OUR MESSAGE FOR TODAY’S SUNDAY SERVICE ON 5/11/2014 IS:THE PRECIOUS GIFTS FOR BUILDING THE TEMPLE OF GOD:

OUR MESSAGE FOR TODAY’S SUNDAY SERVICE ON 5/11/2014 IS: SUBJECT: THE MANIFESTATIONS OF GODS POWER & GLORY TOPIC: THE GIFTS FOR BUILDING THE TEMPLE OF GOD DATE: SUNDAY MAY 11, 2014 READING SCRIPTURES: 1 CHRONICLES 29:1-17 THE PRECIOUS GIFTS FOR BUILDING THE TEMPLE OF GOD: 1. To be chosen by God for a special assignment is a blessing, more blessing when it has to do with building the temple of God. Have you been sent on assignment by God? If yes rejoice though you may not have the way withal for the project, but God will empower you to do it. Take Solomon for example. Are you willing to consecrate yourself for Gods work today in what ever capacity he calls you? If yes begin with something today. See verses 1-5 2. Do you know that there is no gift given to God that is too big or too small for the growth of his Kingdom? Especially when it is given with a clean, pure and a willingly heart, what ever you give either through service or money to build Gods Temple will always return to you in folds and you will ever rejoice for given it willingly. See verses 6-9. 3. I want to encourage you today to develop the heart of King David who prepared everything he needed to build the house of God but God said no, because his son has been chosen for the assignment. Have you asked God what he has chosen you to do on this earth? David did not stop given because he was stopped from building; he prepared everything Solomon needed to build for God with a joyful heart. Learn to do the things of God with a joyful heart even when it is initiated by another person, do not see it as another person’s project but Gods project. Function effectively where God has positioned you. See verses 10-11. 4. Do you know that King David praised the Lord for counting him worthy to prepare the things needed to build the Temple, even though he was not asked to build, he composed a praise song with it and went ahead to say in the song that wealth and Riches comes from the Lord. He ascribed everything about God in his song, name it honour, glory, power, greatness, majesty, splendour etc. What do you use to praise God for your great commission or calling? See verses 12-13. 5. I want you to know today that what ever you give to God, to his temple, or his kingdom, you cannot give more than God. He is the greatest giver, no creature on earth no matter what you give, can out give God, but he takes joy when we give like him, because given elevates us to the status of the nature of God. King David recognizes that we are strangers on earth and will live here one day to meet our treasures in heaven through our given, that is why he said all things comes from God and to him we return them. See verses 14-15. 6. The origin of living a fruitful and abundant life in all things is given. Are you in lack today? The reason is because you are hording the little things that are trusted in your hands to be a blessing to others so that it can be multiplied, but you choose otherwise, when you begin to give, you will never lack again because you are a channel of blessings to multitudes of Gods children on earth. Begin to be that channel which you are created for. See verses 16-17. 7. Finally I want you to know that God tests the heart of every individual to know if they will walk in integrity in given, if they will, he blesses them abundantly physically, spiritually, and financially so as to use it for his Kingdom. And if they will not, he allows them to be as they have chosen for themselves. Which of the two groups are you? I hereby encourage you to join the given club of the Kingdom of God, and begin right now to receive the abundance of that which you will use to be a blessing and live a fruitful, fulfilled and accomplished life on earth and inherit the Kingdom of God in heaven where you have stored the treasures through your given while on earth. Shalom. 8. Receive the anointing power and glory to build the Temple and Kingdom of God so as to walk in abundance of all that you will use to be a blessing and live a fruitful, fulfilled and accomplished life on earth and inherit the Kingdom of God in heaven in Jesus name Amen. Read below: 1 Chronicles 29:1-17 New International Version (NIV) Gifts for Building the Temple:29 Then King David said to the whole assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the LORD God. 2 With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God—gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise,[a]stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble—all of these in large quantities. 3 Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple: 4 three thousand talents[b] of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents[c] of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings,5 for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the LORD today?” 6 Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.7 They gave toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talents[d] and ten thousand darics[e] of gold, ten thousand talents[f] of silver, eighteen thousand talents[g]of bronze and a hundred thousand talents[h] of iron. 8 Anyone who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the temple of the LORD in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the LORD. David the king also rejoiced greatly. David’s Prayer: 10 David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying “Praise be to you, LORD, the God of our father Israel from everlasting to everlasting. 11 Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. 12 Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. 13 Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name. 14 “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. 15 We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. 16 LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you. 17 I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you. Watch out for our MAY 2014 daily words of Exhortations on "EMPOWERMENT FOR THE MANIFESTATIONS OF GODS POWER AND GLORY" TOMORROW MAY 12, 2014. Be blessed as you receive EMPOWERMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MANIFESTATIONS OF GODS POWER AND GLORY, THAT WILL ESTABLISH YOU ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. For updates join our conversation on tweeter @lwfmpower and like us on Facebook at Living Water Foundation Ministries (LWFM), you can also contact us at info@lwfm.us or lwfm@cox.net