Tag: giving
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Worship: Two Kinds
Hebrews 11:4 “By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.” Do you know that the way a person worships reveals an awful lot about their faith (or…
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The Shrewd
Ephesians 5:15-16 “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” There are some things that non-Christians are typically much better at than Christians. The reason I know this is that Jesus told us so. In Luke 16:8 He says this: “The sons…
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The Why
2 Corinthians 9:7 “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” Have you ever thought about the fact that it is possible to do exactly what the Bible says and yet do it in a sinful way? That’s why the fastidious keeping of…
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Ownership
Hebrews 1:2 “In these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, Whom He appointed the heir of all things.” When you think of Jesus, how do you think of Him? What’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Do you envision Him as He was depicted in a movie you’ve seen, perhaps “Ben Hur,”…
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The Indescribable Giver
2 Corinthians 9:15 “Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift!” As Paul concludes his lengthy discourse on the subject of giving in his letter to the Corinthian church, he exults with the wonderful statement, “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift.” Of course, that gift is the gift of His own Son, “For…
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A Faith that Gives
2 Corinthians 8:10 “And in this matter (of giving) I give my judgment: this benefits you” It is interesting that that apostle Paul gives so much emphasis to the matter of giving in his second letter to the Corinthians. He spends all of chapters 8 and 9 talking about it. He talks about the generosity of the…
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Above and Beyond
2 Corinthians 8:1-5 “We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond…
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Open Hands
Psalm 145:16 “You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing.” There are many things that only God can do. He alone controls the weather. He alone sustains the universe by His mighty power. The sun continues to shine, the moon continues to rotate around the earth, the plants continue to grow and produce…
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Of Donkeys
Mark 11:1-3 “Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciplesand said to them, ‘Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie…
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Giving that Multiplies
1 Thessalonians 2:8 “we were ready to share with you . . . the gospel of God” In the verse above, the apostle Paul talks about his readinessto share the gospel with the believers of Thessalonica. The Greek word that he used and which is translated “share” is an interesting one. It carries with it…
To Encourage You 