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Give God a Year Part 2 – All Access

“If we what we’re doing, we’re going to what we’re getting.” – Stephen Covey
I’ll never of God until I of me.

Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NLT) – 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope……. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.

“Does God have areas of my life?”

Romans 13:11-14 (MSG) – But make sure that you don’t get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time and doze off, oblivious to God. The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed. We can’t afford to waste a minute, must not squander these precious daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence, in sleeping around and dissipation, in bickering and grabbing everything in sight. Get out of bed and get dressed! Don’t loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about!

of my.

Ecclesiastes 4:6 – 6 Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

Don’t prioritize your schedule,

First 15 – 15 minutes with God each morning
5 minutes reading the – One Year Bible
5 minutes in .
5 minutes in .

what I allow to enter my .

1 Corinthians 10:23 – 23 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.

Psalm 141:4 (NLT) – 4 Don’t let me drift toward evil or take part in acts of wickedness. Don’t let me share in the delicacies of those who do wrong.

Organize my around , , .

Proverbs 3:9 (MSG) – 9 Honor GOD with everything you own; give him the first and the best.

Matthew 6:21 – 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

10 / 10 / 80 principle.

First 10% goes to .
Second 10% goes to .
Last 80% to .

The Key to it All

my life .

Proverbs 20:4 – 4 Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.

Proverbs 17:24 (GN) – 24 An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions.

Psalm 90:12 (LB) – 12 Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should.

Give God a Year – It’s Time

Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NLT) – 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope….13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.

to give God a year.

Move on from old .

Isaiah 43:18-19 – 18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”

Move on from old .

Isaiah 58:6 – 6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?”

Move on from old .

2 Corinthians 5:17-18 – 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ…

I can’t start the of my life if I keep the last one.

Matthew 4:17 – 17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

4 Decisions to Give God a Year

It’s time to .

James 4:8 (NLT) – 8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.

I need to I’ve never done if I to have I’ve never had.

It’s time to get .

James 5:16 (NLT) – 16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.

It’s time to get in tune with my .

Galatians 6:3-4 – 3 If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. 4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else.

It’s time to greater than myself.

Ephesians 2:10 (MSG) – 10 (God) creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.

I’ll never of God until I of me.”

Luke 9:57-62 (MSG) – 57 On the road someone asked if he could go along. “I’ll go with you, wherever,” he said. 58 Jesus was curt: “Are you ready to rough it? We’re not staying in the best inns, you know.” Jesus said to another, “Follow me.” 59 He said, “Certainly, but first excuse me for a couple of days, please. I have to make arrangements for my father’s funeral.” 60 Jesus refused. “First things first. Your business is life, not death. And life is urgent: Announce God’s kingdom!” 61 Then another said, “I’m ready to follow you, Master, but first excuse me while I get things straightened out at home.” 62 Jesus said, “No procrastination. No backward looks. You can’t put God’s kingdom off till tomorrow. Seize the day.”

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Prepare The Way

Isaiah 40:3-5 – 3 A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. 5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Experience .

Isaiah 40:3-5 – Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low;

Isaiah 42:4 – 4 In His name, the nations will put their hope.

Let Inside.

Isaiah 40:3-5 – The rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.

Psalm 91:7 – 7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you.

Philippians 4:6-7 – 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Choose anyway.

Philippians 4:4 – 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Romans 15:13 – 13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Receive God’s Freely.

Isaiah 42:5 – 5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Romans 5:8 – God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Legacy Sunday

Luke 2:10 (NKJV) – 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.

Mark 4:35-38 – 35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”

Matthew 8:26-27 – 26 He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. 27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

storms.
storms.
storms.

What if the wasn’t the storm Jesus calmed on the , but the storm He calmed on the ?

Remember .

Romans 5:3-4 – 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope….

Remember .

Psalm 119:81 – 81 My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.

Remember .

Psalm 46:1 – 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

Hebrews 13:5-6 – 5 “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. 6 The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”

The Mindset of Generosity

If it’s not enough to ,

then it .

Many of us don’t have a problem,

we have a problem.

Scarcity Mindset vs Blessing Mindset:

View of .

Scarcity: “God come through.”

Blessing: “God comes through.”

2 Corinthians 9:8 – 8 And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.

Malachi 3:10 – 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven…

Deuteronomy 28:8 – 8 The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.

View of .

Scarcity: “I only have a … I need to hold onto it.”

Blessing: “God gave me … so I can pour it out.”

Proverbs 3:9-10 – 9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.

Malachi 3:10 – 10 Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

2 Corinthians 8:2 – 2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.

View of .

Scarcity: “I am the . I’m not enough.”

Haggai 1:6 – 6 You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

Blessing: “I’m a . God can use me.”

Deuteronomy 21:17 – 17 He must acknowledge the son… as the firstborn by giving him a double share of all he has. That son is the first sign of his father’s strength. The right of the firstborn belongs to him.

Rich Toward God

1 Timothy 6:17-19 – 17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

God has blessed me with more than I need so I can in the lives of others.
God doesn’t want us . He wants us .

1 Timothy 6:17-19 – 17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

There is more to this life than .

What is my giving ?

I will intentionally share my .

Become a .

1 Corinthians 16:2 – 2 On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.

I will intentionally share my .

I will intentionally share .

Luke 12:16-21 – 16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ 18 Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” 20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ 21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”

Because this life is preparation for the next, I will value:

over .

over .

Luke 16:9 – 9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.

If you don’t love people and use money, then you will use people and love money.

over the .

The greatest deterrent to radical generosity is the illusion that is our home.

Philippians 3:18-20 – 18 Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things. 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Willing and Able

1 Timothy 6:17-18 – 17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.

Philippians 2:13 (CEV) – God is working in you to make you willing and able to obey him.

God, help me to be and .

1 Chronicles 29:3, 5 (NKJV) – 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver… 5 Now, who is willing to consecrate himself today to the LORD?

1 Chronicles 29:6-9 – 6 Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly. 7 They gave toward the work on the temple of God…. 9 The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

1 Chronicles 29:17 – 17 “All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.”

2 Corinthians 8:12 – 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is Acceptable…

When people lose their , they lose their .

1 John 4:19 – 19 We love because he first loved us.

2 Corinthians 9:10-11 – 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

God blesses us “we can .”

Acts 20:25 – 25 It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

John 3:16 – 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Able

Giving.

2 Corinthians 9:6-7 – 6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver…

Giving.

Mark 12:41-44 – 41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. 43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

Giving.

1 Corinthians 3:12-14 – 12 If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work. 14 If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward.

God has blessed me with so that I can in others.

Think Right – Do Right

Galatians 6:14 – 14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Before I can , I have to .

Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV) – 7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.

Romans 12:2 – 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

1 Timothy 6:17-19 – 17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

Rich people don’t like to admit .

“ is rich, but knows who is.”

2 Corinthians 8:9 (NLT) – 9 You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.

2 Corinthians 9:11 – 11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion.

Rich people are plagued by .

Ecclesiastes 5:10-12 (NLT) – 10 Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! 11The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers! 12 People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much. But the rich seldom get a good night’s sleep.

Rich people live with a of security.

Proverbs 18:11 – 11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

Do Right

I will be .

1 Chronicles 29:10-14 – 10 David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, LORD, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.11 Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. 12 Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. 13 Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name. 14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.

Gratitude makes me .

I will with generosity.

Matthew 6:21 – 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Acts 20:35 (MSG) – 35 You’ll not likely go wrong here if you keep remembering that our Master said, “You’re far happier giving than getting.”

Generosity, heart .

I will put my .

Proverbs 30:8-9 – 8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

Why would we put our hope in the when we could put our hope in the?

I will not trust in but in Him who