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True Giving

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 20, 2009

5 reason we give. From the poorest church to the biggest heart.

True Giving Text: II Corinthians 8:1-9 Show 3 min. video on giving. Find yours on "Sermon Spice.com" NLT1 Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. 2 They are being tested by many troubles, and they are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Are The Results Of My Generosity? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 24, 2019

What can I expect to see happen when I am generous? Obviously, the financial need will be met, but is there more beyond that? This passage points to 7 results.

THE RESULT OF MY GENEROSITY? We usually presume the only result of my generosity is that a need gets met. - There is a need expressed, someone gives, and so that need gets met. Game over, end of story, right? - We’ve been digging for weeks now into chapter 9, which has so much to teach about ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

Feeling Forsaken?

Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 1, 2018

We all have moments when we feel like God is distant from us. Faith believes what He says even when we don't feel it.

1. Forsaken At the age of 41,Elizabeth Barrett became the wife of Robert Browning, the famous English poet. Her father, a widower, disowned her. He objected to the marriage and disowned her simply because he didn’t want any of his children to leave home and break up the family! Elizabeth’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:7-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Giving As Unto The Lord

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 20, 2025

Giving is an essential part of Christian living. It is not only about money, but about the heart, the motive, and the object of our giving. Many give for recognition, obligation, or compulsion, but true kingdom giving is done as unto the Lord.

GIVING AS UNTO THE LORD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Colossians 3:23-24 Supporting Texts: 2 Corinthians 9:6-8; Proverbs 3:9-10; Malachi 3:10; Matthew 6:1-4; Acts 20:35 INTRODUCTION: Giving is an essential part of Christian living. It is not only about money, but about the heart, the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:23-24, 2 Corinthians 9:6-8, Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Meaningful Sharing With The Needy

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 6, 2025

Sharing with the needy is an expression of true Christian love, a testimony of stewardship, and a key to divine reward.

MEANINGFUL SHARING WITH THE NEEDY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Acts 4:32-37 Key Verse: “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.” (Proverbs 19:17) Supporting Texts: Matthew 25:35-40, James 2:14-17, 1 John 3:16-18, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-37

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Salvation Came To His House

Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Aug 11, 2002

Zacchaeus faced many problems that we face today. People are trying everything they can to solve them, but they find just a large emptiness! Who could possible solve these problems? Friend, let me introce you to the Salvation that came to His House!

Introduction: Just like many today, Zacchaeus had some problems that he needed someone to help him overcome! A. His position was a problem (vs. 2) It is always hard for the rich to get saved because they do not need anything! (Mat.10:23) B. His elevation was a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Fullness Of Life Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

Gratitude is an expression of our belief in Jesus and is important for living a full and abundant life in Christ.

So, Jesus is walking along and these ten guys with leprosy call out to him. They're like, "Jesus, have mercy on us!" And Jesus, being the awesome guy he is, heals them. But here's the kicker - only one of them comes back to say thanks. Jesus is like, "Wait a minute, didn't I heal ten of you? Where ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19, Romans 1:20-32

Topics: Gratitude, Abundant Life, Fullness In Christ

Giving & Reward - Matthew 6:2 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Aug 27, 2024

Why does Jesus tell us to give, fast, and pray in secret, when earlier in the sermon he had commanded that we do our acts of righteousness before men to be seen by them? This message will give you a new way of looking at the commands to live for reward.

2 Corinthians 9:6-11 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 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. 8 And God is able to make ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:2

Sending Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 11, 2003

For Reformation Sunday: Luther’s reform taught us that the church has an apostolic gift, whereby each of us -- the priesthood of all believers -- can break new ground for the Kingdom. Sometimes, however, we send back the gift!

Have you ever had the experience of sending a gift, only to have it returned? What does it feel like? Somebody’s birthday is coming up – and you’ve found just the perfect gift. You wrap it up, you package it securely, and you trot off to the post office. She’s going to love this! Three days ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons In Glorious Giving

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 25, 2006

Give beyond ourselves. (An investing heart) – v. 1a David not only “served his own generation” (Acts 13:36), which every child of God should do, but he also served generations to come. He provided the materials to build the temple; he organized the tem

> This morning I want to invite you into a picture that’s captured my heart over the past year or two…it’s a moment in O.T. history in which the people of God… our spiritual fore parents... took up a similar season in their lives to provide for a place of worship and ministry. It was the original ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Generosity Principle Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 26, 2015

Three principles that we discover about generosity in Paul's letter to the Corinthians

This is our last week of money month and for the past four weeks we have been parked in the generosity spot. Each year we take the month of April to explore the theology of money, giving and generosity. Not only within the church but in our lives in general. This idea is that if we have a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Denomination: Wesleyan

Is It Possible The Church Has Misunderstood Malachi 3:8-11? Series

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jan 2, 2018

Christians have been taught that the tithe is a "spiritual bill" they must pay in order to keep the "windows of heaven" open. Is it possible that this passage is being used to teach something that it does not teach?

As a child, before my brothers and sisters and I would sit down for breakfast, we asked our father what we could do to please him so that he would let us eat. He’d tell us. If we wanted lunch money for school we would ask our father what would please him. He’d tell us. At supper time, as we sat ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:19-23, Malachi 1:6-14, Malachi 3:8-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Ups And Downs Of Life

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 28, 2018

A study in the book of Genesis 21: 1 – 34

Genesis 21: 1 – 34 The ups and downs of life 21 And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken. 2 for Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Our Daily Bread Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Apr 2, 2008

Jesus taught his disciples that God the Father is interested in the bodies as well as the souls of humans. Neither is to be neglected or ignored. Between the prayer of surrender and the prayer of confession, the heavenly Teacher placed the prayer for ph

Our Daily Bread Matthew 6:11 Intro Jesus taught his disciples that God the Father is interested in the bodies as well as the souls of humans. Neither is to be neglected or ignored. Between the prayer of surrender and the prayer of confession, the heavenly Teacher placed the prayer for physical ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:11

Denomination: Baptist

About The Collection (1 Corinthians 16:1-4) Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Nov 26, 2007

What a contrast! Paul turns from the subject of the resurrection to the subject of a collection. We are to lay up treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:19-21). People, not things, go to heaven. We are to give to help, and to save, people. Our giving will put

ABOUT THE COLLECTION 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 Introduction A. What a contrast! Paul turns from the subject of the resurrection to the subject of a collection. B. We are to lay up treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:19-21). 1. People, not things, go to heaven. We are to give to help, and to save, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-4

Denomination: Baptist