Author: JH

MY LIFE TO THE POWER OF GIVING
Kerrick Thomas - Teaching Pastor - kerrick@journeymetro.com

“Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a
small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.”
– 2 Corinthians 9:6
GROW __________________________________________.
“Then Jesus said, ‘Let's get away from the crowds for a while and rest.’
There were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles
didn't even have time to eat. They left by boat for a quieter spot. But many
people saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the
shore and met them as they landed. A vast crowd was there as he stepped
from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like
sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.”
– Mark 6:31-34
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”
– John 3:16

How to Live a Life of Compounding Generosity
Jesus Feeds the 5,000
Mark 6:31-44

INVEST _______________________________________.
“Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said,
‘This is a desolate place, and it is getting late. Send the crowds away
so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy themselves some
food.’ But Jesus said, ‘You feed them.’ ‘With what?’ they asked. ‘It
would take a small fortune to buy food for all this crowd!’ ‘How much
food do you have?’ he asked. ‘Go and find out.’ They came back and
reported, ‘We have five loaves of bread and two fish.’”
– Mark 6:35-38

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GIVE _________________________________________.
“Then Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up. ‘There's
a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish.’”
– John 6:8
“I really don't need to write to you about this gift for the
Christians in Jerusalem. For I know how eager you are to
help, and I have been boasting to our friends in Macedonia that
you Christians in Greece were ready to send an offering a year
ago. In fact, it was your enthusiasm that stirred up many of
them to begin helping.”
– 2 Corinthians 9:1-2

TRUST ___________________________________________.
“Then Jesus told the crowd to sit down in groups on the green grass.
So they sat in groups of fifty or a hundred. Jesus took the five loaves and
two fish, looked up toward heaven, and asked God's blessing on the food.
Breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the
disciples to give to the people. They all ate as much as they wanted, and
they picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish. Five thousand
men had eaten from those five loaves!”
– Mark 6:39-44

Memory Verse
“You must each make up your own mind as to how much you
should give. Don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure.
For God loves the person who gives cheerfully.”
– 2 Corinthians 9:7

My next step today is to…
□ Memorize 2 Corinthians 9:7.
□ Pray and ask God to help me live a life of compounding generosity in 2009.
□ Pledge to give $____________ to the One in a Million Special Offering by Jan. 31.
□ Receive more info on The Journey’s next Baptism on Sun, Feb 22 (3:30 - 4:30pm).

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