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The Vine Church

Generosity Revolution Week 1

Generosity Revolution Imagine a world filled with millions of Radically Generous people! Imagine Dunfermline saturated with thousands of people living a life of Radical Generosity! What a Generosity Revolution that would begin.

Locations & Times

The Vine Church

131 Garvock Hill, Dunfermline KY11 4JU, UK

Sunday 11:00 AM

Watch Vine News for 27.05.18

https://youtu.be/22fdAY9Vp8M

General notes on message:

Want to Be Happy? Stop Being So Cheap!

An interview with the authors of an enormous new study of generosity

https://newrepublic.com/article/119477/science-generosity-why-giving-makes-you-happy

“If all Christians acted like Christ, the whole world would be Christian.”

Mahatma Ghandi

Did you know that the Bible is saturated with teaching on possessions; 17 of the 38 parables of Jesus are about possessions. In terms of number of verses on possessions, this topic is mentioned in the Bible more than any other:
· 3 times more than love
· 7 times more than prayer
· 8 times more than belief.

About 15% of the bible (2172 verses) deals with possessions – treasures hidden in a field, pearls, talents, pounds, stables etc

1 Peter 4:10

Genesis 39:4

Acts of the Apostles 20:35

Galatians 4:19

“gain all you can, save all you can, and give all you can” because “all that we have is given us by God, and since we have been entrusted with these possessions, we are responsible to use them in ways that bring Him glory.”

John Wesley

“People are not naturally disposed to giving, yet, the life that we all prize, filled with joy and spiritual depth, is closely tied to giving generously and with thankful hearts.”

Donald W. Hinze. To Give and Give Again: A Christian Imperative for Generosity.

George Barna describes transformation this way:

“a revolution of character, which proceeds by changing people from the inside through ongoing personal relationship with God and one another. It is a revolution that changes people’s ideas, beliefs, feelings and habits . . . and generosity.”

Barna, Revolution, 29.

"This aching world is waiting for the people explicitly identified with Christ to be, through and through, the people he intends them to be.”

Dallas Willard with Don Simpson, Revolution of Character 188.

What is a steward?

A steward was a manager of the household in ancient times. The word stewardship comes from the Greek word oikenomous, which means somebody who manages a household. A person doesn't own the household but manages it. For example Joseph was a steward/manager of Potiphar’s household: “…and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.” Gen.39:4 As a steward he was to manage the household well, make wise decisions and not waste resources. They were trusted with everything from ensuring the floors were clean, to the finances, to the reputation of the household. Stewardship is the idea then that God is the owner of all creation and all that we have but he has given us the privilege and responsibility of managing his household. God has given us gifts of time, talents and money to manage His household and we are accountable to him for what we do with what he has entrusted to us. If we examine the parables and language of Jesus, we see an emphasis on the call to fruitfulness. Jesus calls His people to be fruitful for the kingdom’s sake. We are not the owners but have been trusted with resources and the care of everything—Creation, gifts and talents, money, time, the gospel—for the sake of God's purposes in the world.

Watch Scott Harrison's story of Generosity Revolution

“I saw that I would never find happiness, purpose or fulfilment in the things that I was chasing.  There would never be enough girls, never be enough money, and never be enough fame or status.”  He has now brought clean water to 663 million people through his charity: water which in 2015 raised over $35 million.

https://youtu.be/UE9UvT5ujyg

Give Now

http://www.thevinechurch.com/giving-2/

Prayer Request or Praise Report

If you have a prayer request or want to tell us about answered prayer, please do so here. We Value the Power of Prayer “Supernaturally Transforming Lives and Circumstances” “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” – Philippians 4:6 NIV As a church we have numerous stories of people who have had prayer answered and seen incredible miracles take place. We have stories of; miraculous healings, miraculous protection from danger and harm, children being born when it seemed impossible, hospitals and orphan’s villages being built in Haiti and many, many more examples that God still answers prayer today and miracles do happen. http://www.thevinechurch.com/prayer-and-care/

Vine Kids

We are pleased to welcome new children and their families to Vine Church Children’s Gangs. Our children’s Gangs are for all children from age 1 to those in Primary 7. Our Gang’s operate during the message part of the service and we enjoy bible stories, games, toys, craft, prayer, worship, snacks and lots of fun together. Find out more and what ages kids gangs are for... http://www.thevinechurch.com/childrens-work-2/

Synergie Youth

Synergie – A coming together producing something GREAT! Read about our fantastic Synergie youth that work with high school age youth... http://www.thevinechurch.com/synergie-youth/

Join a Life Group

In an age where people lack community, Life Groups provide the ideal environment for friendship, connection and growth. Read more about Joining a Life Group http://www.thevinechurch.com/life-groups/

Join a Team

“Our Church is not built on the talents and gifts of a few but on the sacrifice of many.” –Brian Houston The Vine church is as effective as our people. The greatness of our church relies on the heart of our people and their willingness to serve others. Our church functions because ordinary people give their time, talents and energy willingly and cheerfully to serve others. Joining a team is an excellent way to get connected into the life of our church, make friends and help the church to grow. In fact the growth in health and size of our church depends on every member serving and “doing their own special work”: “…as each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is growing and full of love.” Eph.4:16 NLT Read more and join a team http://www.thevinechurch.com/join-a-team/

Summer Holiday Club

This a notice for everyone who has kindly volunteered to help at this year’s Summer Holiday Club, there will be 2 meetings for all helpers, these will be on Sunday 6 June and Sunday 31st June after the service in the Ochil room. If anyone would like to help at the Holiday club, please contact speak to Claire Fisher or email Claire at vinekids@thevinechurch.net All helpers should have been in attendance at the Vine for 1 year or more and be prepared to go through the PVG process. We are looking forward to another fun filled holiday week!

Bend the Bow Sundays 8-9pm

We will be gathering together for an hour of Prayer and Worship on Sundays 8-9 pm. We are focussing on praying for Calum Leask for breakthrough and healing and for his incredible family. We will also be praying for many other important areas in the life of the church including the approaching Will Graham Celebration of Hope. Bend the bow signaled to load your weapons. And we are called to use “God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons” as the weapons of our warfare. See event details: http://www.thevinechurch.com/event/bend-the-bow/2018-05-13/

Serve at Surge '18 and get Half Price

Helpers are needed with the kids work and youth programme for Surge 18 and if you can serve, you will get a code for half price. Please contact Fiona at Vine Office for discount code for serving. fiona.thomson@thevinechurch.net There are discounted rates for those serving for +/- half the conference. We can provide discount codes for different teams to make the booking process as streamlined as possible for people wishing to serve "We love and appreciate people who are offering up their time and gifts to serve to make Surge18 a success and we hope that as many people as possible take the opportunity to not only get something from the conference but to give to it. As such we are offering reduced price tickets for those who are serving, these tickets are half price – we would encourage you to serve for only half the conference. http://surge18.com/

Big Team Rally June 19th 2018

rally: VERB: Bring together (forces) again in order to continue fighting. Recover or cause to recover in health, spirits, or poise. Origin: Early 17th century (in the sense ‘bring together again’): from French rallier, from re – ‘again’ + allier ‘to ally’ You are invited to join our Big Team Rally where bringing together all our troops in order to continue fighting the good fight with new health, uplifted spirits and greater poise (balance or equilibrium) This is intended for all in the Vine Leadership Team, all Life Group Leaders (and their assistants) and everyone who serves in a Vine church team of any sort. It is also open to anyone who is in a Life group or who considers themselves a Vine church member. These are great nights to connect, be strengthened, enjoy God’s presence through worship and be a part of what God wants to do through you and our church family in our world. See Event details... http://www.thevinechurch.com/event/big-team-rally/all/

Will Graham Celebration of Hope June 15th - 17th

See details of the upcoming Celebration of Hope in June: http://www.thevinechurch.com/event/will-graham-celebration-of-hope/2018-06-15/

Surge18 23rd - 24th June

We are delighted to be joining as a church Surge 18. Our Sunday service on Sunday 24th June will not be on as we will be joining Surge18 in the Usher Hall in Edinburgh that morning. Surge Noun: a sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide Verb: (of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward Book your tickets soon and join us at Surge18 Event details... http://www.thevinechurch.com/event/surge18/

THRIVE launching August 2018

We have a vision of thriving people, churches, cities and nations. This means we see you flourishing, prospering, growing and developing vigorously. In order to thrive, you need good foundations and good soil to grow and be nurtured in. THRIVE course gets you started on this road. We want you to THRIVE at the Vine and we would love you to join the Vine family & vision. A great way to do this is to get to know who we are and what we’re about. THRIVE uses According to the Pattern, an 10 week course that aims to equip you with key truths to walk well with God and in the life of the church. You’ll get to meet some of the key leaders at the Vine and make new friends. Please let us know if you plan to come. Please note that no child care is available. Read more and see Event details ... http://www.thevinechurch.com/event/thrive/all/