12 Days of Christmas IV
day one
give a portion of your budgeted
funds to a stranger
GIVE
day 2
Matthew 6:16-18
16 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
something you cherish
to a friend
17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
GIVE
"When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh"
Dietrich Bonhoeffer "The Cost of Discipleship"
tis the season
day 3
Matthew 6:5-15
GIVE
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
16-18 Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time;
thank God no matter what happens.
This is the way God wants you who belong
to Christ Jesus to live.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 The Message
hand written letter of
encouragement to a friend
6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. Hebrews 3:13
14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
So WHEN you give......
Matthew 6:2a
GIVE
day 4
GIVE
day 6
a social media
shout out!
clothes to someone
in need
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
Proverbs 12:25
36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
Matthew 25:36
day 5
35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, Matthew 25:35
GIVE