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WELCOME TO TODAY

WORSHIP

Psalm 122:1I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go

the house of the LORD."


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MAKING A DIFFEREN

Gods People

Acts 4:32-3332

Now the multitude of those who believed were of one hone soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he

possessed was his own, but they had all things in commo33And with great power the apostles gave witness to the

of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.


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John 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peyou: as my Father hath sent me, even so send

Matt 10:40 He that receives you receives Me, receives Me receives Him that sent Me.

Wherever people have been evangelized and chave been planted...it always results in CHANGGod has promised that this will happen! When

receive the True and Living God it changes thesurroundings forever!

One historian has written: No civilization has ever risen an

Its religion, and no religion has ever risen any higher than

God.


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All of us live pretty normal livesand will continue to do so.

Fame or fortune may notcome to us... but we all get an

opportunity to make our lives

count.

Once the Devil gets usconvinced that our lives are

insignificant, he wins!

If he can convincwe personally macontribution for g

hes got us demo


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WHEN WE BECOME CONVINCED THATCOUNT FOR SOMETHING... LOOK OUT

Because we are Children of God...wmake a difference! Ephesians 3:20

Now to him who is able to do far more abundaall that we ask or think, according to the powe

within us, to him be glory in the church and inJesus throughout all generations, forever andAmen.


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L00K AT THE IMPACT THEY MADTHEIR WORLD (ACTS 2:14-47

Of those 3000 onPentecost that began to

immediately grow in

numberFew of them had

any money, or fame orposition...They were just

ordinary people!


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AND LOOK AT WHAT THAT EARCHURCH HAD GOING AGAINST

A hostile culture(Judaism),

A hostile government(Rome),

And all the other forcesSatan could wield.

WATCH HOW THEY GREWUNDER PERSECUTION!


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BUT LOOK AGAIN

IF WE FOLLOW THEIREXAMPLE...JUST

IMAGINE WHAT WE CAN

DO!!

Within a relatively shortperiod of time, the number

of men had grown to about

5,000 (Acts 4:4)....

Additions turned in to multiActs 5:14 Acts 6:7 Acts 9:24 Acts 12:24 Acts 13:49 A19:20


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Would you agree? They really madifference

Acts 8:4 Therefwho were scatteeverywhere pre

word.


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CONCLUSION:

1) The happiest people I know are people who walk

of having things--because you have to have thing

being attached to them.

2) Being a Christian is being a giver...NOT A TAKER

3) We cannot become better at giving if were so AT

our money and our THINGS that we cant let go o

4) Its no coincidence that the word MISERY begins

5) Misers hang on to things forever, and they end up

6) Every successful businessman understands that

asset is NOT his product or his equipmentits PE


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7) Companies that invest in building peo

become successful.

8) So do churches. We are in the PeopBusiness with Jesus!!

9) Businesses succeed on a large scale

they grasp the concept that people avaluable than THINGS!

10) So do churches!


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