Fellowship Church - Prairieville, LA

The Do’s and Don’ts of Gift-giving1 Peter 4:10-12Do serve people.-Don’t serve your gifts.Do own your gifts.-Don’t own your success.Do be humble.-Don’t fear confidence; do fight arrogance.Do what is needed.-Don’t do what you want, do what is needed.Do see God’s goodness in your giftedness.-Do seek God’s glory in your good work.

2 Corinthians 9Do decide.-Give by conviction, not convenience.Don’t manipulate.-Faithfulness cannot come from manipulation, compulsion, or extortion.Do invest.-We should only expect benefit, return, or reward where we invest.Do sacrifice.-Faithfulness requires giving what we want to have, not just what we want to give.Don’t chase cheer.-Cheer is given in, not gotten from.Do receive.-How we receive determines how we live.Do cooperate.-We must stop controlling to start cooperating.

Scripture – Psalm 118:1-8Big Idea – God deserves our thanks because He IS GoodGod’s goodness is true because He is trueRemembering the Lord’s past kindness gives us a future hopeDon’t forget to remember the Lord’s goodness.

Gratitude AdjustmentPsalm 100_____________ is active; not passive.We must be emptied to be filled.Worship the Lord in truth.Worship the Lord in thanksgiving.Worship the Lord in trust.

Alive: The New TogetherEphesians 2:11-22 / Ezekiel 37:15-28Brought near.Made whole.In peace.New person.Full citizen.