1. Forgives all your sins

2. Heals all your diseases

3. Redeems your life from the pit

4. Crowns you with loving-kindness and compassion

5. Satisfies your mouth, years,desires with good things / adorns you with goodliness

6. Youth is renewed like the eagles

A benefit given by God, comes with strings attached. Gifts given are to be received and used.

History is full of gifts....

Jan Hus

Zinzendorf

Zeisbergers

David Zeisberger

John Wycliffe

William Penn

George Whitefield & Wesleys

John Wesley & John Oglethorpe

Tamanend

Netawatwees

Bohemian Reformer: Jan Hus

Gave us the Word of God in our language and the priesthood of all believers. Christians believed all should be able to learn to read.

Gifts with expectations and strings attached...

William Penn: English / Pennsylvania (1680-

Gave us the principles that would lead to the American Constitution.

Kept Peace Treaty with:

Temanend: Lenape Chief

(Turtle Clan)

Gave us foundations for racial harmony

Zinzendorf

Gave Refuge, Revival, Prayer, Missions, Finances, Leadership in New World, ability for Zeisbergers to fulfill God’s call

Gave First Great Awakening in America

Gave the churches to spread the gospel

Gave the Savanah Mission

Gave passage on a boat to Savannah

Gave hope to the Wesleys

Were an example to David

Gave us Moravian Missions

Gave hope, gospel, community, peace...

Foundation of morality

A place for heaven to meet earth in the Tuscarawas Valley

Gave invitation, land and opportunity and support

Gifts….

A Biblical Pattern:

God Reveals

We Agree and Declare: Prophecy

Faith Rises & we Act on Prophecy

God Acts through us:

Supernatural Activity: ie. SALVATION; SPIRIT BAPTISM; HEALING MIRACLES

What will you do with all the benefits given you?

What will you do with all the gifts given you?