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Giving and Growing
by Gordon MacDonald
Text: 2 Chronicles 29-31
Topic: What Are Marks of Revival
Big Idea: Revival is marked and sustained by generous giving.
Keywords: Giving; Revival; Stewardship
Introduction:
- History is marked by life-changing revivals.
Leaders lay the groundwork for revival.
- King Hezekiah did right in the eyes of the Lord.
- Hezekiah restored the memory of God's salvation.
- Illustration: MacDonald illustrates the need for revival by drawing parallels between the fading joy of a longtime Christian and the fading passion of a long marriage.
Celebration marks true revival.
- Illustration: Just as exuberant football players "lose it" in the celebration of a game winning touchdown, celebration is a time for "letting yourself go."
- Illustration: MacDonald tells the story of spontaneous song spreading across a Greater Urbana Missions Convention.
Cleansing marks true revival.
Generous giving marks true revival.
- Hezekiah's people gave enthusiastically.
- Hezekiah's people gave their first and best.
- The Bible calls us to a standard of giving-the tithe.
- Illustration: MacDonald laughs about understanding tithing as a child, keeping a nickel for himself after he loses "God's nickel."
- Illustration: MacDonald shares the personal story of his early days of marriage, when his wife was given the responsibility of family finances and established their tithing practice.
Continuous giving sustains revival.
- Our church was founded on a legacy of giving.
- To sustain that legacy, we must increase our giving.
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