Welcome to the Revolution The Giving and Getting Paradox.
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Transcript of Welcome to the Revolution The Giving and Getting Paradox.
Your greatest needs are never met by seeking to have your needs met
But by investing yourself in God-given opportunities as God leads
One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give,
and only suffers want- Proverbs 11:24
Your greatest needs are never met by seeking to have your needs met
But by investing yourself in God-given opportunities as God leads
Abraham has a promise"Father of a nation"
Why not rest?Abraham has to give
His Culture, Time, Energy, Trust
His son(Because Isaac isn't his…)
“For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake
will find it"- Jesus, Matt. 16:24-25
Jesus is saying…"I have come that you might have
life…to the full!"
Great- how do I get it?
"Give up your life and die"
…forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you
- Luke 6:37-38
How do I walk in daily forgiveness?Forgive
How do I receive grace? Give grace
Your greatest needs are never met by seeking to have your needs met
But by investing yourself in God-given opportunities as God leads
…whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever
would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not
to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many
- Matthew 20:27-28
Give up being served to be the greatest
The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be
humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- Matthew 23:11-12
Give up pride to be great
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good
- 1 Cor. 12:4-7
Spiritual Gifts don't get activatedUntil they are used for
God's People
…you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your
soul and with all your mind and with all your strength….You shall love your
neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment
greater than these”- Jesus, Luke 12:30-31
Your greatest needs are never met by seeking to have your needs met
But by investing yourself in God-given opportunities as God leads
Abandoned- mother didn't want her
Birth certificate said UNNAMEDBirth number was 2508 of 1966
Social work report said UNWANTED
Your greatest needs are never met by seeking to have your needs met
But by investing yourself in God-given opportunities as God leads
When we connect our area of pain to a need
Jesus wants to meet in othersWe find healing for ourselves
Spiritual Law: What you give
Determines what you receive
She gave herself to JesusAnd she's given herself to the work
He has for her
Raped…
"My baby was what healed me…As I tended to him, forgiveness replaced
bitterness. Prayer replaced cursing"
…unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it
dies, it bears much fruit- Jesus, John 12:24
Self, past, present, futureDreams, desires, plans
Your greatest needs are never met by seeking to have your needs met
But by investing yourself in God-given opportunities as God leads
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they
for so many?”- John 6:9
What does this mean for you?
- Time- Attention
- Money- Mission
We do it because he is worth itWhat we get back is so much more
What does this mean for us?
Mission vs. Therapeutic/Consumer Church
We are known as a healing church
Therapeutic/Consumer Church
Me-focus - Short commitment
- Shopping - Burned out professionals
- Lost generation (great commission)
Christ's Mission Church
- Christ's' outward focus= our own needs met
- Commitment = maturity- Seeking value replaced by joy, purpose
- All meet each others' needs - People introduced to new life in Christ