God’s Promise is Realized by Sharing

God’s Promise is Realized by Sharing

Genesis 12:1-3, Luke 22:17-20, Luke 6:27-38
Pastor Terry Wilcox

God’s Covenant with Abraham was Two-fold:

1. being a blessing to Abraham.
2. being a blessing to others.

The New Covenant:

Luke 22:17-20

1. This is for  today.
2. This covenant is for us to  to .

Luke 6:12-13

What about us, living on this side of the New Testament?

After choosing the twelve Apostles, Luke records the Beatitudes.

Luke 6:27

1. 1. Not everyone will receive what he will say.
   2. We are to  others the way we want to .
   3. for the right .

Two wrong reasons:

1. Because someone has given to you.
2. For the praise of people.

Two right reasons:  

1. Because God expects us.
2. Because God has set the example.

What we sow is what we will reap.

Giving with a glad and generous heart has a way of rooting out the tough old miser within us.  Even the poor need to know what they can give.  Just the very act of letting go of money, or some other treasure, does something within us.  It destroys the demon greed.
 -Richard J Foster, Money, Sex and Power

Personal Notes