One Day Fast and VISION NIGHT w/Christine Caine– WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Join us this Wednesday in a one-day fast and ask God to show you how you should participate in our Miracle Offering. Then join us at 7pm that night at our midweek service for IMAGINE Vision Night. Christine Caine will be sharing from her heart about what IMAGINE means to her.
Pastor Stovall will cast vision for the direction of the church in this season. He will also reveal the latest architectural renderings of our new building, including the plans for our very special sanctuary.
MIRACLE OFFERING – Next Weekend NOVEMBER 15 & 16
Pastor Stovall has challenged us all to Pray, Prepare and Plan for how we will participate in our IMAGINE Miracle Offering Weekend. This offering is our opportunity to express our faith and love in a sacrificial gift to God on this special weekend, November 15th & 16th. This miracle offering will go towards our building project at Baymeadows and 9A, and 10% of the offering will go to Africa, continuing our endeavor to have a global impact.
Through prayer, preparation and the sacrifices of many, we will have the privilege of reaching beyond ourselves and impacting the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Let’s join together and believe God for a miracle.
We are blessed to be a part of a generous church!
Celebration Church is filled with so many men and women who have chosen a “God First” attitude about every aspect of their lives, including their finances. You guys have chosen to invest in the Eternal, as opposed to the temporal.
So far this year we have taken in over $2,000,000 in IMAGINE offerings, with $1,500,000 coming from your offerings. In addition, we have been able to trim over $500,000 out of our operating budget, which will allow us to allocate those funds directly to IMAGINE.
We are in the final stages of preparing for construction and will soon have an update for you regarding the exterior designs of our new building at Baymeadows and 9A.
I believe that during these difficult economic times we all fall into one of two categories.
1) There are those of us that have been hit with financial setbacks.
The best thing that we can do is continue to tithe and give over and above to IMAGINE to prove ourselves faithful in both good times and bad.
Remember the poor widow who gave the equivalent of two pennies in Mark 12? She only had a little, but she gave all that she had. How did Jesus respond?
He said “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others…”
Jesus was saying that this poor widow was a financial powerhouse in her giving. In God’s eyes, we can excel in giving no matter what our current financial situation. That’s exciting!
2) There are those of us who have been blessed with continued financial abundance during this season.
For those of us that fall into this category, it is our time to honor God by pushing ourselves to make up the difference for those who cannot.
Luke 12:48b tells us “If God has been generous with you, he will expect you to serve him well. But if he has been more than generous, he will expect you to serve him even better.” (Contemporary English Version)
Look at that verse closely, for those of us who are blessed with plenty, Jesus is not suggesting we do more if we feel like it. He demands it.
Above all, regardless of your current financial situation, I encourage you to pray about how God will use you and your finances regarding the IMAGINE campaign.
