Church of the Harvest » From Pastor Bob http://midsouthharvest.org Loving God. Loving People. Serving the World. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:55:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Church of the Harvest http://midsouthharvest.org/bob/a-word-from-pastor-bob/ http://midsouthharvest.org/bob/a-word-from-pastor-bob/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:00:19 +0000 shawna http://midsouthharvest.org/?p=751 The generous spirit in Church of the Harvest is just awesome. We have such an incredible church family. The culture of generosity is deeply rooted into our hearts. Proverbs 11:24-25 says, “One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.” This promises that the generous person will not have lack for anything but will prosper and that prosperity will increase. What a promise!

As we are generous, we are refreshing others then we receive refreshing also. Refresh means to enliven, renew, breathe new life into, thirst-quenching, invigorating, and exhilarating. What an impact the generous person has on others and himself.

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]]> The generous spirit in Church of the Harvest is just awesome. We have such an incredible church family. The culture of generosity is deeply rooted into our hearts. Proverbs 11:24-25 says, “One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.” This promises that the generous person will not have lack for anything but will prosper and that prosperity will increase. What a promise!

As we are generous, we are refreshing others then we receive refreshing also. Refresh means to enliven, renew, breathe new life into, thirst-quenching, invigorating, and exhilarating. What an impact the generous person has on others and himself.

Psychologists tell us that the two greatest motivating forces in a person’s life are the desire for gain and their fear of loss. If you could have a guarantee you would never lack for your material needs and that you would experience an ever increasing prosperity, how much would that be worth to you? God has given us that guarantee, all we have to do is to be generous. Although this verse is speaking primarily of financial generosity, it is not limited to that. Being generous means being focused on meeting the genuine needs of other people and ministering grace to them whether with money, prayer, loving kindness, good works or emotional support or assistance. It means seeing others through our Father’s eyes. Let’s be generous every day and live the refreshing life that only belongs to the generous.

Loving God, Loving People & Serving the World,

Pastor Bob

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We are partnering with Church of the Harvest in Oklahoma City as well as Joyce Meyer Ministries to send medical teams, supplies and other support.

We firstly ask everyone to please stand in prayer daily for the volatile situation as well as the desperate needs of Haiti.  Secondly, please pray and seek God as {CLICK POST TITLE FOR MORE}

]]> haitiChurch of the Harvest families have the opportunity and responsibility to show the love of God to the nation of Haiti and it’s hurting people.  The earthquake of Haiti is reportedly the worst natural disaster in the Western Hemisphere in over 200 years.  While the devastation is still unfolding, it is time to show the love of Christ in the midst of their time of need.

We are partnering with Church of the Harvest in Oklahoma City as well as Joyce Meyer Ministries to send medical teams, supplies and other support.

We firstly ask everyone to please stand in prayer daily for the volatile situation as well as the desperate needs of Haiti.  Secondly, please pray and seek God as to whether you should give financial to the relief efforts.  If you feel led to make a monetary donation please click here.  Thirdly, there are many supplies that can be donated from hygiene to clothing, vitamins to medical.  Please click here for a list of urgent needs as well as donation instructions.

Also, you may click here for a direct link to the Joyce Meyer Ministries “Haiti Disaster Response” page.

Together we can make a difference!

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