City of Light Church
Speaker: Brian Mckee
Week One Recap:
When We Put God First, He Takes Responsibility For The Rest Of The Details
We Free Ourselves From The Bondage Of Stuff By Applying The Biblical Principle Of Firsts
When You Apply This Principle of Firsts, You Express Faith That God Will Provide
Your actions flow from what/who is important to you
Acts 4:32-37 NIV
Acts 5:1-10 NIV
Wisdom From Ananias & Sapphira
1. Good Deeds Done For Human Approval Hinder Our Relationship With God
2. When You Idolize Money, You Dishonor God
3. Idolizing Money Is A Doorway For The Enemy To Control Your Life
Six Things That Happen Every Time I Give:
1. Generosity Honors God
2 Corinthians 9:13
Proverbs 14:31
2. Generosity Draws Me Closer to God
Deuteronomy 14:23
Matthew 6:21 NCV
3. Generosity Makes Me More like Jesus
Proverbs 21:26
Luke 11:41
4. Generosity Is the Cure for Materialism
Matthew 6:24 NIV
5. Generosity Demonstrates My Faith
2 Corinthians 9:13
You are generous because of your faith
6. Generosity Reveals My Character
Luke 16:11 NLT
Giving First Fruits To God
Pray
Prepare
Prioritize
Give