SUNDAY SERVICE
★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN)
Area 1, Garki - Abuja, Nigeria
17th August, 2014 (My Birthday!)
* Rev. John Chrysanthus Bala
* Topic: A Sacrificial Giver
* The woman in This passage was disadvantaged by her situation in life: She was a widow and she was poor
* Jesus took notice of every person's giving in the Temple
* Jesus looks at our hearts & He observes the principle we act upon when giving (whether cheerfully or grudgingly)
* Sacrificial giving is the kind of giving that shows you love God
* When you love someone, no gift (for the loved one) is too much; You would always want to go the extra mile
* Sacrificial giving is a giving that honours God, and it is commiserate with your income
* God always recognizes sacrificial giving & rewards it
* God gave us His son, what can we give Him? What do you have that you think is too much to be given to God?
* Some greedy people hide themselves behind the common expression: "widows' mite" so that they do not give sacrificially
* The value of your offering to God depends on what is left after you have made that offering
* NOTE: There is no where in the Bible where we are commanded to give as this poor widow; but your giving must be such that honours God
* When you trust God in the area of sacrificial giving, He will "embarrass" you with His blessings
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