This document discusses biblical principles of giving from Matthew 6 and 2 Corinthians 9. It teaches that we should give secretly without seeking praise or reward from others. When we give generously and cheerfully, God rewards us through increased blessings, growth in character, seeing others helped, and knowing we are emulating Christ's example. True giving comes from the heart without reluctance or compulsion, trusting that God will provide for our needs and enlarge the harvest of our righteousness.

2. How to give

4. Our relationship with God (Matt 5:3-6)
• Be poverty stricken in your spirit
• Long for God like you are grieving for a dead friend
• Be intensely humble in your desire for God
• Hunger and thirst like a desperate person

5. The kind of people we should be as
Christians (Matt 5:7-10)
• Give mercy
• Live Life Open
• Make Peace
• Ignore Offence

6. How to live out our Christian faith
• How to have an influence on society (vs 7-16)
• How to understand the OT (vs 17-20)
• How to deal with anger (vs 21-26)
• How to avoid sexual sin (vs 27-32)
• How to live and act with integrity (vs 33-37)
• How to respond to evil people and love your
enemies (vs 38-48)

7. Our secret relationship with God
(Matt 6:1-18)
• GIVE
• PRAY
• FAST

8. Matthew 6:1-4 (NIV)
1 "Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness'
before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have
no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 "So when you
give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as
the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets,
to be honoured by men. I tell you the truth, they have
received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the
needy, do not let your left hand know what your right
hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret.
Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will
reward you.

9. HOW NOT TO GIVE
2 "So when you give to the needy, do not announce it
with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
and on the streets, to be honoured by men. I tell you
the truth, they have received their reward in full.

10. HOW TO GIVE
3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left
hand know what your right hand is doing,

11. 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your
Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward
you.

12. WHAT ARE THE REWARDS OF GIVING?

13. 1. Reward of a great investment
2 Corinthians 9:6 (NIV)
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also
reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also
reap generously.

14. 2. Reward of knowing God’s love.
2 Corinthians 9:7 (NIV)
7 Each man should give what he has decided in his
heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for
God loves a cheerful giver.

15. 3. Reward of being able to choose to be
free from worry about finances.
2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV)
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so
that in all things at all times, having all that you need,
you will abound in every good work.

16. 4. Reward of growth in our character.
2 Corinthians 9:10 (NIV)
10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread
for food will also supply and increase your store of
seed and will enlarge the harvest of your
righteousness.

17. 5. Reward of giving to others & seeing
their thanks & praise to God.
2 Corinthians 9:11-13 (NIV)
11 … through us your generosity will result in
thanksgiving to God. 12 This service that you perform is
not only supplying the needs of God's people but is
also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to
God. 13 Because of the service by which you have
proved yourselves, men will praise God for the
obedience that accompanies your confession of the
gospel of Christ, …

18. 6. Reward of supporting the needs of
God’s people
2 Corinthians 9:12 (NIV)
12 This service that you perform is not only supplying
the needs of God's people
2 Corinthians 9:13 (NIV)
13 … and for your generosity in sharing with them and
with everyone else.

19. 7. Reward of knowing that we are doing
what Jesus did
2 Corinthians 9:15 (NIV)
15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!