1. A BIBLICAL GIVING EXPERIENCE!
FAITH PROMISE
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To explain that Faith Promise Giving is a biblical pattern/ principle of giving.
Missions has been advancing by the intentional involvement of believers.
Because they love the LORD.
Because they love the LOST
A BIBLICAL GIVING EXPERIENCE!

2. One Half Of The World Is Without An Adequate Gospel Witness.
Did you know that one-half of the world is without an adequate gospel witness?
Yes, one fourth of the world has never even heard the name of Jesus!
And another fourth of the world’s population has not received sufficient gospel to be able to make a decision for Christ.
This means that over 3 billion people are unaware that Jesus died for their sins and that they can be saved!
We have been commanded to reach everyone of them. Every man, every woman and every child, in every nation on this earth, has the right to know that there is eternal life.
WE HAVE BEEN COMMANDED TO REACH THEM!

3. WE HAVE ONLY TWO CHOICES
1. WE MUST GO AS MISSIONARIES -
Jesus said, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” Mark 16:15 (NIV)
If we as Christians are going to obey our Master, we have only two choices.
We must sell everything that we own, tell our family and friends goodbye and go as missionaries because Jesus said in Mark 16:15, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.”
Or, if God has not called us to go, then we must send others through our prayers and our faithful giving. Paul wrote in Romans 10:15, “And how will anyone go and tell them unless someone sends him?”
Our committed giving makes this possible. or
2. WE MUST SEND OTHERS -
Paul wrote, “And how will anyone go and tell them unless someone sends him?” Rom 10:15 (TLB)
COMMITTED MONTHLY GIVING MAKES THIS POSSIBLE.

4. COMMITTED MISSIONS GIVING:
IS NOT YOUR TITHE
Your tithe is God’s portion of what He has already provided for you.
Committed missions giving is not the tithe from your income. The tithe already belongs to God and should be brought to the local Church. Why? Because it is God’s will and because a strong Church will be better able to reach the world for Christ.
Committed missions giving is not just a pledge. A pledge is between you and the Church. In many denominational Churches, if you get behind in your pledge, someone from the Church office will call you and ask that you bring your payments up to date before the first of next month.
Since your commitment is between you and God, no one will be calling or sending a reminder if you should fall behind in your missions giving.
IS NOT JUST A PLEDGE
The Church office will not contact you if you fail to make a payment.

5. Paul wrote concerning the giving of the Macedonian Christians,
“For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord,” 2 Cor 8:3 (NASU)
Paul wrote to the Corinthian Christians about the exceptional giving of the Macedonian Christians giving. In 2 Corinthians 8:3 Paul records, “For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord.”

6. THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF COMMITTED GIVING THAT SUPPORT MISSIONS
“according to their ability”
Paul identifies two kinds of biblical, committed giving: First, there were those who gave “according to their ability”. We can call that COMMITTED GIVING.
The second group gave “beyond their ability”. This is giving that requires a source beyond ourselves. We call that FAITH PROMISE GIVING.
Both of these groups are dedicated to obeying God and the work of missions would not survive without their faithful and committed giving.
BUDGETED GIVING
“..beyond their ability..”
FAITH PROMISE GIVING

7. BUDGETED GIVING MEANS:
To give regularly
House
Car
Tithe
Missions
Food 
To include missions in your monthly budget as a priority item
Budgeted giving means to give a definite amount, regularly, each week or month.
It is included in the budget as a priority item, just like your tithe, housing, food, car and other necessities.
It means to give what you can truly afford. Jesus said in Matthew 10:8, “…Give as freely as you have received!” (TLB)
To give what you are truly able to afford

8. FAITH PROMISE GIVING LIFTS US TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF PARTNERSHIP!
There are limits, however, to the amount that we can afford to give. Some people have discovered that they can increase their giving beyond their own ability through the Faith Promise. Faith Promise giving lifts us up to yet a higher level of partnership with God. Although beyond our own ability, we rest confidently in God’s ability and willingness to provide as our faith learns to ascend to new heights of trust.
So what is a faith promise? It is not just a promise. We make promises on the basis of what we know we can afford. A Faith Promise is based on our faith in God’s ability to provide through us far beyond our own capabilities..
Someone has said, “God will give much more through you than He will ever give to you.”
It is not based on your ability to give but rests confidently in God’s ability to provide as your faith ascends to new heights.

9. WHAT IS A FAITH PROMISE? It is a sacred act.
It is a spiritual agreement between you and God to give monthly during the next year.
A faith promise goes beyond ourselves.
It is a sacred act.
It is a solemn moment when you enter into partnership with God and complete your faith promise card.
It is a spiritual agreement between you and God that, with His help, you will give a pre-determined amount to your Church during the next twelve months to be used in world missions for the evangelization of the lost.
It is your total reliance upon God to provide the finance for the Faith Promise that you are making. And remember, just keep praying and believing. God is going to keep his part of the agreement and he wants you to keep yours.
It is your total reliance upon God for divine provision.

10. WHO SHOULD MAKE A FAITH PROMISE?
Every family unit should make a faith promise.
Who can make a faith promise? Every family unit should make a monthly commitment to missions. That means that every couple, family and single adult can make a faith promise.
Children and young people should also be encouraged to make a faith promise and should be taught by the example of their parents.
If we have not been called to go as missionaries, we should remember that we have been called to send missionaries. We must be either goers or senders.
Children and youth should be taught to make a faith promise.
We are all called to be either goers or senders.

11. IS YOUR PROMISE REALLY MADE IN
FAITH?
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.
So, now for the question!
Is your promise really made in FAITH? Are you making a faith PROMISE or a FAITH promise?
If you are thinking of promising an amount that you can afford, an amount that you already have in the bank or will easily have available each month, it doesn’t require as much faith as it would to believe God for provision beyond your own ability.
If the amount you have promised to give isn’t a challenge to you, it may not stretch your faith.

12. CALVARY DEMANDS OUR BEST,
Calvary demands our best! God does not want our leftovers but that which is most precious to us. David once said, “I will not make an offering to God that has cost me nothing.” There is no bargain basement when serving God!
CALVARY DEMANDS OUR BEST,
NOT OUR LEFTOVERS!

13. So, How Much Should My Faith Promise Be?
Here’s a revolutionary idea.
So, How much should my faith promise be?
Here’s a revolutionary idea.
Just ask God. He will tell you how much your faith promise should be.
JUST ASK GOD!
HE WILL TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOUR FAITH PROMISE SHOULD BE.

14. WILL UNLOCK THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO COMPLETE YOUR COMMITMENT
ACTIVE FAITH
WILL UNLOCK THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO COMPLETE YOUR COMMITMENT
Your active faith, day by day, will unlock the resources that you will need to complete your commitment.
Don’t forget the assurance that Paul gives us in 2 Corinthians 9:8. “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.”
What a promise. We can’t lose because God never fails.
So make your commitment now and watch with marvel what God does as He responds to the cry of your heart.
Let us pray.
Father, open our spiritual eyes that we might see the eternal suffering of the lost. Open our ears that we might hear the cry of those in darkness who have never heard of Jesus. Open our hearts that we might love them as you love them and let that love guide us in our response to their need through our committed giving today and throughout the next 12 months. In the name of our Lord, Amen.
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)

15. ACTIVE OBEDIENCE WILL LEAD YOU TO MAKE YOUR COMMITMENT NOW!
Your active obedience to the voice of the Holy Spirit will lead you to make a commitment now. The question should not be whether you will give to missions but whether you will give according to your abilities or beyond your abilities. It’s your choice. Paul said that “each one must do as he has made up his mind…”
Go ahead. Move to a higher level of giving. Test God, at His invitation, and you will discover that He is always faithful with divine supply.
“Each one must do as he has made up his mind…” 2 Cor 9:7 (RSV)