From Abraham and Sarah to all who trust in Christ today, we know He is faithful and good in every way! This sermon and PowerPoint outline focuses on giving with a right heart, or attitude and the genuine blessings that flow from such a mindset. Our focal passage comes from 2 Corinthians 9:7.
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1. Giving makes me more like Him.
John 3:16 (NASB) "For God so loved the
world, that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whoever believes in Him shall
not perish, but have eternal life.
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Corinthians
9:7
1. Giving makes me more like Him.
John 3:16 (NASB) "For God so loved the
world, that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whoever believes in Him shall
not perish, but have eternal life.
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Corinthians
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2. Giving with a right attitude draws me
closer to Him.
Matthew 6:21 (NASB) for where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Corinthians
9:7
2. Giving with a right attitude draws me
closer to Him.
Matthew 6:21 (NASB) for where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also.
11. 2
Corinthians
9:7 3. Giving helps to strengthen my faith.
Proverbs 3:5-6, 9-10 (NLT) Trust in the
Lord with all your heart; do not depend
on your own understanding. 6 Seek his
will in all you do, and he will show you
which path to take 9 Honor the Lord
with your wealth and with the best part
of everything you produce. 10 Then he
will fill your barns with grain, and your
vats will overflow with good wine.
12. 2
Corinthians
9:7 3. Giving helps to strengthen my faith.
Proverbs 3:5-6, 9-10 (NLT) Trust in the
Lord with all your heart; do not depend
on your own understanding. 6 Seek his
will in all you do, and he will show you
which path to take 9 Honor the Lord
with your wealth and with the best part
of everything you produce. 10 Then he
will fill your barns with grain, and your
vats will overflow with good wine.
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Corinthians
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4. Giving is an investment in eternity.
1 Timothy 6:18-19 (HCSB) [Instruct
them] to do good, to be rich in good
works, to be generous, willing to share,
19 storing up for themselves a good
foundation for the age to come, so that
they may take hold of life that is real.
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Corinthians
9:7
4. Giving is an investment in eternity.
1 Timothy 6:18-19 (HCSB) [Instruct
them] to do good, to be rich in good
works, to be generous, willing to share,
19 storing up for themselves a good
foundation for the age to come, so that
they may take hold of life that is real.
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Corinthians
9:7
2 Corinthians 8:7-8 (ESV) But as you
excel in everythingin faith, in speech,
in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in
our love for yousee that you excel in
this act of grace also. 8 I say this not as a
command, but to prove by the
earnestness of others that your love also
is genuine.
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Corinthians
9:7 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 (ESV) The point is
this: whoever sows sparingly will also
reap sparingly, and whoever sows
bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7
Each one must give as he has decided in
his heart, not reluctantly or under
compulsion, for God loves a cheerful
giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace
abound to you, so that having all
sufficiency in all things at all times, you
may abound in every good work.