Aaron said to them,

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• Aaron said to them, Tear off the gold rings
  which are in the ears of your wives, your sons,
  and your daughters and bring them to me. Then
  all the people tore off the gold rings which were
  in their ears and brought them to Aaron. He took
  this from their hand, and fashioned it with a
  graving tool and made it into a molten calf and
  they said, This is your god, O Israel, who
  brought you up from the land of Egypt. (Ex
  322-4)

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1. God had very specific plans for Israel to
   execute.
2. God had provided the Israelites the materials
   needed to do the task that He called them to
   execute.
3. God called Israel to givenot under compulsion,
   but with a willing heart

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Israel Then The Church Today

• God had very specific plans for Israel to
  execute.
• Today God still has plans!
• We dont build a tabernacle, but we
• -Seek to build the body of Christ
• -Seek to expand the Kingdom of God

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Israel Then The Church Today

• God had provided the Israelites the materials
  needed to do the task that He called them to
  execute.

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• Now the sons of Israel had done according to the
  word of Moses, for they had requested from the
  Egyptians articles of silver and articles of
  gold, and clothing 36 and the Lord had given the
  people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so
  that they let them have their request. Thus they
  plundered the Egyptians. (Ex 1235-36)

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Israel Then The Church Today

• God had provided the Israelites the materials
  needed to do the task that He called them to
  execute.
• Today God blesses us, and entrusts us with HIS
  possessions to be used for His glory.

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Israel Then The Church Today

• God called Israel to givenot under compulsion,
  but with a willing heart.
• Today
• We are to give with a willing, joyful heart!

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• They shall construct an ark of acacia wood two
  and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits
  wide, and one and a half cubits high. You shall
  overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you
  shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold
  molding around it. You shall cast four gold
  rings for it and fasten them on its four feet

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• You shall make poles of acacia wood and
  overlay them with gold. You shall make a mercy
  seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and
  one and a half cubits wide. You shall make two
  cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work at
  the two ends of the mercy seat. (Ex 2510-18)

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How Blue Ridge Will Use Her Finances

1. We will fund our ministry.

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• The elders who rule well are to be considered
  worthy of double honor, especially those who work
  hard at preaching and teaching. (1 Tim. 517)

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• Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so
  that there may be food in My house, and test Me
  now in this, says the Lord of hosts, if I will
  not open for you the windows of heaven and pour
  out for you a blessing until it overflows. (Mal
  310)

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• Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so
  that there may be food in My house, and test Me
  now in this, says the Lord of hosts, if I will
  not open for you the windows of heaven and pour
  out for you a blessing until it overflows. (Mal
  310)

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How Blue Ridge Will Use Her Finances

1. We will fund our ministry.
2. We will seek to pay our deficit.
3. We want to eliminate our building debt.

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