{Notes from Sunday, February 19th, 2012}

“The body of Christ needs father’s in the faith who have a heart like the true Father. …We’re talking about the softness of God’s heart & the strength of God’s hand.  If there’s only softness & there’s no strength involved we become wishy-washy.  Somewhere between the grace & the strong teaching is the balance. …We need to get discernment to know what is truth & what is not truth.”
-Pastor Wayne Boersma

2 Peter 1:2-3
You don’t need to go to other sources to bring light your way because life is in Jesus. (paraphrased)

“You can know the word of God & yet not know The Word. …God’s heart is for us to grow deeper in Him, not weirder. …The question is, do you feel closer to God this year then you did last year. …I believe that God’s heart is to mature His body.  Not to pride ourselves in the knowledge we have, but when it comes to the Word of God, is it really alive?  The Word of God has to come alive in your heart.”
-Pastor Wayne Boersma

Simply put, this is the Father’s heart:

1. To draw men unto himself (adopt) so to save them from His wrath to come on sin
2. To mature His sons & daughters
3. To move through His sons & daughters like He moved through His Son Jesus Christ.

“There has to be some sort of intimate relationship with [Jesus]. …To be used in our society, maturity is the key.  Do not stop growing in the Lord.”
-Pastor Wayne Boersma

Matthew 4:21-22
The process is to be duplicated over & over & over again.

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{Notes from Sunday, February 12, 2012}

“Generosity is more then finance, its your gifts, your talents & your treasure.  Those are the commodities you have.”
-Pastor Wayne Boersma

Jesus’ Generous Acts:
i. Had purpose
ii. Came from who He was
iii. Flowed freely
iv. Expression of His Father

Matthew 6:21 “For where your treasure if, there your heart is also.”

“Jesus’ passion was to draw us back to the Father.”
-Pastor Wayne Boersma

Scriptures to look at regarding generosity:

• Isaiah 32:8 (NLT) “But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity.”
• Proverbs 11:17 (AMP)  ”The merciful, kind, and generous man benefits himself [for his deeds return to bless him], but he who is cruel and callous [to the wants of others] brings on himself retribution.”
• Luke 6:38 “Give and it shall be given until you…with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

“The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children.
-Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936)

6 Observations of Generous Relationships:
1. Generosity is the key element of a happy marriage
2. Good things are given freely & abundantly (including forgiveness)
3. Going beyond ordinary expectations with acts of service
4. Give into your spouses’ love like (for example, speaking their Love Language – gifts, acts of service, words of affirmation, physical touch or quality time)
5. Shared housework leads to greater sexual satisfaction
6. Shared housework lead to less divorce-prone marriages

“Generosity means more than giving – it means gladly giving more than what is necessary.  In marriage (families) generosity is more than tolerating our spouse or family; It’s brining out the best in each other and giving each other encouragement to grow.  That means focusing on strengths instead of weaknesses and forgiving mistakes.”
-Anonymous

“When God works on your heart, the fruit begins to change. … The simplified version of this message is be nice to your spouse and you’ll have a happy marriage. … If you want to change a nation, change a family.  If you want to change a family, change yourself. … The heart of it is that we need to have the same heart of Jesus when it comes to our relationships.”
-Pastor Wayne Boersma

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Generosity Blockers

{Notes from Sunday, February 5, 2012}

“Knowing something doesn’t necessarily change your heart.  You change from what’s on the inside.”
-Pastor Wayne Boersma

Our Heavenly Father has a generous heart (His hearts purpose is to love mankind)
John 3:16-17
2 Corinthians 8:9
“Generosity is the heart of God & He has given generously.”
-Pastor Wayne Boersma

Jesus said this (Who was God’s living Word)
Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do no break in and steal.  For where your treasure is, there your heart is also.”

“Whatever Jesus said was in line with God’s heart.”
-Pastor Wayne Boersma

“Watch lest prosperity destroy generosity.”
-Henry Ward Beecher

“We have a false belief system that leads us to think that the more we have the more we’ll give.  But it’s easier to start where you’re at.”
-Pastor Wayne Boersma

“He who gives what he would readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self-sacrifice.”
-Sir Henry Taylor

Noted Observation: Many have said that the start of their generosity was with the tithe (10%) giving to the work in their local church.

6 Generosity Blockers

1. It wasn’t modeled/never thought of it
2. I can’t give because I just don’t have enough
3. Fear that it doesn’t work (Galatians 6:9; Ecclesiastes 11:1-2)
4. Nobody ever gave to me, so why should I?
5. All the Church wants is my money
6. I am pursuing my passion first

How do I start?

1. It is a heart issue, not a money issue
   Allow God to touch your heart deeply
   Be concerned for the thing Jesus is
2. Be obedient to God’s Word
3. Where is your heart draw to?

“Generosity doesn’t have so much to do with our wealth as it does with our heart.  Your heart sets the course for life. …Being generous is about God’s heart touching society. …There are kingdom laws in the Word of God, if we don’t follow them we have the consequences. …Our lives need to have prayer & be practical to receive the blessings of God. …Being generous needs to become a life habit.”
-Pastor Wayne Boersma

{Notes from Sunday, January 22, 2012}

“As a congregation, to put it in a nutshell, we are meant to be a blessing…Blessing brings life, freshness & growth…As God has blessed us, we can be a blessing to someone else.  That is what we call a redemptive gift working through you…Jesus has done everything on the cross he possibly could do & now he wants to work in & through our lives…When you walk through things, don’t keep it to yourself, become a blessing to someone else.”
-Pastor Wayne Boersma

DGC’s Destiny & Call:
1. We are a City Church with National (& International) potential
2. We are to stand in the gap
3. We are to facilitate healing
4. We are to facilitate partnerships (Psalms 133)

Fasting the way God sees it
Isaiah 58:6-14 (Obedience vs. Sacrifice)
“As we’re fasting something should jump out at us to change the way things are going or give us greater courage to do even more things for the Lord.”
- Pastor Wayne Boersma

The Nation of Israel was judged.
Ezekiel 13:1-8
Ezekiel 22:30
“We belong to the household of God, not just our church, but the city Church & international Church.”
- Pastor Wayne Boersma

Jesus, the Breach repairer, the intercessor (Prayer & Practical)
Hebrews 5:8-9
“We want God’s presence & glory, but it starts with obeying God’s Word.  It starts in the local house & flows out from here.”
- Pastor Wayne Boersma

Concluding Thoughts:
Isaiah 58:12 “Those from among you, shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, the Restorer of Streets to Dwell in.”

{Notes from Sunday, January 8th}

What does taking courage mean?
Success is not final, failure is not fatal.  It is the courage to continue that counts.
-Winston Churchill
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without loosing heart.
-Annonymous
Courage is not the absence of fear or failure, but the strength and determination to face it head on.
-Annonymous

Scriptures on Courage:
Psalm 31:23-24
Psalm 27:14
Isaiah 40:28-31

What gives us courage:
Our hearts, our beliefs, our words, a stirring from within us that is greater then discouragement.”
-Wayne Boersma

King Asa Takes Courage – 2 Chronicles 1-18

• Asa gets a fresh word from God
• Asa takes courage and he acts on it
• Asa is re-fired to clean the land and restore worship

1. He removes:
- Idols (house cleaning – vs.8)
- Unwilling worshippers (ruthless – vs.13)
- Mother of influence (root – vs.16)

2. He restores:
- Alter of sacrifice (vs.8)
- Worship & sacrifice (vs.11)
- Continual seeking of God (vs.15)

Don’t let 2011 shape what 2012 will look like.