Breakthrough Giving

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Breakthrough Giving
What do you want to be remembered for? (Your legacy)

 Abraham Lincoln: Abolishing slavery in the US
 Thomas Edison: The Light Bulb
 Neil Armstrong: first man to walk on the moon
 Harley Davidson: maker of the world’s finest motorcycles!!
I’ll come back to this…just think about it…
Philippians 4 is such a great chapter in The Bible!!
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with

thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of
God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus.
13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by
Christ Jesus.
Now, I want to take that verse 19 and back it up just a little… and read it in
context….
16 For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. 17
Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. 18
Indeed I have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the
things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well
pleasing to God. 19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His
riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 20 Now to our God and Father be glory forever and
ever. Amen.
You see, the simple truth that allowed Paul to make the, now famous,
statement;
 19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in
glory by Christ Jesus.
Was the fact and knowledge that this body of believers understood giving…
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 Financially supporting The Ministry

This is such a big deal that they are recorded for all future generations to read
about their generous giving in The Holy Bible
Now I want to point out some specific contained in these verses about the
importance of giving:
Verse 16: you sent aid once and again
 These were recurring offerings
 Continuous giving
 Not a simple one time offering
Verse 17: Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit
One portion of The Fruit of The Spirit is
 Faithfulness
And that is two-part:
 Having faith (completely trusting God in every area of your life)
 Demonstrating your faith in every area of your life
 That includes your financial giving….
I asked a question at the beginning of this

 What do you want to be remembered for?
 These people are remembered for their “Faithfulness”
 And demonstrated through their giving!!!
18: Paul said:

 “I have all and abound. I am full”
 “Having received… the things sent from you”
There is a huge statement here about “lack” in ministry…
 Paul said “I’m lacking nothing…”
 Because of the faithful giving of the church
Because of the faithful giving of the church:

 The Gospel was preached to other areas
 Churches were planted
 People were saved
 Disciples were made
 And the preacher was provided for…without lack!!
Paul goes on to say that their giving was noticed by God Himself!!!
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That their offerings were:

 an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God
If you look at all of these points kind of like a math problem…

 Continuous giving +
 Being Faithful +
 Supplying all the needs of the ministry +
 Giving sacrificially (giving with the desire to be please to God) =
 God supplying all of your needs according to His riches
Does that make sense to you?

 Or would you rather continue taking the Scripture out of context…
 And miss out on the abundant life that Jesus has to offer….
Look….It may sound like I’m making a big deal out of giving…
 Well, I am
 Because God makes a big deal out of giving!!!
I’m going to show you two more places in The Bible where people are
remembered for their generous giving…
Matthew 26:6-13
The Anointing at Bethany
6 And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, 7 a woman
came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she
poured it on His head as He sat at the table. 8 But when His disciples saw it, they
were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this fragrant oil might have been
sold for much and given to the poor.”
10 But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the
woman? For she has done a good work for Me. 11 For you have the poor with you
always, but Me you do not have always. 12 For in pouring this fragrant oil on My
body, she did it for My burial. 13 Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is
preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a
memorial to her.”
We see here a woman who gave out of devotion, gave from her love for Jesus
 She gave extravagantly
Is everyone going to support extravagant giving?
 Of course not!!!
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 There will always be people who come against that

 Telling you that you are foolish
 But Jesus is telling you right here…pay them no attention!!!
You see, this is so important that it’s not like I just want to talk about her…
 I feel like I have a responsibility to talk about this giving demonstration
 “wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman
has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”
If I’m going to preach The Gospel… I have to preach this!!!
Mark 12:41-44
The Widow’s Two Mites
41 Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money
into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. 42 Then one poor widow
came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. 43 So He called His
disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor
widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; 44 for they
all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had,
her whole livelihood.”
The first thing I want you to notice here is the attention Jesus gave to how
people were giving….
 He does take notice of your giving…
And the second point here is:

 God doesn’t compare what you give to anyone else
 If your tithe is $40.00 and someone else’s is $400.00
 That means nothing to God
 It’s about your personal faithfulness
You see, that’s the whole truth about giving….

 It’s all about your faithfulness
 It’s about trusting God
 And demonstrating that trust
Jesus could choose another way to “fund” His ministry
 But He chooses to do it through you (His Church)
 It all belongs to Him anyway
I want to show you this last Scripture for today

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Deuteronomy 14:22-23
Tithing Principles
22 “You shall truly tithe all the increase of your grain that the field produces
year by year. 23 And you shall eat before the Lord your God, in the place
where He chooses to make His name abide, the tithe of your grain and your
new wine and your oil, of the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, that you
may learn to fear the Lord your God always.
 The purpose of the tithe is to place God first in your life
I’ll tie that in directly with New Testament principles…

Matthew 6:33
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things
shall be added to you.
If you have ever thought that giving (tithes and offering) were just not really
important, I hope today has changed your mind…
 Jesus really does pay attention to your giving
 And He remembers you on how you give
 Not from me…straight from The Bible…
How do you want to be remembered?

 As a person who served God with all you had?
 As a person of great faith, trusting God completely?
 As someone who was faithful?
What would God say about you right now?

 How would God measure your service?
 How would God grade your faith
 All based upon your giving…?
Are you looking for a financial breakthrough this year…?

 Well, that’s between you and God…
Luke 6:38
38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken
together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same
measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

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What do you want to be remembered for? (Your legacy)

Philippians 4 is such a great chapter in The Bible!!

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with

13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

 Financially supporting The Ministry

I asked a question at the beginning of this

18: Paul said:

Because of the faithful giving of the church:

That their offerings were:

If you look at all of these points kind of like a math problem…

Does that make sense to you?

 There will always be people who come against that

And the second point here is:

You see, that’s the whole truth about giving….

I want to show you this last Scripture for today

I’ll tie that in directly with New Testament principles…

How do you want to be remembered?

What would God say about you right now?

Are you looking for a financial breakthrough this year…?

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