Psalm 139:13-14 “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made”
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Personality: Understanding How God Made Me
– God made each of us unique, and He loves variety!
– Personality tests can help us understand ourselves and others.
Recommended Test: DISC – see ivychurch.org/SHAPE
Other Personality Tools you may have heard of?
– The Big Five
– Myers-Briggs (e.g., Extrovert vs. Introvert)
– These tools provide insights but don’t define you—God does!
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Lessons from Cain and Abel (Genesis 4)
– Cain and Abel both gave offerings to God.
– Abel gave his F________ and B___________ with faith and love.
– Cain gave “some” of what he had produced (different attitude).
Key Takeaways:
– Abel loved to G__________ and his offering was accepted because HOW he gave, not WHAT he gave.
– Cain lived to G______ and his jealousy and bitterness led to anger, but God warned him: “Sin is crouching at your door…you must rule over it” (Genesis 4:7).
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Generosity Is Not a P_______________________
– It’s a decision and action reflecting an attitude of gratitude.
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What God Really Wants From Me Today:
Mark 12:30 – “You must love the Lord your God with all your HEART, all your SOUL, all your MIND, and all your STRENGTH.”
– Only YOU can love God in the way He uniquely designed you to.
On FIRSTFRUITS SUNDAY: REFLECT:
– Will I live to GET or to love to GIVE?
– God gave His best—His Son—for us. Today, offer the best of yourself back to Him.