I. EXORDIUM:
Is GOD able?
Yes.
II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers/unbelievers
III. OBJECTIVES:
To show that GOD is able and working all grace to super abound in us so that we can be a channel of blessing to others.
IV. TEXT:
2 Corinthians 9:8 (Amplified Bible)
And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].
V. THESIS:
Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You are able to make all Your Grace come to me in super-abundance so that I will always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient for every good work and charitable donation.
VI. TITLE:
GOD is able
VII. EXPLICATION:
A. Author: Paul, the Apostle
B. Contents: Paul's Ministry and Passion
C. Main Theme: Vindication of Paul's Apostleship
VIII. MAIN BODY:
2 Corinthians 9:8 (Amplified Bible)
And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].
2 Corinthians 9:8 (King James Version)
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
A. GOD is able to make all grace to superabound in me.
"And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance,"
Able or "dunatos" in Greek language meaning: "powerful or capable, possible, power, strong".
Abound or "perisseuo" in Greek language meaning: "superabound, superfluous, be in excess, to cause to superabound or excel, abundance, better, enough and to spare, exceed, excel, increase, be left, redound, remain, over and above".
Psalms 84:11 (Amplified Bible)
For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Proverbs 3:9 (Amplified Bible)
Honor the Lord with your capital and sufficiency [from righteous labors] and with the firstfruits of all your income;
Proverbs 11:24 (Amplified Bible)
There are those who [generously] scatter abroad, and yet increase more; there are those who withhold more than is fitting or what is justly due, but it results only in want.
Philippians 4:18 (Amplified Bible)
But I have [your full payment] and more; I have everything I need and am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent me. [They are the] fragrant odor of an offering and sacrifice which God welcomes and in which He delights.
Haggai 2:8 (Amplified Bible)
The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine, says the Lord of hosts.
All abilities came from GOD, whether Divine or human abilities, it all came from Him, and He will do in His Divine Abilities all that is for our benefits, no hidden agenda, it will all be for our prosperity and well-being, simply because He takes pleasure in our prosperity.
Psalms 35:27 (Amplified Bible)
Let those who favor my righteous cause and have pleasure in my uprightness shout for joy and be glad and say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, Who takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.
B. That I always have all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.
"so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation]"
1 Peter 4:10 (Amplified Bible)
As each of you has received a gift (a particular spiritual talent, a gracious divine endowment), employ it for one another as [befits] good trustees of God’s many-sided grace [faithful stewards of the extremely diverse powers and gifts granted to Christians by unmerited favor].
Titus 3:8 (Amplified Bible)
This message is most trustworthy, and concerning these things I want you to insist steadfastly, so that those who have believed in (trusted in, relied on) God may be careful to apply themselves to honorable occupations and to doing good, for such things are [not only] excellent and right [in themselves], but [they are] good and profitable for the people.
Titus 3:14 (Amplified Bible)
And let our own [people really] learn to apply themselves to good deeds (to honest labor and honorable employment), so that they may be able to meet necessary demands whenever the occasion may require and not be living idle and uncultivated and unfruitful lives.
1 Corinthians 15:58 (Amplified Bible)
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be firm (steadfast), immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord [always being superior, excelling, doing more than enough in the service of the Lord], knowing and being continually aware that your labor in the Lord is not futile [it is never wasted or to no purpose].
Ephesians 2:10 (Amplified Bible)
For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].
Colossians 1:10 (Amplified Bible)
That you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him and desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of God [with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance, and recognition].
2 Thessalonians 2:17 (Amplified Bible)
Comfort and encourage your hearts and strengthen them [make them steadfast and keep them unswerving] in every good work and word.
2 Thessalonians 3:17 (Amplified Bible)
I, Paul, write you this final greeting with my own hand. This is the mark and sign [that it is not a forgery] in every letter of mine. It is the way I write [my handwriting and signature].
2 Corinthians 8:7 (Amplified Bible)
Now as you abound and excel and are at the front in everything—in faith, in expressing yourselves, in knowledge, in all zeal, and in your love for us—[see to it that you come to the front now and] abound and excel in this gracious work [of almsgiving] also.
GOD's Initiative in us, through and by the LORD JESUS CHRIST is that we are channels of blessings and we don't hoard our wealth and riches but being a blessing to others in the form of monetary gifts that we call in our church as love gifts to senior pastors, and leaders, making sure that the money entrusted to us by the LORD JESUS CHRIST are not given but planted/sowed so we can harvest them.
IX. CONCLUSION:
Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You are able to make all Your Grace come to me in super-abundance so that I will always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient for every good work and charitable donation.
