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We were created to reach out to others. We are commanded in Scripture to give generously of our time, talents and finances in ministry. But what is or should be our modivation for giving and serving?
In his book Run with the Horses, Eugene Peterson tells how he saw some birds teaching their young to fly.Three young swallows were perched on a dead branch that stretched out over a lake. “One adult swallow got alongside the chicks and started shoving them out toward the end of the branch – ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
Denomination: Baptist
This is a message taken from the author’s book entitled, "Christian Stewardship".
GRACE GIVING II Corinthians 8:1-15 INTRODUCTION: This portion of Scripture describes the grace giver. The grace giver gives with Christ Jesus in mind. Every gift that Christ Jesus has given us has been a gift of Grace. We deserve nothing any better. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
Malachi #6
Grace Giving Malachi 3:6-12 One day a man called his church and said, “Can I speak to the head hog at the trough?” The secretary thought she heard right but asked, “I’m sorry. Who would you like to speak with?” The caller repeated, “Can I speak to the head hog at the trough?” The secretary ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 3:6-12
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
By God’s grace, give generously, give eagerly, and give responsibly.
June Spivey in Christian Reader writes about how the elementary school in her town collects lunch money from the new kindergartners at the beginning of each year. This solves the problem of lost money during the year, but for nervous 5-year-olds, it can take a few days to understand the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-24, Philippians 2:7, Matthew 8:20, 2 Corinthians 5:21
Denomination: Evangelical Free
Maybe it is time to go past the tithe and the concept of grace giving to giving till it hurts.
Luke 21:1-6 Proposition: You must give to it hurts! From time to time there arises a debate over giving a tithe or give as grace encourages you to give. I believe the tithe is the minimum so if by grace you can and want to give ninety percent like R. G. LeTourneau go right ahead, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 21:1-6, Acts 2:44-47, Exodus 35:4-5, Exodus 36:3-6, Luke 17:10, Proverbs 11:24, Proverbs 13:7 (view more) (view less)
A message on giving by grace.
2 CORINTHIANS 8:1-15 “AMAZING GRACE GIVING” A) You may not have put the word, “grace,” and the word, “giving,” together before! * It may come as a surprise to you that the word, grace and giving, are connected together, but surprised or not, they are. * We normally think in terms of grace and ...read more
The Church was never commanded to tithe. Grace giving in response to God’s love is today’s standard.
GIVING UNDER GRACE (2 Cor. 8:1 - 9:18) [HTTP formatted version of this sermon is located at http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/giving.html] One of the most abused areas of the Scriptures by legalistic pastors and believers is the issue of giving. Ministers stand in their pulpits and say the most ...read more
Denomination: Independent/Bible
How to experience the grace of giving to the Lord.
I confess that there are some pastors who are afraid to talk about money to their churches. Their motives are right. They are not just comfortable with the topic. So, they would rather invite a guest speaker to talk about giving. However, as your pastor, I believe if I can’t talk to you about ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-2
One time a pastor preached to his congregation, “If we are going to serve God, we need to get down on our knees and crawl!” The church responded, “Yes, we will crawl, Pastor! We will crawl!” Then the pastor shouted, “Once we learn to crawl, it’s time to get up on our feet and walk!” The church ...read more
Exploring the grace of giving through a study of stewardship.
“We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-7
God not only required a tithe in the Old Testament, He challenged His people to respond to Him when He says, “Test me in this.” This is the only time in the Bible when God tells us to test Him.
Giving With Grace That drama really captures the different attitudes that people have about giving. Some feel pressured or guilty, while others of us find a lot of joy when we give if we remember to bring our wallets! That reminds me of a man and his son who went to church together. On their ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 1:1, Malachi 3:10
What our hands do with our money is one indication of what our heart is doing with God.
You can listen to this, and other sermons, at https://www.npbc.org.au/podcasts/media NORTH PINE BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday 8th June 2025 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 “The Grace of Giving”. Here is a connection I want us to think about. What our hands do with our money shows what our hearts are doing with ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11
Grace has symptoms. When we have genuinely experienced God’s grace in Christ we become generous givers.
“The Grace of Giving” II Corinthians 8:1-15 Mililani Community Church September 18, 2005 Pastor Rick Bartosik OUTLINE When the subject of stewardship is mentioned, some people immediately think of tithing. There is nothing wrong with tithing. Tithing was the Old Testament way of giving. ...read more
God is rich in GRACE, giving us what we don’t deserve.
NOTE: There are a lot of people out there working in a lot of ways trying to be right with a lot of gods. • Pilgrimages/Passages, Works/ Weariness, Sacrifices/Sorrows. • In every country, on every day… • Man, trying to work his way into favor with God. Many years ago the Grand Rapids Press covered ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-20
Can we ever be satisfied…how much money is enough?
By now I am sure that most of you have been filled to capacity with the meat of the season. Gorged yourselves with stuffing and potatoes those potatoes that are orange…Yams(ugh..Silence of the Yams!)and that red stuff(I’ve never really cared for that). Thursday ushered in the beginning of perhaps ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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