Christian Generosity 2 Corinthians 8 Background 1 Cor
Christian Generosity 2 Corinthians 8
Background: 1 Cor. 16: 1 -4 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also. [2] On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come. [3] When I arrive, whomever you may approve, I will send them with letters to carry your gift to Jerusalem; [4] and if it is fitting for me to go also, they will go with me.
Why “Generosity” ? 1. God’s Grace is The Basis 8: 1 -4 we wish to make 2 Now, Cor. brethren, 8: 9 For you know the known to you the grace of God which has been given in the grace 2 of. Cor. our Lord Jesus one Christ, 9: 7 Each must do of churches of Macedonia, [2] that in a great ordeal that their though He wasofrich, yettheir for deep affliction abundance joy and just as he has purposed in his youroverflowed sake He inbecame poor, so liberality. [3] poverty the wealth of their heart, not His grudgingly orand under For that I testify that according topoverty their ability, beyond you through compulsion, forown God loves theirmight ability, they gaverich. of their accord, [4] a begging become us with much urging for the favor of participation in cheerful giver. the support of the saints.
Why “Generosity” ? 1. God’s Grace is The Basis 2. An Issue of Christian Growth Cor. 8: 2 -3 8: 9 For grace our Lord 22 Cor. thatyou in aknow greatthe ordeal ofof affliction their Jesus Christ, thatand though was rich, yet for abundance of joy their. He deep poverty your sake He became so that you through overflowed in the wealthpoor, of their liberality. [3] For I His poverty might become rich. testhify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their…to ownbecome accord, Romans 8: 29 conformed to the image of [4] begging us with much urging for the favor His Son… of participation in the support of the saints
Why “Generosity” ? 1. God’s Grace is The Basis 2. An Issue of Christian Growth Can’t Grow Without Learning Generosity! 2 Cor. 8: 7 But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also.
God’s Will for your Finances: 2 Thes. 3: 10 -12 For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. [11] For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies. [12] Now such persons we command exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread. Ephes. 4: 28 He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.
Generosity: The Application? 1. Give Yourself to Jesus Christ 2 2 Cor. 8: 2 8: 5 inand a great this, ordeal not asof we had affliction expected, their but abundance they first gave of joy and their themselves deep poverty to theoverflowed Lord and to inus the wealth by theofwill their of liberality God.
Generosity: The Application? 1. Give Yourself to Jesus Christ 2. Follow Through Mark 12: 43 -44 disciples 2 Cor. 8: 10 -11 Calling I give myhis opinion in thisto matter, for this is "I to tell youryou advantage, who were him, Jesus said, the truth, this 1 Cor. 16: 2 the first to begin a year ago into not only to do this, poor widow has put more the On the first day of every week each but also to desire to do it. [11] But now finish treasury thanisalltothers. [44] save, They as all one of you put aside and doing it also, so that just as there was the gave out of their wealth; but she, out of he may prosper, so that no collections readiness to desire it, so there may be also her putofin. Iit come. everything--all be made when thepoverty, completion by your ability. she had to live on. "
George Mueller: “I’m not a fool for giving up something I can’t keep, in order to obtain something I can never loose”
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