Remembering The Giver

Title: Remembering the Giver

Scripture: Deut 26:1-11

As we give our offerings, we should rejoice in all that God has given us.

1. H_________________, vv. 1-3, 9

Israel is one of the tiniest nations on earth... only about __________ sq. miles. BUT

God actually gave them a land that had great P____________ economically.

Our homeland became known as a land of O_____________.

God has given us a great land as our homeland, and when we bring our offerings to Him, we need to acknowledge that He is the giver of our homeland.

II. P_____________________, vv. 9-10

“a land flowing with milk and honey.” - means that the people would find great A___________________ in the land.

Most countries have some kind of N__________________ resources...We know that they are only natural because G_____ put them there. God has provided us with what we need to live.

Philippians 4: 19, “And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

Jesus taught in the Model Prayer to ask God to provide our daily B___________, or our daily needs. And then, He went on to tell us not to worry about these daily needs in Matthew 6:25-34.

As we give our offerings, we need to acknowledge that God gives by providing for our needs.

III. D__________________, v. 5-9

The story of Joseph and the Exodus.

We are all slaves to S_______ and it deserves punishment.

While we were still sinners, God showed His love for us by sending His Son Jesus to die for us, to P________ for our sins. God is a great G____________, and when we give our offerings, we need to purposefully acknowledge that He is the giver of all good things.

Deut. 26: 11 And you and the Levites and the aliens among you shall rejoice in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.

Title: Remembering the Giver

Scripture: Deut 26:1-11

1 When you have entered the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it,

2 take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name 3 and say to the priest in office at the time, "I declare today to the LORD your God that I have come to the land the LORD swore to our forefathers to give us." 4 The priest shall take the basket from your hands and set it down in front of the altar of the LORD your God.

5 Then you shall declare before the LORD your God: "My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous.

6 But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, putting us to hard labor. 7 Then we cried out to the LORD , the God of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression. 8 So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with miraculous signs and wonders. 9 He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey; 10 and now I bring the firstfruits of the soil that you, O LORD , have given me." Place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before him.

11 And you and the Levites and the aliens among you shall rejoice in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household. (NIV)

As we give our offerings, we should rejoice in all that God has given us.

Let’s look at some of the things that God gives.

1. Homeland

Look at these phrases:

1 When you have entered the land the LORD your God is giving you...

2 take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the LORD your God is giving you...

3 and say to the priest in office at the time, "I declare today to the LORD your God that I have come to the land the LORD swore to our forefathers to give us."

9 He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey;

In these verses we see that God gave them the land of Israel. Now, this is taking place before they have actually received it, but ultimately gave them the land.

In our own culture, land can often be very valuable, or it can become worthless. If there is gold or oil on the land, it can be worth a lot of money. If it’s located on a lake or river, or on a beach, it can be valuable. If it’s going to be used for some kind of construction project—a housing development, or a business district. There are people in our country who have made millions and billions of dollars because of land its value.