We Give Because He First Gave To Us.
Our church exists because God has chosen to give us something very special - Himself into death to make us His own. In addition, every possession we have comes from Him. Giving is an opportunity to be generous with our possessions as our God has been generous with all that He has given us. Giving is an opportunity to support proclaiming the saving message of Jesus to more people.
2 Corinthians 9:6-8 The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. The one who sows generously will also reap generously. Each one should give as he has determined in his heart, not reluctantly or under pressure, for God loves a cheerful giver. God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will overflow in every good work.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Deuteronomy 16:17 Each person is to have in his hand a gift that is in keeping with the blessing that the Lord your God has given you.
Proverbs 3:27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is within your power to give it.
Mark 12:41-44 Jesus sat down opposite the offering box and was watching how the crowd put money into it. …. One poor widow came and put in two small bronze coins, worth less than a penny. He called his disciples together and said to them, “Amen I tell you: This poor widow put more into the offering box than all the others. For they all gave out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all that she had to live on.”
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST AND FUTURE SUPPORT – POINTING TO JESUS!