it is a new experience in giving! what in the world is a

IT IS A NEW EXPERIENCE IN

GIVING!

What in the world is a

One Half Of The World Is Without An Adequate Gospel

Witness.

One Half Of The World Is Without An Adequate Gospel

Witness.

WE HAVE BEEN COMMANDED TO REACH

THEM!

WE HAVE ONLY TWO CHOICES:1. WE MUST GO AS MISSIONARIES -

2. WE MUST SEND OTHERS -

COMMITTED MONTHLY GIVING MAKES THIS POSSIBLE.

Jesus said, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” Mark 16:15

Paul wrote, “And how will anyone go and tell them unless someone sends him?” Rom

10:15

OUR CHURCH MISSIONS GIVING LAST YEAR

Faith Promise Adults $3,850.00 Children 108.00

Actual Giving

Peru Missions money $12,755.00 Love Offerings to Missionaries $923.00

Total Missions Giving

Total Church Giving $250.000

Missions % 18.7%

KINDS OF MISSIONS GIVING

• Emotional Giving - One gives only when moved to do so

• Token Giving - One who seldom fails to give but only amounts so small that little effort is required

• Committed Giving - One who takes seriously their responsibility to help evangelize the world

A Faith Promise:

Your offering comes from what you have .

The Church office will not contact you if you fail to

make a payment.

IS NOT YOUR REGULAR OFFERING

IS NOT JUST A PLEDGE

“For I testify that

according to their

ability, and beyond

their ability, they

gave of their own

accord,” 2 Cor 8:3 (NASV)

PAUL WROTE ABOUT THE MACEDONIAN CHRISTIANS,

COMMITTED GIVING, EXPRESSED IN TWO WAYS,

SUPPORTS MISSIONS

“according to their ability”

BUDGETED GIVING

FAITH PROMISE GIVING

“..beyond their ability..”“..beyond their ability..”

BUDGETED GIVING MEANS:

• To give regularly

House

Car

Tithe

Missions

Food

House

• To include missions in your monthly budget as a priority item

• To give what you are truly able to afford

It is not based solely on your ability to pay but rests

confidently in God’s ability to provide as your faith

ascends to new heights.

FAITH PROMISE GIVING LIFTS US

TO A HIGHER LEVEL –

WHAT IS A FAITH PROMISE?• It is a sacred act.

• It is your total reliance upon God for divine provision.

• It can be given:

Weekly – Monthly - Annually

WHO SHOULD MAKE A FAITH PROMISE?

• If you can’t go,you are called to send others.

• Children should be taught to make a faith promise

• Every family should make a faith promise

FAITH PROMISE GIVING IS:

THE GREAT EQUALIZER

• If it is an amount that you can afford to give, it doesn’t require as much faith.

• If the amount you have promised to give isn’t a challenge to you, it may not stretch your faith.

IS YOUR PROMISE REALLY MADE IN

WHY MUST I FILL OUT A FAITH PROMISE CARD?

Faith promises play an important role in order to plan for the future. When

the leaders see God’s people believe God, it challenges them for new

opportunities.

Missionaries cannot leave for the field until the monies needed are provided

I DON’T WANT OTHERS TO KNOW WHAT I AM GIVING!

• Confidentiality will be maintained.

If you desire absolute anonymity, then merely place an amount on the card.

• Amounts, but not names, will be announced.

• Yes, because each faith promise is made for one year.

• Yes, because you MAY want to increase your giving for next year.

IF I MADE A FAITH PROMISE LAST YEAR,

SHOULD I MAKE A NEW ONE?

WHEN DO I GIVE MY FAITH

PROMISE?• The Last Sunday of February.

__________ 20___

• Merely place the amount you want to give under missions.

HOW DO I GIVE THE MONEY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR?

HOW LONG DOES A FAITH PROMISE LAST?

ONE

YEAR365

DAYS52 WEEKS

12 MONTHS

UNTIL OUR NEXT CONFERENCE

May our hearts reflect the same giving attitude of our Heavenly Father

So, How Much Should My Faith Promise Be?

HE WILL TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOUR FAITH PROMISE

SHOULD BE.

Here’s a revolutionary idea.

WILL LEAD YOU TO MAKE YOUR COMMITMENT

NOW!

“Each one must do as he has made up his mind…”

2 Cor 9:7 (RSV)

ACTIVE OBEDIENCE

ACTIVE FAITHWILL UNLOCK THE

RESOURCES NEEDED TO

COMPLETE YOUR COMMITMENT “And God is able to provide you with

every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything

and may provide in abundance for every good work.” 2 Cor 9:8 (RSV)

THIS IS NOT

IT’S JUST