Kingdom Assignment
So, how cool is this.....
A small group of GC members read a book called The Kingdom Assignment by Denny and Leesa Bellesi. (www.kingdomassignment.com) There was no way that we could pass this opportunity up. At the Bellesi's church in CA, they passed out $10,000 ($100 to 100 people) to the congregation and told them that if they accepted the money they had to agree to three conditions:
1. This is not your money, but God's.
2. Do something outside the walls of the church to further God's kingdom.
3. Return in 90 days and tell us what you did with the $100.
We ended up having more than 100 volunteers, but we didn't have extra money to hand out. A member saw that there were 6 people left up front after church without $100. They handed the minister 6 $100 bills that they just happened to have in their wallet that day. Another lady was chosen to be in the group of 100, but she didn't receive any money either. A member saw that she didn't have money, so he handed her 2 $50 bills. How awesome! Besides the people in the group that had read the book, no one at church saw this coming. It was great! This just happened this past Sunday, September 10th, but we have already heard a ton of stories from this challenge. Someone called the newspaper and radio about the whole ordeal, some people are either already using their money or have a good idea as to what they are going to do with it, and some are having a tough time with it. They have to remember that it's God's money, not theirs, so some feel a huge responsibility regarding how the money will be used. We want them to pray and ask God for direction and guidance for this. Some might struggle with God about what He wants them to do. Keep checking in over the next 90 days (at least) to see what happens. This is going to be amazing!!!
A small group of GC members read a book called The Kingdom Assignment by Denny and Leesa Bellesi. (www.kingdomassignment.com) There was no way that we could pass this opportunity up. At the Bellesi's church in CA, they passed out $10,000 ($100 to 100 people) to the congregation and told them that if they accepted the money they had to agree to three conditions:
1. This is not your money, but God's.
2. Do something outside the walls of the church to further God's kingdom.
3. Return in 90 days and tell us what you did with the $100.
We ended up having more than 100 volunteers, but we didn't have extra money to hand out. A member saw that there were 6 people left up front after church without $100. They handed the minister 6 $100 bills that they just happened to have in their wallet that day. Another lady was chosen to be in the group of 100, but she didn't receive any money either. A member saw that she didn't have money, so he handed her 2 $50 bills. How awesome! Besides the people in the group that had read the book, no one at church saw this coming. It was great! This just happened this past Sunday, September 10th, but we have already heard a ton of stories from this challenge. Someone called the newspaper and radio about the whole ordeal, some people are either already using their money or have a good idea as to what they are going to do with it, and some are having a tough time with it. They have to remember that it's God's money, not theirs, so some feel a huge responsibility regarding how the money will be used. We want them to pray and ask God for direction and guidance for this. Some might struggle with God about what He wants them to do. Keep checking in over the next 90 days (at least) to see what happens. This is going to be amazing!!!
posted by Jessie at 9:55 AM
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