Kingdom Generosity

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Kingdom Generosity
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1 Chron 2914-19 NIV

• "But who am I, and who are my people, that we
  should be able to give as generously as this?
  Everything comes from you, and we have given you
  only what comes from your hand.
• 16 O Lord our God, as for all this abundance
  it comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to
  you All these things have I given willingly and
  with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy
  how willingly your people who are here have given
  to you. 18 O Lord keep this desire in the hearts
  of your people forever, and keep their hearts
  loyal to you.

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New Testament Giving

• Give ourselves to the Lord first (2Cor 85)
• Give willingly (2Cor 83, 12)
• Give cheerfully (hilariously). (2Cor 97)
• Give generously, liberally (2Cor 82 913)
• 5. Give proportionately. (2Cor 96 814-15
  811-12NLT Give in proportion to what you have.)
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New Testament Giving

• 6. Give regularly.
• 1 Cor 161-2 AMP
• NOW CONCERNING the money contributed for the
  relief of the saints (God's people) you are to
  do the same as I directed the churches of Galatia
  to do. On the first day of each week, let each
  one of you personally put aside something and
  save it up as he has prospered in proportion to
  what he is given, so that no collections will
  need to be taken after I come.

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New Testament Giving

• 7. Give systematically(2Cor 97)
• 8. Give lovingly (2Cor 824)
• 9. Give thankfully (2Cor 911-12)
• 10. Give as a ministry to the Lord and His
  saints. (2Cor 912-13)

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Matt 517 NIV

• "Do not think that I have come to abolish the
  Law or the Prophets I have not come to abolish
  them but to fulfill them.

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Matt 520

• unless your righteousness surpasses that of
  the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you
  will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

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Matt521-22

• You have heard that it was said to the
  people long ago, 'Do not murder, and anyone who
  murders will be subject to judgment.' 22 But I
  tell you that anyone who is angry with his
  brother will be subject to judgment.

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Template for distribution of our finances

• Firstfruits (Terumah) fatherhood, to the man/
  woman of god in your life.
• First Tithe Storehouse (Place where you are
  spiritually nourished)
• Second Tithe Personal Savings
• Third Tithe Poor
• Freewill Offerings
• Provision for our families

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Monthly Distribution of Wealth
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Monthly Distribution of Wealth
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Monthly Distribution of Wealth
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Monthly Distribution of Wealth
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Monthly Distribution of Wealth
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Monthly Distribution of Wealth
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Monthly Distribution of Wealth
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No Taxes
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Example of OT distribution on R1000

• Total R1000.00
• Firstfruits (2.5 of R1000) R25.00
  R975.00
• First Tithe (10 of R970.50) R97.50 R877.50
• Tax (say 20 of R1000) R200.00
  R677.50
• Second Tithe (10 of R67.75) R67.75 R609.75
• (Every third year given to poor as third
  tithe)
• Offerings (Freewill)

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Suggestion for distribution of wealth

• Total R1000.00
• Firstfruits (2.5 of R1000) R25.00
  R975.00
• First Tithe (10 of R970.50) R97.50 R877.50
• Tax (say 20 of R1000) R200.00
  R677.50
• Second Tithe (2/3 of R67.75) R45.16 R 632.34
• Third Tithe (Poor) R22.58 R 609.76
• Offerings (Freewill)

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Giving to the poor
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WITHIN THE METROPOLE

• Bangaliso Trust
• Bet Shekoom
• Damascus Prison Ministry
• Emmanuel Haven
• Feeding Programmes

• Gogo Trust
• House of Wells
• Jesus is Lord ministries
• Siya Sebenza
• Vistarus
• ACM Schools

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REGIONALLY

• Short-term missions
• Kenya Unreached People Groups
• Action Child Mobilisation (Schools)
• Bible Translation (India)

• Bountiful Grains Trust
• Justin Douglas (Mali)
• Transkei (Vumile Patience)
• Beautiful Gate Orphanage (Lesotho)

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WITHIN THE METROPOLE
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• BANGALISO TRUST Empowering single mothers
  through training and resourcing to care for their
  babies, and practically securing the futures of
  vulnerable babies.

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• BET SHEKOOM An inner-city ministry to women,
  children, destitute, addicted and emotionally
  broken individuals.

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• DAMASCUS PRISON MINISTRY Christ-centred
  rehabilitation programmes provided to offenders
  within prison and offering preventative
  programmes in selected schools in the city.

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• EMMANUEL HAVEN Providing pre-primary educational
  and day care support for children living in homes
  where parents have been affected by HIV/AIDS.

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• FEEDING PROGRAMMES Feeding assistance is
  provided to Harvest related churches in
  Kleinskool, New Brighton, Kwazakehele, Walmer
  Township, Joe Slovo, and, through Mercy
  Ministries, to needy members of Harvest
  congregation.

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• GO GO TRUST Provides care and support to widows
  and orphans (especially as a consequence of
  HIV/AIDS) in Kwazakhele and neighbouring
  townships in Port Elizabeth.

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• HOUSE OF WELLS Restoring hope and dignity, and
  releasing the potential of particularly orphaned,
  abandoned and vulnerable township children
  through Enrichment Centres, where children come
  to an After-School Club and Bible and Prayer
  Academy.

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• JESUS IS LORD MINISTRIES An upliftment and
  empowerment ministry to one of the highest
  unemployed communities in the city.

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• SIYA SEBENZA Bridging the gap between employers
  and employees through training, job creation and
  entrepreneurial development and mentoring (of the
  unemployed).

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• VISTARUS Uplifting the community by providing
  accommodation for the homeless and needy,
  teaching lifeskills, and creating employment
  opportunities.

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REGIONALLY
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SHORT TERM MISSIONS

• Harvest School annual missions trip with
  students to Kenya.
• Harvest cell groups
• Goshen (near Keiskammahoek) 4 times per annum.
• Steytlerville 3 times per annum.

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ACTION CHILD MOBILISATION

• Training Christian pre-school teachers
  and providing curriculum with the aim of
  establishing Christ-centred pre-primary schools
  with a focus on poor and unreached communities.
  
• Schools operate in
• South Africa, Kenya, Ghana,
• Namibia, Botswana, Burkina Faso and
• Madagascar

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BOUNTIFUL GRAINS TRUST

• Transforming the rural poor of Africa through
  teaching agriculture based on a Biblical
  world-view. (85 of Africans are rural
  subsistence farmers).
• Harvest supports the Trust financially on a
  monthly basis, and Vumile Nzululeka (members of
  Harvest) are Farming Gods Way trainer in
  Transkei

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KENYA

• Harvest is the hub church responsible for
  co-ordinating missions outreach to the 13
  unreached people groups in Kenya.
• Harvest is directly responsible for the support
  of the missionaries and the outreach work they
  do, to the Sakuye, Somali and Wardei tribes.