"A faith that doesn't cost anything is a faith that won't change anything."
- Pastor Ryan Kramer
The Costly Yes: Why Sacrifice Is Your Setup, Not Your Setback
Have you ever wanted a breakthrough in life without any discomfort or surrender? In week five of the "Kingdom Paradox" series, Pastor Ryan Kramer dives into the tension between the world's view of sacrifice as a setback and the Kingdom's view of it as a step forward. Looking at the story of the poor widow in Mark 12:41-44, Ryan reveals that true giving is an overflow of gratitude, not obligation, and that Jesus measures our offerings not by their size, but by the size of the sacrifice.
This message challenges us to move beyond superficial faith and embrace a life that truly costs us something, remembering that just as God delivered us from our "Egypt" (sin and bondage), our full response should be one of complete and loving surrender.
The message explores these main points:
-- This story isn't a money story, it's a love story—a testament to gratitude and remembering God's salvation.
-- The danger of spiritual drift occurs when we stop remembering how bad we were or where God has brought us from.
-- Gratitude isn't measured by the size of the gift; it's measured by the size of the sacrifice (100%).
-- A faith that doesn't cost anything is a faith that won't change anything.
-- Sacrifice is the doorway into new seasons, serving as a "setup" for what God wants to give us next.
-- We must stop trying to carry everything from the last season into the next one.
Scriptures for Further Study
-- Mark 12:41-44
-- 1 Corinthians 6:12
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