Where can you find
hope for the hopeless?
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Opportunity for transformation?
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Peace amidst life storms?
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Only in God's free
gift of eternal life.
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From New York, join us
on the Pathway of Hope.
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I once read that
the average person's
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three basic needs in life are:
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one, the need
for shelter and food.
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Two, the needs to
believe life is meaningful
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and has a purpose.
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Three, the need for essence
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of community and
deeper relationships.
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Millions of dollars are
spent daily by industries
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trying to satisfy our needs.
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Yet, with every new
invention or new program,
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we still find
ourselves in need of more.
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What are your needs today?
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Is it a new car, a new house,
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a spouse, money,
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or maybe you
would like to add value
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and meaning to your life
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by having a closer
relationship with Jesus Christ.
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On today's program,
Dr. Jules will point us
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to the one who not
only has the ability,
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but is willing to supply
not just some of our needs,
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but all of our needs.
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My Jesus,
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My Savior
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Lord there is none like You
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All of my days,
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I want to praise
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The wonders of Your mighty love
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My Comfort,
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My Shelter
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Tower of refuge and strength
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Let every breath, all that I am
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Never cease to worship You
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Shout to the Lord, all the earth
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Let us sing Power and majesty
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Praise to the King
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Mountains bow down
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And the seas will roar
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At the sound of Your name
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I sing for joy
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At the work of Your hands
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Forever I'll love you
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Forever I'll stand
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Nothing compares
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To the promise I have in You!
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My Jesus,
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My Savior
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Lord there is none like You
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All of my days, I want to praise
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The wonders of Your mighty love
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My Comfort,
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My Shelter
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Tower of refuge and strength
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Let every breath, all that I am
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Never cease to worship You
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Shout to the Lord, all the earth
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Let us sing
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Power and majesty
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Praise to the King
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Mountains bow down
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And the seas will roar
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At the sound of Your name
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I sing for joy
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At the work of Your hands
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Forever I'll love you
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Forever I'll stand
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Nothing compares
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To the promise I have in You!
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[singing in foreign language]
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Hallelujah, hallelujah
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[singing in foreign language]
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We praise Him
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We praise Him
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Hallelujah, hallelujah
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Hallelujah, hallelujah
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Shout to the Lord
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Shout to the Lord
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Hallelujah
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Let us pray.
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Loving Lord and
our eternal Father,
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we're so grateful tonight
for the multiply promises
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we find in your Holy Word.
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And we claim those promises
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for our lives
and for our living.
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We are confronted
daily with challenges,
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but we live by the Word.
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And so we pray that
as this Word goes forth
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as one of those many
promises is lifted up tonight.
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It is our prayer that someone
will hear the voice of Jesus
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and find comfort and
strength in His Word.
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We pray in the name of
Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
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Amen.
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Philippians 4:14 through 20.
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It reads, "Notwithstanding
you've well done,
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that you did
communicate with my affliction.
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Now ye Philippians know also,
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that in the
beginning of the gospel,
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when I departed from Macedonia,
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no church communicated with me
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as concerning giving
and receiving, but ye only.
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For even in Thessalonica
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you sent once and
again unto my necessity.
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Not because I desire a gift:
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but I desire
fruit that may abound
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in your account.
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But I have all, and abound:
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and I am full, having
received of Epaphroditus
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the things which
were sent from you,
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an odour of a sweet smell,
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a sacrifice acceptable,
well pleasing to God.
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But my God shall
supply all your need
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according to His riches
in glory by Christ Jesus.
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Now unto God and our Father
be glory forever and ever.
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Amen."
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Now the Book of Philippians
was written for two reasons.
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It is first a thank you letter
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and then it's a
receipt for a gift
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that Paul was given.
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Now Paul wrote the
Book of Philippians
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to the Philippians
because the Bible says
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they had sent him a gift,
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in fact, they have
sent him numerous gifts.
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And in this last
passage of Philippians
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is probably the greatest promise
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in the entire Bible.
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It is so all encompassing,
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almost any other promise
will fit under its umbrella.
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Now God's promise
to meet your needs
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is verse 19 and it reads,
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"My God will meet all your needs
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according to His glorious riches
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in Christ Jesus."
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God says, "I will
meet all your needs."
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Then why do people
have so many needs?
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A lot of Christians
have tremendous needs.
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Why aren't
those needs being met?
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Is God not to be trusted?
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Is His promise not valid?
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The answer to the
question is that this promise,
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ladies and
gentlemen, is not for everybody.
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It is not
applied to every person,
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even every Christian.
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With every
promise, there is a premise,
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there is a
condition that God says,
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if you do this, I will do that.
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Now people want to
take the verse 19 promise
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and apply to their lives
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while avoiding the
premise of verses 14 through 18.
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You cannot claim verse 19,
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unless you're doing
what verses 18 talks about.
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The context is Paul
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and he's talking to a
group of Philippians saying,
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"Thank you.
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You folk have given
to me so sacrificially.
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And because you have
given so sacrificially to me,
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God is gonna take
care of your needs."
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Now that's the
premise of the promise.
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The premise comes to us
out of verses 14 through 18,
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and it gives us a few items here
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that will help us
to prepare ourselves
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to receive the
promise and avail our lives
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of the promise of verse 19.
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First I must be
generous to others
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in order to receive
the promise from verse 19.
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Paul gives us three
reasons for being generous.
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Number one, my giving is
an encouragement to others.
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When you read
verses 14 through 16,
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this is what it says,
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"It was good of you
to share in my troubles.
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As you Philippians know,
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in the early days not
one church shared with me
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in the matter of
giving and receiving,
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except you only.
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For even when I
was in Thessalonica,
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you sent me aid, again and again
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when I was in need.
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Paul is saying
here, listen folk,
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you Philippian folk,
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you are the only
ones when I was in need,
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you met my need, you
took care of my needs.
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You were concerned about me.
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You had an
interest in my well-being.
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Now listen to this,
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the Philippian Church
was not a wealthy church,
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just the opposite.
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It was a
poverty stricken church.
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Yet they were big
hearted, generous and giving.
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Paul said, "Their
gifts encouraged him."
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Giving is an encouragement,
both the giver and the given
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receive a
blessing and encouragement.
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Amen.
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My giving is also an
investment in the future.
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Verse 17 says,
this is a banking term,
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it says, "Though I
appreciate your gifts,
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what makes me happiest
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is the well earned
reward you will have
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because of your kindness."
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Giving benefits to
giver as well as the receiver.
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First of few
chapters 6 verses 18 to 19,
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the Living Bible says,
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"Give happily to those who need,
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and always be ready to share
whatever God has given you.
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By doing this,
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you will be
storing up real treasure
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for yourselves in heaven.
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It is the only safe
investment for eternity."
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God's bank never goes bankrupt.
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God will never need a bail out.
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You're gonna spend
more time in heaven
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on that side of
eternity than on this side,
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you might as well
invest more on the other side.
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There's a third
reason why we give,
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my giving is a sacrifice to God.
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Verse 18 says,
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"I am amply supplied
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now that I have received
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from Epaphroditus
the gifts you sent."
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The Bible says, "They
are a fragrant offering
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and acceptable
sacrifice pleasing to God."
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The most pleasing
thing you can do for God
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is sacrificial giving.
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It is done in
faith and without faith
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it is impossible to please God.
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Jesus Christ was a
total sacrificial giver.
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When you are most like Christ,
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you are
sacrificial in your giving,
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generous and
sharing and it pleases God.
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It says, it's a
fragrant offering.
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Now this refers back
to Leviticus Chapter 7
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which talks
about a thank offering.
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In the Old Testament,
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they were laying
offering on the altar,
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pour it out and
it would create steam
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that the whole
community could smell.
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A sacrificial giver
is a beautiful person.
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You just love to be around them.
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Giving to them is
an act of worship.
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That's why it's a part
of our worship service.
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It's just as important
as singing, as praying,
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and as teaching,
and as preaching.
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Paul says, "The gift that
the Philippians sent to him
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is a fragrant offering
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and acceptable
sacrifice onto God."
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The gift they sent to Paul
is equivalent to a gift to God.
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How could he say
that because Jesus said,
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"In as much as
you have done this
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onto the least of these,
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My brethren, you
have done it onto Me."
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It's just like doing it to God.
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Every act of
generosity in your life
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can be done as a
sacrifice to God.
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Anytime you have a
spirit of generosity,
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the spirit of giving,
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it is an
encouragement to others.
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It is an investment in eternity
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and it is a
sacrifice pleasing to God.
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That's why Paul said
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it's so important
to become a giver.
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There are only two
kinds of people in the world:
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givers and takers.
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Happy people are
the giving people.
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Philippians is
about joy and giving.
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The two main themes go together.
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Misers are miserable people.
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I just gave to you the premise,
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the premise comes
before the promise.
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You can't claim verse 19
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unless you're
doing what verse 18 says.
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I must first be
generous with others.
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Christ said, "Give to
others and God will give to you.
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Be generous to others
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and God will be
generous with you."
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When you meet the premise
of being generous with others,
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then you can claim
the promise of verse 19,
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but stop claiming verse 19
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until you've done
what verse 18 says
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because it will
never work in your life.
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Now let me give
to you the promise.
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Verse 19 says,
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"My God will
supply all your needs
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according to His
riches in Christ Jesus."
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That's the
believer's insurance policy.
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It tells you what
warranty God has guaranteed
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to care for in your
life, my God, the source.
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God is not a force, He's
a person, a personal God.
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Jesus said, "When you're afraid,
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pray like this, our Father,"
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He is a heavenly Father.
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He's intimately
involved in our lives.
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As a result He is very
aware of all of your needs,
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your financial
needs, mental needs,
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physical needs, health
needs, and relational needs.
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And God is a caring,
consistent, capable Father.
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Our heavenly Father
assumes responsibility
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for His children's needs.
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He does it in a
perfect way, He's a source.
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Well, that verse also
tells us that He is the scope.
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He will meet all your
needs, He has the scope.
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He'll meet not
some of your needs,
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He'll meet all of your needs.
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This includes everything.
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It doesn't say that God
might not meet your needs,
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but God will meet your
needs, it's a guarantee.
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If you're meeting the premise,
you can count on the promise.
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If you're a
consistent generous giver,
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you can count on the promise.
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God is gonna take
care of all of your needs.
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Now there are many
people who misuse this verse.
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There are two categories
that this does that include.
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This category does not include
the consequences of laziness.
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This is not an
invitation from God
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for folk to just goof off.
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God expects you to work.
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This is not an
invitation to sit around
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with folded hands and say,
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"I'm just trusting
the Lord to provide."
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I had a lady once told me,
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she wasn't working
so she came and asked me
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for little
money from the church.
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So I said, "So why
aren't you working?"
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She said, "The Lord told
me to stay home and pray."
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James 4:3 says,
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"You ask for something
and when you don't get it,
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it's because you're
asking with a wrong motive."
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You just wanna consume it
on your desires, selfishness.
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God has not guaranteed you
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to provide you
with all your luxuries.
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There're two
false ideas about money,
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one that God wants
everybody to be a millionaire
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and the other that God
wants everybody to be poor.
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They're both wrong.
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God is interested in
you having your needs met.
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Our needs have a way of
getting really exaggerated.
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We watch
advertisements and commercials
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that tell you you
need this product.
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The Bible doesn't say,
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"My God shall
supply all your greeds,
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my God shall
supply all your needs."
00:20:11.77\00:20:17.75
Now this verse doesn't include
consequences of laziness,
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God doesn't say, "You go out
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and waste your money on luxuries
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and when you don't have
enough to pay for your needs,
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I'll supply them."
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God hasn't agreed to do that.
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God doesn't
bankroll foolishness.
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If I blow all my
money in some area
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and my needs aren't being met
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and I say God,
your promise isn't true.
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That's not God's fault.
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He has not promised
to bankroll foolishness.
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What God has promised is
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what is covered in this
verse, all legitimate needs,
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that covers a lot of material.
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Do you have a financial need?
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If you're faithful giver,
you have every right to ask God
00:21:02.86\00:21:06.56
to meet your financial needs.
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If you're not a faithful
giver, you have no right
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'cause you're not
meeting the premise.
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How about physical
needs, health needs,
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relational
needs, emotional needs?
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Any kind of need you may have,
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God has promised to
meet all your needs.
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If that's true,
what does that leave
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for me to worry about?
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If God has promised to
take care of all my needs,
00:21:30.12\00:21:32.49
what should I worry about?
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Nothing.
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God says, "I
assume responsibility
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for My
children's needs to be met."
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If you're a child of God
and you're meeting the premise,
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you can count on the promise.
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Last part of that
verse talks about the supply,
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not only the source and
the scope, but the supply.
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God will supply all of our needs
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according to His glorious riches
00:21:56.08\00:21:58.45
in Christ Jesus.
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God's bank will
never go bankrupt.
00:22:00.82\00:22:03.52
He has unlimited resources,
00:22:03.55\00:22:06.25
He has an inexhaustible supply
00:22:06.29\00:22:08.69
as exhibited in
many of His miracles.
00:22:08.72\00:22:11.13
There's a big difference
00:22:11.16\00:22:12.49
between
'according' and 'out of'.
00:22:12.53\00:22:15.36
Bill Gates, one
of the wealthiest men
00:22:15.40\00:22:17.97
in America is a billionaire.
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And if he wrote
you a check for $1000,
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that would be giving
to you out of his riches.
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But if he gave you a
blank cheque and said,
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whatever you need,
that would be giving
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according to his riches.
00:22:32.81\00:22:35.58
God gives you a blank check.
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is the blank check
00:22:37.92\00:22:40.36
for the faithful believer.
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A blank check is worthless
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if it doesn't
have a signature on it.
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But this check is signed
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with the name of
Jesus, our Savior.
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His checks never bounce.
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There's a parallel
passage that says the same thing
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in 2 Corinthians 9:6 to 8.
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It has the
premise and the promise.
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Now this is taught all
through the New Testament.
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It says, "Remember this,
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whoever sows sparingly
will also reaps sparingly,
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but whoever sows generously
will also reap generously."
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Each one should
give whatever he has
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decided in his heart to give,
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not reluctantly
or under pressure,
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for God loves a cheerful giver.
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This is the premise part,
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then comes the promise,
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and God is able
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to make all grace abound to you.
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So that in all things,
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and all times
having all that you need,
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you will abound
in every good work.
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If you'll let the
truth of this passage
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really grasps you,
00:23:54.13\00:23:56.13
if you really grab a hold of it,
00:23:56.16\00:23:58.57
it will revolutionize your life.
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The principle is
this: if you become a giver,
00:24:00.97\00:24:04.07
God will take
care of your needs.
00:24:04.11\00:24:08.24
The most miserable people
00:24:08.28\00:24:10.11
are those who do
not like to give,
00:24:10.15\00:24:12.75
they won't even
give you a compliment.
00:24:12.78\00:24:15.82
For if the willingness is there,
00:24:15.85\00:24:17.35
then the gift is acceptable
according to what one has,
00:24:17.39\00:24:22.62
but not according to
what one does not have.
00:24:22.66\00:24:26.39
Giving is a matter of
willingness, not wealth.
00:24:26.43\00:24:30.37
God couldn't care less
about the amount that you give.
00:24:30.40\00:24:33.77
What God cares about is
the attitude of your giving,
00:24:33.80\00:24:37.54
it's the
willingness, not the wealth.
00:24:37.57\00:24:40.24
Some of us have not yet
learned the joy of giving.
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We give but we don't
get any joy out of it.
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I want you to know,
ladies and gentlemen,
00:24:48.52\00:24:49.98
it is fun to give
00:24:50.02\00:24:52.02
because you know that
you cannot outgive God,
00:24:52.05\00:24:55.46
He more than blesses us back.
00:24:55.49\00:24:57.99
I challenge you to
practically discover
00:24:58.03\00:25:01.26
the power and
principles of this promise.
00:25:01.30\00:25:04.20
Become a faithful,
generous person with everybody
00:25:04.23\00:25:08.47
and watch what God
will do in your life.
00:25:08.50\00:25:13.74
Now this applies to churches
as well as it does individuals.
00:25:13.78\00:25:19.95
The church that
gives itself away
00:25:19.98\00:25:22.42
is interested in others
00:25:22.45\00:25:24.79
and God will take
care of your needs.
00:25:24.82\00:25:27.72
When we have exhausted
our store of endurance,
00:25:27.76\00:25:31.69
when our strength has
failed and the day is half done.
00:25:31.73\00:25:36.63
When we reach the end
of our hoarded resources,
00:25:36.67\00:25:40.17
our Father's full
giving has only just begun.
00:25:40.20\00:25:44.97
His love has no limits,
00:25:45.01\00:25:47.38
His grace has no measure,
00:25:47.41\00:25:51.01
His power no
boundary known onto man.
00:25:51.05\00:25:54.72
For out of His
infinite riches of Jesus,
00:25:54.75\00:25:57.65
He giveth, and
giveth, and giveth again.
00:25:57.69\00:26:03.09
My God shall
supply all of your needs
00:26:03.12\00:26:07.96
according to His
riches and glory.
00:26:08.00\00:26:10.77
His promise is
not for everybody,
00:26:10.80\00:26:13.20
but for those who
will meet the premise.
00:26:13.23\00:26:16.24
The promise is yours tonight
00:26:16.27\00:26:18.37
that God will take care of you.
00:26:18.41\00:26:21.78
Amen.
00:26:21.81\00:26:23.71
Loving Lord, we
thank you for this Word.
00:26:23.75\00:26:27.05
We pray that You may help us
00:26:27.08\00:26:28.42
to be in compliance
with your Holy Word.
00:26:28.45\00:26:32.15
Give us generous thoughts
00:26:32.19\00:26:34.56
where we find joy in giving
00:26:34.59\00:26:36.79
of ourselves, our
means, our time, our resources
00:26:36.83\00:26:41.06
to the building up of
your kingdom here on earth
00:26:41.10\00:26:44.13
and to the
betterment of humanity.
00:26:44.17\00:26:46.50
We bless Your holy
name, we honor Your name,
00:26:46.53\00:26:49.27
we love and
adore You this evening.
00:26:49.30\00:26:51.81
In the name of Jesus,
our Lord and Savior we pray.
00:26:51.84\00:26:55.01
Amen.
00:26:55.04\00:26:56.58
Amen.
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