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Dr. Montia Setzler, Lead Pastor
November 20, 2022
Thanks & Giving
Giving Thanks and Thankful Giving
Exodus 35:4–9 (HCSB)
Then Moses said to the entire Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded: 5 Take up an offering among you for the Lord. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring this as the Lord’s offering: gold, silver, and bronze; 6 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; 7 ram skins dyed red and manatee skins; acacia wood; 8 oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 9 and onyx with gemstones to mount on the ephod and breast piece. 
Exodus 36:1–7 (HCSB)
Bezalel, Oholiab, and all the skilled people are to work based on everything the Lord has commanded. The Lord has given them wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work of constructing the sanctuary.” 2 So Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person in whose heart the Lord had placed wisdom, everyone whose heart moved him, to come to the work and do it. 3 They took from Moses’ presence all the contributions that the Israelites had brought for the task of making the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning. 
4 Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work for the sanctuary came one by one from the work they were doing 
5 and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than is needed for the construction of the work the Lord commanded to be done.” 6 After Moses gave an order, they sent a proclamation throughout the camp: “Let no man or woman make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” So the people stopped. 7 The materials were sufficient for them to do all the work. There was more than enough. 
1. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE ARE                       TO GIVE
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 	<li class="li3">There are times when God                     our heart to give.</li>
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 	<li class="li3">When we are truly thankful, we give willingly.</li>
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 	<li class="li3">Thanksgiving is an                     description of this kind of giving.</li>
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2. GOD IS LOOKING FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GIVE THANKS BY GIVING                    
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 	<li class="li3">Having been given the list of things needed to construct the Lord’s sanctuary, the people responded by bringing                     than was needed.</li>
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 	<li class="li3">God uses people to provide what is needed out of a generous heart.</li>
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3. WHEN WE GIVE OUT OF A                     HEART, THERE IS ABUNDANCE
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 	<li class="li3">The construction managers had to ask Moses to tell everyone to                     giving.</li>
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 	<li class="li3">The willingness to give provided more than enough.</li>
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 	<li class="li3">Genuine gratitude produces generous giving.</li>
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The Next Step:
True thankfulness will be followed by genuine generosity. Find ways to cultivate generosity.

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