needs.
Our little congregation has been becoming a little less little, but there are two others that are struggling now. We are looking at merging to help them, especially with one of those pastors getting along in years.
Let us all lift up these churches.
Daniel
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for Churches thinking about Merging with other churches,
This Sunday: Pray for Churches thinking about Merging with other churches
Therefore I tell you, all the things you pray and ask for — believe that you have received them, and you will have them.
Mark 11:24, HCSB
God wants to give us good things, most importantly is the gift of salvation. If you have prayed in faith and repentance, believe you are saved!
And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
1 John 4:16, HCSB
Our lives must be ordered by God, and that starts with walking with love for God and love for others in the love He has shown and given us.
Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your radiance.
Isaiah 60:3, HCSB
Our lives must be ordered by God, and the closer we are to Him the more He uses us to lead others to Christ, neighbors and nations alike.
Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.
Luke 16:10, HCSB
Our lives must be ordered by God, and as we seek Him we will find ourselves becoming more faithful in all we do just as He is faithful.
Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness.
James 3:13, HCSB
Our lives must be ordered by God, and we show walking in His wisdom by how we interact with gentleness toward others like Christ did with us.
Many adversities come to the one who is righteous, but the Lord delivers him from them all.
Psalm 34:19, HCSB
Our lives must be ordered by God, and then life’s circumstances can be handled with grace and confidence in faith in God’s goodness and faithfulness.
I preached again!
Today’s passage is one I have found is often ignored, but it drives home Paul’s main point as found in Philippians 2:1-18. As usual, below the video is my PowerPoint for the sermon.
He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”
Luke 12:15, HCSB
Our lives must be ordered by God, and letting money and possessions get in the way of our relationship with God can take away that order. Seek God and His will for how to manage everything in lofe faithfully.
a simple man of God 