Finances

LIVING BOLDLY

February 21, 2012

Yesterday we looked at three compelling motivations for generous giving and we saw that courageous generosity is an attitude. A courageously generous life is one that is lived boldly. Living boldly requires anticipation – anticipation that God will abundantly provide. Anticipation is evidenced by making room for supernatural blessings with open hands and open heart. [...]

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3 MOTIVATIONS FOR GENEROUS GIVING

February 20, 2012

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” –Jim Elliot Whether it is your time, your money, or your life, giving something away breaks the back of materialism. It reminds us that it’s all about God, not about us. Courageous generosity is an attitude that confronts adversity [...]

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HEART FOR THE HOUSE

December 5, 2011

A little boy once asked a pastor, “Mister, is God really in that house? What does He do in the house?” God’s house is a special place. It’s where God’s people are joined together, becoming the habitation for the Holy Spirit. It is a place of life and power, a house where God works – [...]

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THE HEART OF COURAGEOUS GENEROSITY

November 29, 2011

Yesterday we looked at the faith of someone who is courageously generous. This is faith that confronts adversity with a spirit of liberality and openhanded generosity in unselfish and faith-filled giving. It flows from a willing heart and magnanimous spirit that inspires others to give with equal courage. Today, let’s look at the willing heart. [...]

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COURAGEOUS GENEROSITY

November 28, 2011

Courageous Generosity. It is an attitude that confronts adversity with a spirit of liberality and openhanded generosity in unselfish and faith-filled giving. It flows from a willing heart ad magnanimous spirit that inspires others to give with equal courage. Every believer is given the faith and the seed to be a courageous giver. This faith [...]

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Faith that Increases

May 6, 2011

“To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see” (Hebrews 11:1, GNT). Faith plants a seed and believes for a harvest before it can be seen. It waits with confidence for the invisible possibilities to become reality through the miraculous and supernatural [...]

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THE FAITH MINDSET

May 5, 2011

Yesterday, we looked at what it means to step beyond – to cross over in order to receive what was previously out of reach. Today, we are going to look at the mindset that pushes you to step into the supernatural realm of faith. The faith mindset is a renewed mind that has shifted over [...]

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STEP BEYOND AND RECEIVE

May 4, 2011

Go the distance. Run the race. Fight the fight. What do these phrases mean? They are intended to motive you to do something or to adjust your mindset. I want to present a new faith-stirring phrase to you: step beyond. To step beyond is to go to the farther side or to cross over in [...]

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IF YOU WANT APPLES, PLANT AN APPLE SEED

May 3, 2011

“…And Isaac sowed in the land…” (Genesis 26:12). There is a fundamental principle of giving in this verse: sow seed. Have you ever noticed that a slab of concrete does not produce crops? If you put a piece of plastic in the ground and water it, speak to it, and claim that it will grow, [...]

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Supernatural Turnaround for Today – Part 1

March 18, 2011
This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Supernatural Turnaround for Today

As someone has said, life comes at you fast. We have witnessed that the world we face every day is one of amazing surprises, challenges, crises, good news, and bad news. When those unexpected situations confront you, how do you respond? When your finances take a hit, do you shut down and shut out the [...]

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