The CASE for Christian Giving 2 Corinthians 8

“The CASE for Christian Giving. ” 2 Corinthians 8

“The CASE for Christian Giving. ” 2 Corinthians 8 “The MANNER of Christian Giving. ” 2 Corinthians 9

WHY you should give…

WHY you should give… WHERE you should give…

WHY you should give… WHERE you should give… HOW you should give…

The case… Vs 1 -3

The case Vs 1 -3 The Collection

The case Vs 1 -3 The Collection The Council of Jerusalem

The case Vs 1 -3 The Collection The Council of Jerusalem Acts 15

The case Vs 1 -3 The Collection The Council of Jerusalem Acts 15 A generous offering from the Gentiles

The case Vs 1 -3 Northern Greece = Macedonia

The case Vs 1 -3 Northern Greece = Macedonia Southern Greece = Achaia

The case Vs 1 -3 Northern Greece = Macedonia Southern Greece = Achaia Hoping the generosity of the North would inspire generosity in the South…

The case Vs 1 -3 Three Principles of Giving…

The case 1. Without Compulsion Vs 1 -3

The case 1. Without Compulsion Vs 1 -3 “ 16 …you sent me help for my needs once and again. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit. 18 I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. 19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. ” PHIL 4: 16 -19

The case 1. Without Compulsion Vs 1 -3 “God has provided all of my needs and I want to help provide someone else’s!”

The case Vs 1 -3 2. According to their Ability

The case Vs 1 -3 2. According to their Ability Luke 21: 1 -4

The case Vs 1 -3 2. According to their Ability Luke 21: 1 -4 Widow’s Lepton [Lepta]

The case Vs 1 -3 2. According to their Ability proportionally according to our blessings

The case Vs 1 -3 2. According to their Ability proportionally according to our blessings The tithe – “a tenth”

The case 3. Beyond their Ability Vs 1 -3

The case 3. Beyond their Ability Vs 1 -3 SHE GAVE ALL SHE HAD TO LIVE ON

The case 3. Beyond their Ability Vs 1 -3 SHE GAVE ALL SHE HAD TO LIVE ON Cast your TOTAL dependence upon him

The case… Vs 4 -7

The case Vs 4 -7 GRACE, Charis

The Case… Vs 4 -7 The case Vs 4 -7

The case Vs 4 -7 Luke 16: 1 -9

The case Vs 4 -7 “ In giving, the real issue isn’t giving money. It is giving ourselves to the Lord. If we really give ourselves to the Lord, then the right kind of material giving will naturally follow. ” Pastor David Guzik

The case Vs 4 -7 Giving to the Lord, first…

The case Vs 4 -7 “ Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to Him, trust in Him and He will act. ” Psalm 37: 4 -5

The case Vs 4 -7 “ “Jesus can have our money without having our hearts but he can NEVER have our hearts if he doesn’t our money. ” have

The case Vs 4 -7 Titus

The case Vs 4 -7 GRACE

The case Vs 4 -7 GRACE unearned, unmerited FAVOR

The case Vs 4 -7 GRACE unearned, unmerited FAVOR a work of GRACE in your heart

The case Vs 4 -7 “Once you see the matter of giving is centered in this lovely word grace, it lifts the whole act away from mechanics, from pressure and duty, from obligation and mere legalism. It lifts us up into the most lovely atmosphere of an activity which seeks by giving to convey to others all that is lovely, all that is beautiful, all that is good, and all that is glorious. What a lovely word this word is. . . For there is no area in the Christian life in which grace shines out so much, so beautifully, so delightfully, and so happily as when giving comes from the background of poverty. ” -- Alan Redpath

THE CASE… Vs 8 -9

THE CASE Vs 8 -9 The example of Jesus

THE CASE Vs 8 -9 Philippians 2: 5 -11

The case Sin separates us from God Vs 8 -9 ROMANS 3: 23 ISAIAH 59: 2

The case There’s only one remedy… Vs 8 -9 The Cross! COLOSSIANs 2: 14

The case Have YOU chosen to receive? Vs 8 -9 ACTS 2: 38 ACTS 16: 31

THE CASE Vs 8 -9 “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. ” Ephesians 4: 32

THE CASE… Vs 10 -15

THE CASE Vs 10 -15 “The tragedy of life so often is, not that we have no high impulses, but that we fail to turn them into actions. ” William Barclay

THE CASE Vs 10 -15 ACCEPTABLE ACCORDING TO WHAT A PERSON HAS, NOT ACCORDING TO WHAT HE DOES NOT HAVE…

THE CASE Vs 10 -15 PROPORTIONAL giving

THE CASE Vs 10 -15 NOT Communism or Socialism

THE CASE Vs 10 -15 NOT Communism or Socialism “What’s Yours is mine !”

THE CASE Vs 10 -15 NOT Communism or Socialism “What’s Yours is mine !” “What’s mine is yours, brother !”

THE CASE Vs 10 -15 Exodus 16

THE CASE… Vs 16 -23

THE CASE Vs 16 -23 Titus The FAMOUS brother The TESTED, EARNEST brother

THE CASE Vs 16 -23 Look for accountability and do your due diligence before committing to give

conclusion

Conclusion: Without compulsion Proportionally BEYOND your ability

Conclusion: Grace… Undeserved, Unmerited FAVOR Follow through

Conclusion: WHY you should give WHERE you should give HOW you should give