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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Paul and the Philippians have an exemplary Christian bond. We see their partnership in the Gospel and mutual support in ministry.
Phil 1:1-11 Partners in Ministry We are moving on to a new book today but still in the same timeline as Ephesians. • Paul wrote the letter to the Philippians about the same time as Ephesians, while he was in captivity in Rome. • This letter is one of his more personal and joyful letters among ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
Denomination: Independent/Bible
The only way money can buy happiness is when you give it away. How can we do that and why does God think that we need to learn that practice in our lives?
(This sermon series is based on a book by Randy Alcorn entitled "The Treasure Principle) OPEN: Years ago, there was a comedian named Joan Rivers that said: “People say that money isn’t the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made.” A ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The son of a Baptist preacher, J.C Penney was motivated by the golden rule. His first store was named, Golden Rule store, and he titled his autobiography 50 years with the Golden Rule.
The Giving Game. 2 Corinthians 8:7NASB I read a biography about the life and legacy of JC Penney, the founder of the department store by the same name. The C in J.C stood for cash, no kidding. But that wasn’t the motivation behind his ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:7, 2 Corinthians 8:1-6
Denomination: Pentecostal
Working through the book of Philippians using consecutive expository preaching.
Series: Philippians Sermon: “God Ain’t Done with Me” Philippians 1:3-8 A sermon for June 21, 2020 Pastor John Bright Philippians 1 “3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:3-8, 2 Corinthians 8:1-4, Ephesians 3:1-7
Denomination: Methodist
So why as your pastor should I think that I should stand up here and tell you that you need to give if I already know that people don’t like it?
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW “5 Characteristics of a Generous Church” 2nd Corinthians 8:1-7 The first job I had I got when I was about 12 or 13 years of age. In the town where I grew up we had a local mission and the helped families in the area with a variety of needs. They gave away food and clothing to ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-7
Denomination: Baptist
Election results will leave half the voters disappointed. This message instructs Christians on how to deal with the ups and downs of life.
Intro We are in a study of Philippians. The key verse in this epistle is Philippians 2:5, “Let this mind [mindset; way of thinking] be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.”i Throughout this letter Paul is teaching us the way we should think about our lives. It is the pathway to abundant ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:28, John 10:10, 2 Corinthians 10:12, Hebrews 13:5, 1 Peter 5:6, Deuteronomy 8:1-17, Ecclesiastes 1:8, 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, Romans 14:17, Proverbs 27:20 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Charismatic
Paul names 7 of these spiritual gifts and I like to refer to them as motivational gifts. They are what motivates you; what drives you and makes you who you are and if you use these gifts throughout your lifetime you will be very effective in God’s work.
UNWRAPPING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS” “Give Till it feels Good” Romans 12:3-8 and 2 Corinthians 8:1-7 So in our series titled “Unwrapping your Spiritual Gifts” we are talking about 7 spiritual gifts that Paul mentions in Romans 12. Listen now. Now in that list we have already covered the spiritual ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:3-9, 2 Corinthians 8:1-7
A stewardship sermon series on "Abundant Joy, Overflowing Generosity." This is the final sermon which reflects on Giving God of our Wealth.
October 24, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Stewardship Series: Abundant Joy Overflowing Generosity 2 Corinthians 8:1-8; Luke 6:37-38 Depth of Field Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. This Sunday we conclude our ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-8, Luke 6:37-38
Denomination: Lutheran
God desires the giver before the gift—when we first surrender our hearts to Him, every act of generosity, including financial giving, flows joyfully and becomes an overflow of grace.
(God wants the giver before the gift) --- Introduction – Life Stirs Up Life Before we even open our Bibles, think about something amazing. The New Testament calls the church the body of Christ. Not a building. Not bricks and mortar. You and I are the church. Every part of a body matters. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-7, 2 Corinthians 12:14, Acts 4:32, Psalm 51:17, Isaiah 1:16-18 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
The Apostle Paul uses the charity of the Macedonian churches to impress on the Corinthians their need to be generous in their giving. The pattern he sets up for them is the same for us.
2 CORINTHIANS SERIES Charity 2 CORINTHIANS 8:1-24 2corandmore PERSON FROM CONGREGATION READS 2 CORINTHIANS 8:1-24 “We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-24
God’s presence makes hearts willing and turns our ordinary “stuff” into more-than-enough for His holy work.
Introduction – One Offering Picture this scene. It’s Sabbath morning. The church board has just finished breakfast and gathers for a quick finance meeting. The pastor walks in with a smile and says: “Friends, I have the new church-building plan God gave me. And here’s the budget strategy: we’ll ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 25:1-9, Exodus 36:2-7, 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, John 1:14, Zechariah 4:6 (view more) (view less)
The work of Christ is demonstrated through genuine care and concern for fellow believers.
The Work of Christ (Philippians 2:25–30, ESV) "I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, 26 for he has been ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:25-30, 2 Corinthians 8:2-4
You cannot out give God. You will never be able to match his matchless giving. But we can respond to his perfect gift of salvation in Jesus Christ by generous giving.
How do we transform our lives in the area of prayer and spiritual awakening? Well, the answer is found from a thorough study of revival in the Bible. When you do this study, you will find a connection between spiritual awaking of God’s people and giving. I want to point to examples in the Bible ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:2, Exodus 36:3-7
God’s grace empowers joyful generosity, enabling believers to give willingly and abundantly, even in hardship, as an expression of trust and partnership in God’s work.
Friends, welcome. Some of us walked in today with a full heart and a thin wallet. Others with a strong budget and a weary soul. God sees both. And right in the middle of our ordinary lives—with bills to pay, kids to raise, parents to care for, and newsfeeds that rattle the nerves—God offers a grace ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-4
Topics: Generosity, Giving
An explanation of faith promise missions.
“God’s Plan for Financing World Evangelism” 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, 10-12 This morning we come to climatic part of our mission’s conference. Today we make our commitments concerning our individual commitments to missions for the coming year. There can be no mission work ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
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