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2 Everyone, Always Love everyone, always Forgive everyone, always Serve everyone, always Respect everyone, always Honor everyone, always Present Christ to everyone, always Welcome everyone, always Bless everyone, always 2
3 Acknowledge Ask Act 3
4 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings 4
5 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings - Physical 5
6 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings - Physical - Financial 6
7 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings - Physical - Financial $20,000/year income 7
8 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings - Physical - Financial $20,000/year income > top 4% of world s richest people 8
9 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings - Physical - Financial $20,000/year income > top 4% of world s richest people > average Indonesian worker: 26 years 9
10 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings - Physical - Financial $20,000/year income > top 4% of world s richest people > average Indonesian worker: 26 years > salary of 75 doctors in Kazakhstan 10
11 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings - Physical - Financial - Essential 11
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13 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings - Physical - Financial - Essential 13
14 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings 2. Relational Blessings 14
15 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings 2. Relational Blessings 3. Spiritual Blessings 15
16 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings 2. Relational Blessings 3. Spiritual Blessings - Salvation 16
17 1 Peter 1:3, 8-9 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ 17
18 1 Peter 1:3, 8-9 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 18
19 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings 2. Relational Blessings 3. Spiritual Blessings - Salvation 19
20 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings 2. Relational Blessings 3. Spiritual Blessings - Salvation, Scripture 20
21 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings 2. Relational Blessings 3. Spiritual Blessings - Salvation, Scripture, Spiritual gifts 21
22 You re blessed when you re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule. You re blessed when you feel you ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you. You re blessed when you re content with just who you are no more, no less. That s the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can t be bought. 22
23 You re blessed when you ve worked up a good appetite for God. He s food and drink in the best meal you ll ever eat. You re blessed when you care. At the moment of being care-full, you find yourselves cared for. You re blessed when you get your inside world your mind and heart put right. Then you can see God in the outside world. 23
24 You re blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God s kingdom. Not only that count yourselves blessed every time people put you down or throw you out or speak lies about you to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and they are uncomfortable. 24
25 You can be glad when that happens give a cheer, even! for though they don t like it, I do! And all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company. My prophets and witnesses have always gotten into this kind of trouble. 25
26 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings 2. Relational Blessings 3. Spiritual Blessings - Salvation, Scripture, Spiritual gifts, Struggle 26
27 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings 2. Relational Blessings 3. Spiritual Blessings - Salvation, Scripture, Spiritual gifts, Struggle, Story 27
28 Mark 5:19-20 Jesus did not let him come, but said, Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you. So the man went away and began to tell how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed. 28
29 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings 2. Relational Blessings 3. Spiritual Blessings - Salvation, Scripture, Spiritual gifts, Struggle, Story 29
30 ACKNOWLEDGE: naming our gifts 1. Material Blessings 2. Relational Blessings 3. Spiritual Blessings 30
31 ASK: why does God bless us? 31
32 ASK: why does God bless us? Genesis 12:1-3 I will bless you and all people s on earth will be blessed through you. 32
33 ASK: why does God bless us? Genesis 12:1-3 I will bless you and all people s on earth will be blessed through you. 2 Corinthians 9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion 33
34 ASK: why does God bless us? When it comes to your blessings, are you a flowing river or a stagnant pond? 34
35 ACT: blessed to be blessing mindset (A) Take inventory 35
36 ACT: blessed to be blessing mindset (A) Take inventory (B) Blessings grid God has blessed me with and God hopes I will be a blessing by. 36
37 ACT: blessed to be blessing mindset (A) Take inventory (B) Blessings grid (C) challenge 1 material / 1 relational / 1 spiritual 37
38 ACT: blessed to be blessing mindset (A) Take inventory (B) Blessings grid (C) challenge 38
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