Prayer of Giving - Tony Nguyen

i: 1 Chronicles 29:1-20 Sermon Notes: Intro: Financial generosity is a key component in having a true encounter with God Three Things We will Learn: 1. What David wanted for His People 2. How David gave it to them 3. How we can have it even more 1. What David Wanted for His People a. David desire to get the presence of God into the midst of his people i. Ark Prayer Point: How far would you go, how much would you risk, how much will you work to ensure that the presence of God is in the midst of those around you? Maybe it’s time to start PRAYING for the passion and desire to have God’s presence in the midst of the people God has placed before you (colleagues, co-workers, friends, business partners, family). 2. How David Gave it to Them a. His generous gift to the building of the temple i. The amount was staggering ii. The motive behind the amount was staggering grace of God in David’s life b. Seeing David’s heart respond to the grace of God, the leaders and people were moved i. Their hearts was change ii. The power of money was broken in their lives iii. They experience God’s grace, through David’s generosity! iv. They were able to have God’s presence deeply in their heart. Prayer Point: A lot of us, our giving is out of force, compulsion, obligation. Mostly because we haven’t had the power of money broken in our lives. We need to pray that the power of money is broken in our lives so that we are able in our hearts to watch out for the sins of greed, materialism, and need of possession. 3. How we can have it even more a. Jesus i. God accomplished this by willingly sacrificing his infinite treasure, His Son. And the Father’s motive was because of love! b. If the sacrificial generosity of David moved the people into life changing heartfelt generosity and grace, what should the infinite sacrifice of our Great King, Jesus, do for us?