Through our text I want to show you three things…The Great Commission, Holy Spirit, and Faith Promises. Matthew 28:19 (NKJV) “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” Acts 1:8 (NKJV)
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." 2 Corinthians 9:5 (NLT) “So I thought I should send these brothers ahead of me to make sure the gift you promised is ready. But I want it to be a willing gift, not one given grudgingly.” Obviously these three things Life Church is very passionate about.
A Faith Promise is what you prayerfully decide God wants you to do for the Missions of Life Church on a monthly basis or for a one time offering in 2020. This is between you and God. Your FP card is in your bulletin. Pastor Rick, if this is between us and God why do we have to do a Faith Promise at all? Great question. The Faith Promise totals help us to figure out how many missionaries we can support and how many raises we can give. Let me definitely throw in here that even if you did a Faith Promise last year or for the last 30 years, you still need to do one for this year. The FP cards are our indicators on how we can bless our missionaries. I don’t want any of you to give reluctantly or because of pressure because God loves a cheerful giver. Notice it says that they were to decide how much to give not whether to give or not. 2 Corinthians 9:7 (NKJV) “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”
Through our Life Church Mission’s Program in 2021 we were able to do amazing things! Our Life Church Mission’s program is led by Dan and Peggy Duvall and Joel and Carrie Rosario and a wonderful mission’s board. As I sit at my desk today looking at the year-end report from the Assemblies of God total giving report, I can’t help but to give thanks to God. Without boring you with all the statistics, let me just give you the bottom line. In 2021 Life Church gave a grand total of $451,398. Keep in mind that this does not include our non-AG missions that we support which is almost $40,000. So little Life Church AOG in Fruitland Park, Florida, gave approximately $491,000 to spread the gospel around the world. As great as this is, I only have one question…Is this the best we can do? I truly believe we can do better…let’s do it together!
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