" GIVE "

Good day to you, this week we will be looking into " Giving. " I have confidence in saying that we all have given at sometime in the past. But I also realize that motives for giving can change from moment to motive. To Give: to make a present of something 2- to grant or bestow by formal action 3- to put into possession of another for his use. " And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying all authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth " (Matt.28:18). God gave Jesus authority over heaven and earth. On the basis of that authority, Jesus told his disciples to make more disciples as they Preached, Baptized, and Taught. With this same authority, Jesus still commands us to tell others the good news and make them disciples for the Kingdom. Now, so that we're clear, we are to go - whether it is next door or to another country - and make disciples. It is not an option, but a command to all who call Jesus " LORD. " We are not all evangelists in the formal sense, but we have all received gifts that we can use to help fulfill the Great Commission. As we obey, we have comfort in the knowledge that Jesus is always with us. LAST THOUGHT: Jesus proclaims: " In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' " Now, these words of Jesus are not recorded in the Gospels. Obviously, not all of us Jesus' words were written down; this saying may have been passed on orally through the apostles. John 21:25 " And there are also many things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written. " I also recommend the Gospel of John to be the very first to be read by those in whom I witness to as well as those who just surrendered their life to Jesus. READ JOHN'S GOSPEL AND BELIEVE. Until Next Time... Jim,