Psalm 92:13-14
13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be fresh and flourishing,
1. Because when I flourish, I align myself to the Will of God.
John 10:10
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
2. Because when I flourish, I can be a blessing to others.
Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
3. If you can't flourish, you'll not stay planted.
Matthew 13:3-8
3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. 8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
1 Timothy 6:17
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,
4 Transactional Levels of Commitment (in church)
- Enjoyment
- Doing Good
- Ready to give
- Willing to give
Do you have a gift in life? Please unwrap it and give it away!
1 Peter 4:10
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
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