Sermons on Giving:

The Attitude Of Giving Series

Contributed by Rich Cook on Jun 28, 2005

A challenge for the church not just to tithe, but to tithe with glad hearts. When we put in our offering, does God get the idea that we’re obeying because of love, or that we’re dragging our feet?

Stewardship IV - The attitude in giving Purpose: To challenge our people to tithe, but to tithe with glad hearts. 1. Our attitude says a lot about our actions. A husband might go to a "chick" movie with his wife, but he might go with a negative attitude, making lots of comments and huffing his way ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

Giving Of Yourself

Contributed by Millie Pisano on Jun 12, 2004

Do you love that material object more then God? Do you allow your excuses to win out, instead of being obedient? Matthew 25 starting at verse 32

‘GIVING OF YOURSELF” I remember once a friend had told me that she had scrimped her pennies to purchase a heavy wool winter coat. Financially she was struggling at that time, so to put a few dollars away here and there was a bit challenging for her. But the day finally arrived and she had ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:32-44

Denomination: Pentecostal

Giving To The Needy Series

Contributed by Dale Miller on Jul 7, 2004

Attitude and Action in regards to our giving to the needy.

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 honored by men. I tell ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Giving & Going Series

Contributed by David Blizzard on Mar 5, 2004

Outline of 1 Cor. 16:-10

GIVING AND GOING – 1 Cor. 16:1-10 The last several weeks we have studies about the glories of the resurrection. John McArthur says, “What lies ahead is resurrection glory lay great responsibility on the present.” These scriptures reveals some insights on the inside workings of the church. Correct ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Giving Tree

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Feb 19, 2002

A Sermon on the Second Sunday of Lent The Cross the Giving Tree

Second Sunday in Lent John 3:1-17 Giving Tree   Grace and peace to you from our Lord and Saviour Jesus, the Christ. This morning I would like to look at just 3 verses in our gospel lesson. I would like to reread them: 14* And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Give It Up!

Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 28, 2002

When you give up what you have been blessed with, you receive more than you can contain.

There are times that it is difficult to walk with God. You cannot set your pace by the pace other men. You must set your timing by the pace of God Himself. You are walking with the infinte as opposed to the finite. His thoughts are higher than our ways, and his thoughts are above our thoughts. ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-9

Denomination: Church Of God

Giving Thanks

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 10, 2002

For Christians, thanksgiving should not end at the observance of the holiday, but should be a constant attitude of the soul.

Thanksgiving Day began with the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony. In 1621, Governor Bradford appointed a day of thanksgiving, a day of feasting and expressing gratitude. Abraham Lincoln, in the midst of the Civil War, in 1863, established the annual celebration of Thanksgiving when he issued a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:20

Denomination: Baptist

Give Thanks

Contributed by Robert Thomas on Mar 11, 2002

A Thanksgiving week sermon

Give Thanks 1 Chronicles 16:7-36 Introduction: {The Gum} Missions trip to garbage dump in Tiawana, Mexico ~ 3 10 year olds playing ~ one comes to try out English ~ gives Gum to boy ~ takes it divides it into 3 pieces shares with his 2 friends. We are so blessed - hard for us to be thankful - we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:7-36

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Habit Of Giving Series

Contributed by Kent Lenard on Jan 10, 2004

This sermon discusses the need to tithe, and the difference between tithing and giving.

The Habit of Giving 1 Corinthians 16:2, 2 Corinthians 8:7, John 3:16, Matthew 6:21, 1 Timothy 6:17-18, Proverbs 3:5, Prov 3:9-10, Luke 6:38, Matthew 6:19 - 20, Proverbs 11:25. 22:9, Deuteronomy 14:22, Matthew 23:23, Deuteronomy 14:23, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Psa 116:12, Deuteronomy 16:17, Malachi ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:2, Malachi 3:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

Giving As Worship Series

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 24, 2004

Martha’s worship language was service. Lazarus spoke the language of witness.Mary shows us how to speak the worship language of giving.

#3 in the series “Finding Your Worship Language” Giving As Worship John 12:1-8 For the last couple weeks I have been preaching about different ways of worshipping God. We looked at Martha as an example of Service as Worship. Lazarus was an example of Witness as Worship. Today we look at Mary as ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

When Not To Give Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 24, 2003

Ananias & Sapphira died because of the way in which they gave their offering... what did they do wrong?

OPEN: (I opened with an old Camp Song which I sang at the beginning of the sermon) Ananias and Sapphira got together and conspired a plot to cheat the church and get ahead They knew God’s will but didn’t do it tried to cheat the Holy Spirit Peter prophesied and then they both dropped ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Give Thanks?

Contributed by Maurice Schaus on Nov 26, 2003

With all the busyness of the Thanksgiving holidays, who has the time or the energy to "give thanks?" But Jesus speaks into our busyness: "Don’t worry about your life...Seek first the Kingdom of God." This is a sermon for Thanksgiving, Year B.

Rush Co. Community Thanksgiving Joel 2:21-27 Pastor Maurice Schaus 1 Timothy 2:1-7 November 19, 2000, Matthew 6:25-33 Give Thanks? As we gather this week, many of us are busy with preparations for the Thanksgiving holidays. The guests are coming, so the house needs to be cleaned from top to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-33, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Denomination: Lutheran

It Is A Gift To Give

Contributed by Daryn Bahn on Jul 18, 2003

What it means to excel in the grace of giving.

Imagine that a large church burned to the ground somewhere in north Wisconsin, and that all the congregations of our district were asked to help rebuild it by collecting an offering. Every congregation was asked, all but one. This tiny little congregation could hardly afford to keep going. They ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Giving To God

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Aug 2, 2003

Explaining the concept of faith in "giving" to God

Giving to God Got some goodies here for the kids • Everyone gets one each – no opening or eating them yet • Now I’m going to ask you to do something very strange • I’m going to ask you to give them back to me • Is everyone happy with that? • How about if I say to you, If you give it back, I will ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:38

Denomination: Christian Church

Living To Give

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 19, 2008

Giving is just twenty five percent of what Jesus touches on in this text, but many times it’s all we hear.

Living to Give Text: Luke 6:37-38 37 “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:37-38

Denomination: Pentecostal