UPCOMING EVENTS

Next Steps (stepTWO is today during the 11:35 service. Childcare is provided)

Man Night (April 22nd, 7pm)

Ladies Brunch (April 27th, 9am)

Pastor Brandon Shanks, April 14th, 2024

Power for You 

“Remarkable Generosity”

Remarkable: exceptional, outstanding, uncommon, worthy of attention.

Acts 4:32–37 (NLT) 32 All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had. 33The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s great blessing was upon them all. 34There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them 35and bring the money to the apostles to give to those in need. 36For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus. 37He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles.

Blessing – Makarios = Happy 

• “Studies have shown that older people who are generous tend to have better health.” -TIME

Magazine

• “Generous people were almost three times as likely to report being happy every day than less

generous people.” -The Ascent

• “People who donated to charity in the past month reported greater satisfaction with life. This

relationship emerged in poor and rich countries alike.” -The Gallup Poll – 136 Countries

• “When you are altruistic – lending a helping hand – your oxytocin level goes up, which helps

relieve your stress.” HeartMath Institute

1. I am a not an

Acts 4:32 All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had.

Matthew 5:16 (MSG) Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.

2. I am breaking the Spirit of off of my life

Acts 4:36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Luke 16:13 (NLT) 13“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.”

Money – Mammon = Wealth, Money, Riches, or Even Property.”

3. I am radically to God

4 Levels of Generosity

Level 1 – Giving

Level 2 – Giving

Take the 90-Day Tithe Challenge at cityhills.com/giving

Level 3 – Giving

Level 4 – Giving

Luke 16:9 Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home.

I will never God

Acts 4:36 …there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”)

1 Corinthians 2:9 (NLT) That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”

What is the Holy Spirit Saying to You Through This Message?

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