Mark 12:41-44
Mark 12:41-44
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The Lord is paying attention to our giving
o The Lord cares about your money!
o Over 2300 verses in the Bible about finances
o Jesus taught more about money than He did Heaven and Hell
combined
o Jesus preached more about finances than He did about prayer
o Almost half of Jesus’ parables are about money

The Lord is paying attention to our giving
o The Lord cares about your money!
o Over 2300 verses in the Bible about finances
o Jesus taught more about money than He did Heaven and Hell
combined
o Jesus preached more about finances than He did about prayer
o Almost half of Jesus’ parables are about money

We’re not supposed to give out of our leftovers
o Giving is supposed to challenge us to lean on God’s provision
o Give from your firstfruits (best) – Genesis 4
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We’re not supposed to give out of our leftovers
o Giving is supposed to challenge us to lean on God’s provision
o Give from your firstfruits (best) – Genesis 4

Our courage is a testimony that encourages others
o God uses courageous giving as a testimony to others
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Our courage is a testimony that encourages others
o God uses courageous giving as a testimony to others

Giving is a reflection of our ability to trust God in spite of our
circumstances
o You won’t trust God with your finances until you know who
He is
o Get to know God! (prayer, worship, the Word)

Giving is a reflection of our ability to trust God in spite of our
circumstances
o You won’t trust God with your finances until you know who
He is
o Get to know God! (prayer, worship, the Word)

Giving is a dashboard indicator of what we have placed our faith in
o God wants us to have big, fat, audacious faith
o Faith really matters to God (Galatians 5:6)
o God wants your faith to grow!
 Your faith grows when you’re more focused on who the
Lord is than who you are or who you’re not
 Your faith grows when you’re more focused on what the
Lord is doing than on what is going on around you

Giving is a dashboard indicator of what we have placed our faith in
o God wants us to have big, fat, audacious faith
o Faith really matters to God (Galatians 5:6)
o God wants your faith to grow!
 Your faith grows when you’re more focused on who the
Lord is than who you are or who you’re not
 Your faith grows when you’re more focused on what the
Lord is doing than on what is going on around you
City on a Hill Church – October 13, 2013
www.cityonahill.ws
City on a Hill Church – October 13, 2013
www.cityonahill.ws
Mark 12:41-44
Mark 12:41-44

The Lord is paying attention to our giving
o The Lord cares about your money!
o Over 2300 verses in the Bible about finances
o Jesus taught more about money than He did Heaven and Hell
combined
o Jesus preached more about finances than He did about prayer
o Almost half of Jesus’ parables are about money

The Lord is paying attention to our giving
o The Lord cares about your money!
o Over 2300 verses in the Bible about finances
o Jesus taught more about money than He did Heaven and Hell
combined
o Jesus preached more about finances than He did about prayer
o Almost half of Jesus’ parables are about money

We’re not supposed to give out of our leftovers
o Giving is supposed to challenge us to lean on God’s provision
o Give from your firstfruits (best) – Genesis 4

We’re not supposed to give out of our leftovers
o Giving is supposed to challenge us to lean on God’s provision
o Give from your firstfruits (best) – Genesis 4

Our courage is a testimony that encourages others
o God uses courageous giving as a testimony to others

Our courage is a testimony that encourages others
o God uses courageous giving as a testimony to others

Giving is a reflection of our ability to trust God in spite of our
circumstances
o You won’t trust God with your finances until you know who
He is
o Get to know God! (prayer, worship, the Word)

Giving is a reflection of our ability to trust God in spite of our
circumstances
o You won’t trust God with your finances until you know who
He is
o Get to know God! (prayer, worship, the Word)

Giving is a dashboard indicator of what we have placed our faith
in
o God wants us to have big, fat, audacious faith
o Faith really matters to God (Galatians 5:6)
o God wants your faith to grow!
 Your faith grows when you’re more focused on who the
Lord is than who you are or who you’re not
 Your faith grows when you’re more focused on what the
Lord is doing than on what is going on around you

Giving is a dashboard indicator of what we have placed our faith
in
o God wants us to have big, fat, audacious faith
o Faith really matters to God (Galatians 5:6)
o God wants your faith to grow!
 Your faith grows when you’re more focused on who the
Lord is than who you are or who you’re not
 Your faith grows when you’re more focused on what the
Lord is doing than on what is going on around you
City on a Hill Church – October 13, 2013
www.cityonahill.ws
City on a Hill Church – October 13, 2013
www.cityonahill.ws