#mission
This is US A people of FAITH
This is US A people of FAITH A people who SERVE
This is US A people of FAITH A people who SERVE A people who are GENEROUS
Generosity A people of FAITH A people who SERVE A people who are GENEROUS Acts 20:35b (NLT) ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’
Generosity “The only antidote to materialism is giving, because materialism's all about getting. Every time I give, my heart grows bigger. Every time I give, I become more like Jesus” Rick Warren
A Great Commission Mark 16:15 (NLT) 15 And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.
Looking @ Jesus Mark 2:13–17 (NLT) 13 Then Jesus went out to the lakeshore again and taught the crowds that were coming to him. 14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him.
Looking @ Jesus 15 Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus’ followers.)
Looking @ Jesus 15 Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus’ followers.) 16 But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees saw him eating with tax collectors and other sinners, they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with such scum?”
Looking @ Jesus 17 When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
Looking @ Jesus 17 When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.” Jesus did not come for those who have it all together
Looking @ Jesus 17 When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.” Jesus did not come for those who have it all together An encounter with Jesus changes everything
Looking @ myself
Looking @ myself Great commission or great omission in your life?
Looking @ myself Great commission or great omission in your life? Do I want others to experience what I have?
Challenge
Challenge What is my response to His grace?
Challenge What is my response to His grace? Do I understand how GREAT my commission is?
Challenge What is my response to His grace? Do I understand how GREAT my commission is? What will I do about it?