January 12th, 2026
Prayer Focus: For the finances of the church.
“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.””
Luke 6:38 NKJV
WOW - God is so good - seeing people saved and delivered yesterday was incredible. God is great, the story has just begun.....
Today's scripture breakdown:
Luke 6: Don't judge - Don't condemn - Forgive - Give
If you have been around me and our church for any given time you will notice that we don't harp on finances. However, you need to know today how giving in an example of worship. Once someone understands the why behind the gift - the how takes care of itself. So here's the why:
Why do we give to the local church?
We pray for the finances of the church so that there will be plenty to do what the Lord has called us to do. And the great thing is that there will be more than enough.
Currently our church carries a mortgage on the new Student Center and we are praying that that mortgage will be "paid in full". As your pastor I will share that I have had 3 separate dreams that the loan was miraculously paid in full and I stand by those dreams.
My prayer echos Jesus' statement - may God return to you pressed down and running over your worship gifts so you will not even have room to store the blessings.
In the mighty name of Jesus,
P Richie
Luke 6:38 NKJV
WOW - God is so good - seeing people saved and delivered yesterday was incredible. God is great, the story has just begun.....
Today's scripture breakdown:
Luke 6: Don't judge - Don't condemn - Forgive - Give
If you have been around me and our church for any given time you will notice that we don't harp on finances. However, you need to know today how giving in an example of worship. Once someone understands the why behind the gift - the how takes care of itself. So here's the why:
Why do we give to the local church?
- God has chosen to use us to further the gospel and the greatest tool that has been designed for the advancement of the Kingdom of God is the local church.
- The local church is not backed financially by private investors or government programs but rather on the shoulders of faithful people like you who believe what God is doing and want to sow into this field.
- We give to the local church because that is the group of people God has chosen to help us in our life journeys. It's truly a beautiful partnership.
- Giving to the local church shows your love and support of what the body is accomplishing.
- It is nearly impossible for a giver to be selfish. And most importantly we see that when we release money - money can't have a foothold in our life.
We pray for the finances of the church so that there will be plenty to do what the Lord has called us to do. And the great thing is that there will be more than enough.
Currently our church carries a mortgage on the new Student Center and we are praying that that mortgage will be "paid in full". As your pastor I will share that I have had 3 separate dreams that the loan was miraculously paid in full and I stand by those dreams.
My prayer echos Jesus' statement - may God return to you pressed down and running over your worship gifts so you will not even have room to store the blessings.
In the mighty name of Jesus,
P Richie
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