I. The Bible tells us that God owns everyging. A. (Psalm 24:1) “The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.” B. (Psalm 50:10-12) “For every beast- of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills …. for the world is mine, and the fulness [...]
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“Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say `V continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.” – Psalm 35:27 The robbery the Lord suffers when there is no offering is the joy He misses by not being able [...]
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The message to the world is also holy. “The tithe . . . is holy unto the Lord. “ – Leviticus 27:30 1 “… We are laborers together with God …. “ – 1 Corinthians 3:9 Let me turn your attention to the offerings God’s people give. It goes without saying that money from the [...]
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At this very moment, you are holding in your hand 156 offertory teaching outlines that really get the job done. Like all busy pastors, no doubt you sometimes fmd yourself brushing through your Bible at the last moment to find a verse or two for the offering. Strange as it may seem, this important part [...]
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A. God gives the gift of salvation. (Ephesians 2:8) “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it [your salvation] is the gift of God.” B. God gives faith to every believer. (Romans 12:3) “…God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.” V C. God gives everything that [...]
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A. Your offering is important to jesus. (Mark 12:41-43) ”And jesus gt gver agaig; the treasury, and gheld hgw the people cast money into the treasury…" B. Money is not evil but the love of money is. (1 Timothy 6:10) "For the love of money is the root of all evil…" lt’ [...]
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The Holy Spirit is a Qiver. A. The Holy Spirit gives power. (Acts 1:8) ”But ye shall give power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you…" B. The Holy Spirit gives help when we don’t know how to pray. (Romans 8:26) "Likewise the Spirit also helpgth our infirmities: for we [...]
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Jesus is a Giver A. Jesus gives abundant life. (john 10:10) ”I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." B. Jesus gives healing and health. (1 Peter 2:24) "…by whose stripes ye were healed." C. Jesus gives peace. (john 14:27) "Peace I leave with you, my peace [...]
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Jesus is a Giver A. Jesus gives abundant life. (john 10:10) ”I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." B. Jesus gives healing and health. (1 Peter 2:24) "…by whose stripes ye were healed." C. Jesus gives peace. (john 14:27) "Peace I leave with you, my peace [...]
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God is a Giver A. God gives the gift of salvation. (Ephesians 2:8) "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it [your salvation] is the gift of God." B. God gives faith to every believer. (Romans 12:3) "…God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.". [...]
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