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By Paul Brannan

What is a Faith Promise?. By Paul Brannan. IT IS A NEW EXPERIENCE IN GIVING! . As a Follower of Jesus Christ,. YOU. Hold the World in Your Hand. ½ of the World is Without an Adequate Witness. WE HAVE BEEN COMMANDED TO REACH THEM!. WE HAVE ONLY TWO CHOICES:.

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  1. What is a Faith Promise? By Paul Brannan

  2. IT IS A NEW EXPERIENCE IN GIVING! As a Follower of Jesus Christ, YOU Hold the World in Your Hand

  3. ½ of the World is Without an Adequate Witness. WE HAVE BEEN COMMANDED TO REACH THEM!

  4. 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) 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.

  5. KINDS OF MISSIONS GIVING 3 • Emotional Giving – One gives only when moved by feelings • Token Giving – One seldom fails to give but only small amounts that require little effort • Committed Giving –Practiced by those who take seriously their responsibility to help evangelize the world

  6. COMMITTED MISSIONS GIVING: IS NOT GOD’S TITHE 10% Is what we give for the local church ministry. IS NOT JUST A PLEDGE The Church office will not contact you if you fail to make a payment.

  7. PAUL WROTE ABOUT 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 (NASV)

  8. COMMITTED GIVING, IS EXPRESSED TWO WAYS “according to their ability” BUDGETED GIVING “..beyond their ability..” FAITH PROMISE GIVING

  9. To include missions in your monthly budget as a priority item   Tithe Missions  House House  Food  Car BUDGETED GIVING MEANS: • To give regularly • To give what you are truly able to afford

  10. FAITH PROMISE GIVING… LIFTS US TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF OBEDIENCE It is not based solely on your ability to pay but rests confidently in God’s ability to provide as your faith grows.

  11. It is your total reliance upon God for divine provision. WHAT IS A FAITH PROMISE? • It is a spiritual agreement between you and God to give regularly during the next year. • It is a sacred act.

  12. Every family should make a faith promise. WHO SHOULD MAKE A FAITH PROMISE? • If you are not called to go, you are called to send others. • Children should be taught to make a faith promise.

  13. FAITH PROMISE GIVING IS: THE GREAT EQUALIZER

  14. IS YOUR PROMISE REALLY MADE IN • 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. FAITH?

  15. MUST I FILL OUT A FAITH PROMISE CARD? Church leaders must know how much income to expect for missions before making monthly commitments to missionaries. Missionaries cannot leave for the field until their budget has been raised.

  16. Amounts, but not names, will be announced. I DON’T WANT OTHERS TO KNOW WHAT I AM GIVING! • Confidentiality will be maintained. • Only those who administer missions funds will see your card.

  17. SHOULD I MAKE A NEW FAITH PROMISE? • Yes,since God provided for you last year, you WILLwant to increase your giving for next year. • Yes,because if you were unable to complete your promise last year, we start fresh today.

  18. HOW LONG DOES A FAITH PROMISE LAST? 365 DAYS 52 WEEKS ONE YEAR 12 MONTHS UNTIL YOUR NEXT CONVENTION UNTIL JESUS COMES!

  19. HOW DO I GIVE MY FAITH PROMISE? • Most will give on missions Sunday. • Some will give as they receive their salary. • Others must wait God’s provision. • All should clearly mark their giving “missions”.

  20. HOW MUCH IS A FAITH PROMISE? • SINCE GOD GAVE HIS SON TO REDEEM THE WORLD FROM SIN, and • JESUS GAVE HIS LIFE FOR LOST SOULS…

  21. CELL PHONE SHOULDN’T WE GIVE MORE TO MISSIONS THAN WE SPEND ON… ? CABLE TELEVISION

  22. IN YOUR HEART, YOU KNOW THE ANSWER CALVARY DEMANDS OUR BEST, NOT OUR LEFTOVERS!

  23. 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.

  24. WILL LEAD YOU TO MAKE YOUR COMMITMENT TODAY! YOUR ACTIVE OBEDIENCE “Each one must do as he has made up his mind…”2 Cor 9:7 (RSV)

  25. YOUR ACTIVE FAITH WILL UNLOCK THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO COMPLETE YOUR COMMITMENT “And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everythingand may provide in abundance for every good work.” 2 Cor 9:8 (RSV)

  26. IT’S JUST THE BEGINNING THIS IS NOT THE END

  27. IT’S TIME TO MAKE A DECISION! WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THAT LOST WORLD IN YOUR HANDS?

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