IT IS A NEW EXPERIENCE IN

GIVING! By Paul Brannan

One Half Of The World Is Without An Adequate Gospel

Witness.

One Half Of The World Is Without An Adequate Gospel

Witness.

WE HAVE BEEN COMMANDED TO REACH

THEM!

WE HAVE ONLY TWO CHOICES:1. WE MUST GO AS MISSIONARIES -

2. WE MUST SEND OTHERS -

COMMITTED MONTHLY GIVING MAKES THIS POSSIBLE.

Jesus said, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” Mark 16:15 (NIV)

Paul wrote, “And how will anyone go and tell them unless someone sends him?” Rom

10:15 (TLB)

KINDS OF MISSIONS GIVING

• Emotional Giving - One gives only when moved to do so

• Token Giving - One who seldom fails to give but only amounts so small that little effort is required

• Committed Giving - One who takes seriously their responsibility to help evangelize the world

COMMITTED MISSIONS GIVING:

Your tithe is God’s portion of what He has already provided for

you.

The Church office will not contact you if you fail to

make a payment.

IS NOT YOUR TITHE

IS NOT JUST A PLEDGE

“For I testify that

according to their

ability, and beyond

their ability, they

gave of their own

accord,” 2 Cor 8:3 (NASV)

PAUL WROTE ABOUT THE MACEDONIAN CHRISTIANS,

COMMITTED GIVING, EXPRESSED IN TWO WAYS,

SUPPORTS MISSIONS

“according to their ability”BUDGETED GIVING

FAITH PROMISE GIVING“..beyond their ability..”“..beyond their ability..”

BUDGETED GIVING MEANS:

• To give regularly

House

Car

Tithe

Missions

Food

House

• To include missions in your monthly budget as a priority item

• To give what you are truly able to afford

It is not based solely on your ability to pay but rests

confidently in God’s ability to provide as your faith

ascends to new heights.

FAITH PROMISE GIVING LIFTS US

TO A HIGHER LEVEL –

WHAT IS A FAITH PROMISE?

• It is a spiritual agreement between you and God to give monthly during the next year.

• It is a sacred act.

• It is your total reliance upon God for divine provision.

WHO SHOULD MAKE A FAITH PROMISE?

• If you are not all called to go, you are called to send others.

• Children should be taught to make a faith promise

• Every family should make a faith promise

FAITH PROMISE GIVING IS:

THE GREAT EQUALIZER

• If it is an amount that you can afford to give, it doesn’t require as much faith.

• If the amount you have promised to give isn’t a challenge to you, it may not stretch your faith.

IS YOUR PROMISE REALLY MADE IN

WHY MUST I FILL OUT A FAITH PROMISE CARD?

Missions leadership will not know how much the church can commit to support missionaries until your

promises are totaled.

Missionaries cannot leave for the field until their budget is complete.

I DON’T WANT OTHERS TO KNOW WHAT I AM GIVING!

• Confidentiality will be maintained.

• Only those who administer missions funds will see your card.

• Amounts, but not names, will be announced.

• Yes, because each faith promise is made for one year.

• Yes, because you WILL want to increase your giving for next year.

• Yes, because we start fresh today.

IF I MADE A FAITH PROMISE LAST YEAR, MUST

I MAKE A NEW ONE?

HOW DO I GIVE MY FAITH

PROMISE?• Most will give on missions Sunday. • Some will give as they receive their

salary.• Others must wait until God

provides.

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• All should clearly mark their giving “missions”.

HOW LONG DOES A FAITH PROMISE LAST?

ONE

YEAR365

DAYS52 WEEKS

12 MONTHSUNTIL YOUR NEXT

CONVENTION

HOW MUCH IS A FAITH PROMISE?

• IF GOD GAVE HIS SON, AND JESUS GAVE HIS LIFE FOR LOST SOULS

• SHOULDN’T WE GIVE MORE TO REACH THE LOST THAN WE SPEND ON:

PET FOOD & CARE CABLE TELEVISION

So, How Much Should My Faith Promise Be?

HE WILL TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOUR FAITH PROMISE

SHOULD BE.

Here’s a revolutionary idea.

WILL LEAD YOU TO MAKE YOUR COMMITMENT

NOW!

“Each one must do as he has made up his mind…”

2 Cor 9:7 (RSV)

ACTIVE OBEDIENCE

ACTIVE FAITHWILL UNLOCK THE

RESOURCES NEEDED TO

COMPLETE YOUR COMMITMENT “And God is able to provide you with

every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything

and may provide in abundance for every good work.” 2 Cor 9:8 (RSV)

THIS IS NOT

IT’S JUST