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Work Your Plan, Give away 033014. 2 Cor 9TRANSCRIPT
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Work Your Plan
2 Corinthians 9:6-13John R. Wible
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American Philanthropy
• 2/3 of American families give to charity• However, against income, it averages 4%• Worldwide, America ranks 13th. – No. 1 and No. 2 rankings were Myanmar
(85%) and the United Kingdom (76 %)• US Churchgoers average 3% giving to their
church.• We talk a good game, but . . .
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Jesus’ Giving
• Q: How much do you think Jesus gave to the “church?”
• It depends on which “church” you are talking about.
• His first church was the temple and I’ll bet He gave a tithe.
• However, for His “other church,” He, like the widow with the mite, gave all He had.
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Review
• The Power of Giving• The Process of Giving• The Plan for Giving Worked out• Paul collecting from the Corinthians
promised gifts for Jerusalem Believers• Yes, this lesson may be described as . . .
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BEATING A DEAD HORSE!
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The Point - Generosity
• The Passage for Giving 2 Cor. 9:6-13• Jesus taught giving as a key to our spiritual
well-being• Generosity demonstrated by a Christian
draws the world to Christ• The Point: “Our generous giving should
glorify God and reflect Christ’s giving”
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2 Corinthians 9:6-7
6 Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
7 Each person should do as he has decided in his heart—not reluctantly or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.
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An Agricultural Theme
• Paul says those who give generously would profit most from their giving
• Two point about this:– An Undeniable Principle– An Inescapable Reality.
• Q: What do the sections on p. p. 58-59 say about sowing and reaping generously and cheerful giving?
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2 Cor. 9:8-9
When we give generously, we never need to fear being in need
8 And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.
9 As it is written: He scattered; He gave to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.
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What’s it all about, Alfie?
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Q: Is this passage more about:•Resources,•Trust, or•Ownership?Q: What does it mean that God’s grace will overflow into “everything you need?”
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Everything You Need?
Q: God’s supply for everything His people need is for the purpose of our excelling “in every good work” (v. 8)
• Comfort and ease not intended, rather• It is so we will have all we need to do what
He calls us to do. • It is not to make us independent or self-
sufficient so we can take from one another.
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What It’s Really About
Use – Doug OliveUse things and love people orUse people and love things?
Reason - Francis Schaeffer. We traded our virtues for two:–Personal peace, and–Affluence
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Chaos, Worry, and
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Insanity!
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How Much is Enough?
Q: Does our society that reflect these to perverted and unattainable values of personal peace and affluence?
Q: How much money and/or power needed to feel totally secure and have complete personal peace and affluence?
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All You Need?
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Sr. Batista Masayoshi Son
-35.3 billion! -76.6 billion!
LOST!
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Kings, Princes, Emperors, and Absolute Monarchs
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Powerful and Secure Politicians
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Even Men of the Cloth
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Peace and Affluence – Really?
Q: What do all these men have in common besides great personal wealth, power or personal peace?
Q: What do all these status have in commonQ: If all we can really “keep” for eternity is
that which we send ahead, is it not then logical to give as generously as we can?
“If you are to keep your life, you must lose it”
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The Source of All Things2 Corinthians 9:10-1110 Now the One who provides seed for the
sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
11 You will be enriched in every way for all generosity, which produces thanksgiving to God through us.
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Abraham and Isaac
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God is the One Who: (P. 62)
• Provides the seed for the sower.• Provides bread for food.• Will provide resources for you to give.• Will multiply what you give.• Will enrich your life in every way because of
your generosity.• Is worthy of our thanksgiving for all He has
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Generosity Multiplies
“It’s what you sow that multiplies, not what you keep in the barn.” – Adrian Rogers
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2 Corinthians 9:12-13
• 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many acts of thanksgiving to God.
• 13 They will glorify God for your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with others through the proof provided by this service.
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Generosity Multiplies
• Generosity supplies the needs of the saints. • Generosity expresses thanks to God.• Generosity confesses the gospel of Jesus
Christ to everyone.
. . .Q: How is each of these true?Q: How does your generous giving
communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ?
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Generosity
• The Point: “Our generous giving should glorify God and reflect Christ’s giving.”
• “It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” ― Mother Teresa, Saint of Calcutta.
• “No one has ever become poor by giving.” ― Anne Frank
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Generosity
• The Point: “Our generous giving should glorify God and reflect Christ’s giving.”
• “It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” ― Mother Teresa, Saint of Calcutta.
• “No one has ever become poor by giving.” ― Anne Frank
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Let’s Pray About it!
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