today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer. It is when we see how gracious God is. It is when we see

how he is inviting us to be a part of his plan and to leverage our stuff in grateful

response to him. That's what creates joyful, sustained, lifelong generosity. God does not need your money. What God wants is your heart.

And when God has your heart, everything else falls in suit.

Welcome back to Summit Life with Pastor J.D. Greer. As always, I'm your host, Molly Vitovich.

Have you ever turned on the TV and noticed that there are a lot of preachers out there who are

using the Bible to manipulate their listeners into giving, promising financial blessing from God as a result?

Sadly, that's not reserved just for those late-night televangelists. It suddenly

creeps its way into our minds as well. But that's not what we believe here at Summit Life, because

it's just not the heart behind true biblical generosity. Today, Pastor J.D. sets the record straight

on our finances. Pastor J.D. titled this message, sacrifice.

Next to the chapter 35.

This is the story of when the Israelites built the tabernacle.

Tabernacle was just a tent with the presence of God dwell.

It was the precursor to the temple, which was the precursor to Jesus.

Give you a context.

Israel has just been delivered from political slavery in Egypt.

God sent the plagues, delivered them from their slavery. He leads them through the Red Sea,

where he destroys all of the Egyptian army that's trying to kill them. He leads them with

a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. He gives them manna in the wilderness.

He gives them gushing water from a rock. He has

destroyed all their enemies. He has given them safety. And now he is preparing to take them into the

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