GIVING IS SPIRITUAL INVESTMENT NOT EXPENSE Part 1.

GIVING IS SPIRITUAL INVESTMENT NOT EXPENSE Part 1.

2 Corinthians 9:6 (NIV)

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

God often compares giving to sowing seeds.

Like a farmer, if you go out and sow a bunch of seeds, you'll get a bunch of plants.

If you only sow a few seeds, you'll only get a few plants. And if you sow no seeds, you'll get no plants.

No farmer considers sowing seeds an expense. He sees it as an investment. He knows that if you don't buy seed, you won't have a farm.

When a farmer plants seeds, he's excited about it; he's hopeful about it. He has faith because he puts one corn seed in the ground and expects to get a whole corn stalk full of more seed than he put in. He looks forward to the harvest because he knows he's going to be blessed.

Here are Three Things the Bible says about sowing and reaping:

Whatever you sow, you are going to reap.

If you sow criticism, people are going to criticize you. If you sow gossip, people are going to gossip about you. Whatever you sow in life, you are going to reap it back. Count on it.

The good news is, this works in positive terms too. Give it to God and watch his blessings flow onto others and back to you.

You will reap more than you sow every time.

A farmer who plants one kernel in the ground will get a stalk with eight or nine ears that have 100 to 200 corn kernels each.

You always reap in a different season than you sowed.

You sow in one season and then you reap the benefit in another season. You can go plant a seed today, dig it up tomorrow, and there will be no difference. But if you let it settle, slowly it will grow and produce. That's the faith portion of the waiting period in God's economy.

How big a harvest do you want to see in your life?

It's up to you.

God says, "According to your faith will it be done to you" (Matthew 9:29 NIV).

May God Bless you.

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SALVATION IS BY GRACE

SALVATION IS BY GRACE.

HOW TO RECEIVE CHRIST USING THE BOOK OF ROMANS.

STAGE 1: Our need for a Saviour: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

(Romans 3:23)

STAGE 2: The free Gift: For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

STAGE 3: The Grace of God: But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)

STAGE 4: Confession and Belief: that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. (Romans 10:9)

STAGE 5: Being Justified we now have Peace: Therefore having been  justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1)

STAGE 6: Eternal Victory over Sin: There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1)

Have you received Christ as your Savior? If NOT, please do the following prayer.

PRAYER OF SALVATION

Dear Lord Jesus, I know and I accept that I am a sinner. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. May You forgive me of my sins. I turn away from my sins and invite You to come into my life. I want to trust You and follow You as my Lord and Savior. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be. 

In the Mighty name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Dear Brothers and Sisters, words cannot express our appreciation to the Almighty God for the greatest miracle of all, the salvation of your souls.

I welcome you into the family of God. You are now beginning an awesome and exciting journey of faith with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

The sinner's prayer must come from your heart and I hope this will help you to invite Jesus into your life. This prayer is here only as a guide. I urge you to pour out your heart to Jesus in your own words.

Please note:

The Salvation Prayer, or confession prayer (which is the Sinner's Prayer) above, is not an "official prayer" but rather a sample prayer to follow when asking Jesus into your heart. You can pray to God in your own words.

Regarding the location of the Sinner's Prayer in the Bible? Well, there isn't one mentioned; it is only implied. The basis of the Sinner's Prayer comes from Romans 10: 9-10.

May God Bless you.

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THE BENEFITS OF HAVING CHRIST.

THE BENEFITS OF HAVING CHRIST.

Christ is the assurance for our requests.
I John 5:14 -15 (Amplified)
14. And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him:  that if we ask anything  according to His will , He listens to and hears us.
15. And if  we  know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know  that we have  the requests made of Him.

Our future is guaranteed in Him.
Romans 6:4-6 (Amplified)
4. We were buried therefore with Him by the baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious  of the Father, so we too might  live and behave in newness of life.
5. For if we have become one with Him by sharing a death like His, we shall also be  His resurrection .
6. We know that our old  self was nailed to the cross with Him in order that  body  of sin might be made ineffective and inactive for evil, that we might no longer be the slaves of sin.  

Christ in us is the Hope of glory.
Colossians 1:27 (Amplified)
To whom God was pleased to make known how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ within and among you, the Hope of glory.

Christ in us is the Power & the Wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 1:24, 30 (AMP)
24. But to those who are called, whether Jew or Greek (Gentile), Christ is the Power of God and the Wisdom of God.
30. But it is from Him that you have your life in Christ Jesus, Whom God made our Wisdom from God, revealed to us a knowledge of the divine plan of salvation previously hidden, manifesting itself as our Righteousness thus making us upright and putting us in right standing with God, and our Consecration making us pure and holy, and our Redemption providing our ransom from eternal penalty for sin.

Christ in us is the strength to do all things.
Philippians 4:13 (Amplified)
I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].

Christ in us is the perfect UNITY of the body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:10 NIV
I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.

We don't need to tell others that we have received Jesus in our lives, they will see it.

The following is the evidence that a person have received Christ:
1. The way you make your judgments.
2. The way you manage your life.
3. The way you discern spirits.
4. The way you use your knowledge.

5. And the way you treat the vulnerable people.

Therefore, judge yourself. If you are not sure whether you have received Jesus or not, please do it now!

God Bless You.

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FIND WISDOM AND GAIN UNDERSTANDING.

FIND WISDOM AND GAIN UNDERSTANDING.

Proverbs 3:13-14
Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.

Finding wisdom is finding Jesus Christ.

He is like getting the starting capital. (Wisdom is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.)

The scripture says, 'Christ in us is the Wisdom of God.' (1 Cor. 1:24, 30)

Wisdom is like the capital and understanding is the gains or interest or profit.

People should benefit something from a life that have Christ.

Having Christ means business is going on inside.

Life that has Christ makes profit and is beneficial to others.

UNDERSTANDING

Ephesians 5:17 NIV
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

Understanding is the Knowledge applied with wisdom.
It is the Superior power of discernment.
It is the enlightened intelligence.
It is the possession of intelligence in the mental process of a person, in order to articulate good judgment.

If you got Christ in your life we will see by how much you Understand life and how you make profit with it.

God Bless You.

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