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Is Faith Promise missions
giving right for your church?
It may be if your church
has a burden for world evangelization and would like to double or perhaps
triple her missions giving. It is even probable that your regular offerings
will go up at the same time. This isn't some pie-in-the-sky scheme,
but a proven Biblical method of financing world evangelization that woks
equally well in churches of all sizes and social backgrounds.
Interested? Here is
more information.
What Faith Promise Giving is
not.
Faith Promise is not a
pledge. No cards are signed and no agreement is made with the church or
pastor.
Faith Promise is not
tithing. Tithing is giving ten percent of a person' income to the Lord.
Faith Promise goes beyond tithing and trusts the Lord to supply a special
offering for missions.
Faith Promise is not a
love offering. Love offerings are received at special times for specific
and particular needs. Usually these are given as one-time offerings as God
burdens the hearts of His people.
Faith Promise is not
prosperity theology. God does not guarantee that a person will become
wealthy because he gives to missions what God has provided.
Faith Promise is not
unreasonable giving. Missions is the work of God and it is reasonable to
expect Him to finance His work through His people.
Faith Promise is not the
only method of missions giving. Many fine churches do great mission work
who do not use the Faith Promise plan. But, those doing a good work, in all
probability, could do even better with Faith Promise.
What Faith Promise Giving is.
Faith Promise giving is
giving by the grace of God as taught in the New Testament. (2 Cor.
8:1, 7, 8) --
"Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the
churches of Macedonia; Therefore, as ye abound in everything, in faith, and
utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see
that ye abound in this grace also. I speak not by commandment, but by
occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your
love."
Faith Promise is
trusting God to give through us, for the cause of world evangelization, what
He would not otherwise give to us.
Faith Promise is giving
as God enables. It is God's ability, and not our own, that provides what we
give.
Faith Promise is church centered and
promotes the overall ministry of the church.
Faith Promise is an
organized, purposeful approach to missions giving in a church.
Faith Promise involves
every member in a church. Whether young or old, rich or poor, all may
participate in this exciting exercise of faith in God to give to world
evangelization.
How Faith Promise Giving
works.
In a Missions Conference the members
are made aware of the needs of world wide missions and how God desires to
finance it.
Each member is then
encouraged to pray for an amount that he will trust the Lord to provide on a
regular basis.
A commitment is made
between the individual and God, that, if the Lord will supply, a specific
amount will be given regularly through his church the coming year.
That amount is placed on
a commitment card, unsigned, and turned in. All of these cards are totaled
so that the church may have a general idea of the amount of mission work it
can plan to budget for the coming year.
The Results of Faith Promise.
Individual members and the church as
a whole will experience an increased faith in God to supply the needs, not
only for world evangelization, but for every area of their lives.
The church will
experience an increase in her missions giving. As a result, more
missionaries and mission projects can be supported.
The average church can
expect an increase in her regular giving.
The church will have a
greater awareness of mission activity around the world.
The individual will
experience the thrill and joy of knowing that they have become a real
partner with the missionaries and in the work being done.
If you desire to learn more about Faith
Promise giving for your church, you may contact the Macedonian Missionary
Service at the address below. The staff will be happy to give you more
detailed information and recommend experienced Faith Promise speakers for
your Missions Conference.
MACEDONIAN MISSIONARY
SERVICE
P.O. BOX 68
POLK CITY, FL 33868-0068
(963) 984-4060
FAX: (863) 984-4505
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