Sunday, November 18, 2007

The Heart Of The Matter

The Heart Of The Matter
Sacrifice
November 18, 2007
Pastor Tom Shirk

"And calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on." -- Mark 12:43,44

What does sacrificial giving look like?

- Mark 12:41-44
- 1 Chronicles 21
- 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
According to their ability
Beyond their ability
Voluntary

What does sacrificial giving require?
1. The conviction that everything belongs to God.
2. The faith that God will supply all my needs from his unlimited resources.
3. The hope of losing something temporal to gain something eternal.
4. The offering of my life to God FIRST!

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