01/02/2015
FUND RAISING FOR PURCHASE OF A NEW TOYOTA HUMMER CHURCH BUS @ # 4.5MILLION (FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND NAIRA)
TEXT: EXODUS 35:1-5
TOPIC: GIVING FROM A WILLING HEART (IFIFUNI LATI INU OKAN WA)
A. HEART (A WILLING HEART)
When a person gives his/her life to Christ, all that he/she does afterwards for God’s kingdom must be from the heart- Acts 16:12-15; Eph 6:5-6
- Abel gave offering to God from his heart- Gen. 4:3-4
- David purposed in his heart to build a house for God- 1kings 8:17, 2Sam.7:1-3
- King Hezekiah did the service of God with all his heart- 2Chr 31:20-21
- Daniel purposed in his heart- Dan 1:8
- People of David’s time wholehearted gave to God’s work – 1Chro. 29:9
B. EXODUS 35:1-5
Only those who were willing to give were invited to participate in the building of the tabernacle (V.5)
God loves cheerful gives – 2Cor 9 :7
Our giving should be from love and generosity not from a guilty conscience.
Morris Cerullo in his bible (Financial Breakthrough and Spiritual warfare Bible) says “Generous people are not necessarily faithful to God but faithful people are always generous”.
Remarks: withholding from God will bring you into a cycle of financial defeat. But your faithfulness to God in giving is the key to walking in God’s supernatural provision and super abundance in your life.
C. REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE:
i. Abraham – Gen. 22: 1-2, 15-18
ii. Widow of zerephath – 1kings. 17:8-16
iii. David – 1 Chro. 29:1-13
iv. Peter – Luke 5:1-7
v. Banabas- Acts 4: 33-37
D. RESULTS OF YOUR GIVING TODAY
Hear Gal. 6:7-9; Mark 14: 1-9
Let your giving today provoke God to lavish His Covenant blessing on you.
BANK DETAILS:
A/C NAME: EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH OKORO OKE-ITUNU.
A/C NO: 3061378499
BANK: FIRST BANK PLC.