This document discusses generosity and giving. It summarizes that Americans on average give 4% of their income to charity, ranking 13th worldwide. However, the Bible teaches that generous giving pleases God and reflects Jesus giving all he had. When Christians give generously, it supplies needs, expresses thanksgiving to God, and spreads the gospel message to others. The key point is that generous giving should glorify God and reflect Christ's generosity.

1. Work Your Plan
2 Corinthians 9:6-13
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2. 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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4. 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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5. 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!

7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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?”

12. 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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13. What It’s Really About
Use – Doug Olive
Use things and love people or
Use people and love things?
Reason - Francis Schaeffer. We
traded our virtues for two:
–Personal peace, and
–Affluence
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14. Chaos, Worry, and
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Insanity!

16. 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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17. All You Need?
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Sr. Batista Masayoshi Son
-35.3 billion! -76.6 billion!
LOST!

18. Kings, Princes, Emperors, and
Absolute Monarchs
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19. Powerful and Secure Politicians
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20. Even Men of the Cloth
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21. 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 common
Q: 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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22. The Source of All Things
2 Corinthians 9:10-11
10 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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23. Abraham and Isaac
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24. 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
given us.
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25. Generosity Multiplies
“It’s what you sow that multiplies, not what
you keep in the barn.”
– Adrian Rogers
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26. 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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27. 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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28. 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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29. 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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30. Let’s Pray About it!
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