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of a committed life (cont’d)

THROWBACK TO 1987 (PREACHED
NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO)

kingdom. People will be coming from all over has never been done, and God said as a result
Jacksonville and the adjacent areas, as well as of this, a new thing is going to happen. We will
from all over the U.S.A. to be blessed at Hope never be the same.
Chapel. We can’t even begin to imagine the
impact we’re going to make in this city and God is not a “little biddy” God. Pray about it
even in the U.S.A. God started us out with days and God will tell you exactly what it is that He’s
of small beginnings. He brought us here to going to be a blessing through you with. God
help pioneer a great work. And for years and will speak to you. I still say we’re not going to
years to come, --this place that we invested sell any chicken dinners or fish dinners in order
in for the benefit of our sons and daughters to do this, because God has a way to get ev-
and grandchildren--will be here to bless erything that we need. And if we’re depending
millions. God has brought us here to get the on chicken dinners and candy and all of that
work done, but He doesn’t want us to do it to put up a building, we might as well forget it.
in our own strength. He’s telling us that He Just sit here, we’re going to leave out of here in
has the resources – they’re already here. And rapture. Because we wouldn’t get it. But there
it’s through us trusting Him that He gives us is a way. God says I want to give it to you. That’s THE
what’s needed in order to get the job done. the way it’s going to be done. God says, “I’ve
got the resources”. promise
Faith without works is dead. Now, let’s talk
about what we’re about to do; investing in a “He is no fool, who gives what he cannot keep “People will be
2.5 million dollar building that’s going to be in order to gain what he cannot lose.” Anytime coming from all over
a blessing to millions. We can jump up and you’re investing in the kingdom, that’s a good Jacksonville and
down and say we believe God is going to investment. You can’t lose that because all the adjacent areas,
help us build it. He is. Now let’s start planning throughout eternity you going to be looking as well as from all
for it. God is going to do it. He will see every at dividends that were laid up. Look at the over the U.S.A. to
heart committed to the cause of what we’re all thousands of people in Jacksonville that came be blessed at Hope
about. We will begin to say, “Lord, I’m making to Hope Chapel and got their deliverance, Chapel”
a sacrifice. “ because Hope Chapel’s people who God had
“We are investing in a $2.5 Our Prayer in 1987
I’m not talking as we embraced the
“Sacrificial Commit-
about a one- million dollar building that’s going ment Investment
time event. to be a blessing to millions.” Plan (SCIP)
We’re going to enter into
an agreement tonight where we’re going to given to pioneer the work, made sacrifices to “Lord I receive what you said
tonight through my pastor.
believe God for 152 weeks and we’re going to get the work done. No burden, no necessity I heard what you said about
decide after careful praying and after hearing but it was a delight because so much grew out doing a new thing and Lord,
what God said tonight. God has the resources of it. You’re talking about loving one anoth- the only thing I ask is for you
to show me what you want
and we are simply channels through which er? Love is going to permeate this place. You me to say that I’m going to
He does the blessing. The way we tap into haven’t seen love yet. It won’t be a case where invest. And in these 3 years
his resources is through fervent prayer. Lord, I anybody would ever come in here feeling that it’s going to be done,
heard you say you are going to do a new thing. lonely; love is going to provide everything Lord I’m going to believe
that you are going to supply
But you also said I have withheld from you we need. It will hide a multitude of faults. In everything you said.”
sacrifices. There is a relationship that He wants the 13th chapter of Corinthians we discover
to establish with us through sacrifices and it that it is impossible to make the right kind of

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