Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Giving
February 10–11, 2007
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Giving
Series: The Power of Money
Speaker: Brian T. Anderson
- Introduction
- Who Gives?
- Volunteers give.
- Active Christians give.
- Regular church - attenders give.
- Biblical Christians give.
- Two Personal Observations About Who Gives
- People who give the most complain the least.
- Most people want to give.
- Prov. 3:9 (NAS)
- Exodus 23:16a (NAS)
- Why Are We to Give God our “First Fruits?”
- Because it’s a way of giving thanks to God.
- Deut. 26:10 (NLT)
- Because it’s a way to give God your trust .
- Because it shows that God is first in our life.
- God’s way of managing money:
- We earn our money.
- We give generously to the work of God.
- We save for future needs.
- We repay our debts .
- We enjoy what’s left over.
- Matt. 6:33 (NAS)
- How Much Should We Give to God?
- An accusation against God.
- Mal. 2:17 (NAS)
- God’s Response.
- Mal. 3:6-7 (NAS)
- Luke 17:10 (NLT)
- God owes me nothing! All that I have is because of God’s grace!
- God’s Rebuke.
- Mal 3:8-10 (NAS)
- God’s Promises to those who are generous givers:
- A promise of blessing .
- Mal. 3:10 (NAS)
- A promise of protection .
- Mal. 3:11 (NAS)
- A promise of witness .
- Mal. 3:12 (NAS)
- Conclusion
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