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Michael C. Edwards

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January 2010

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SERMON 2 Corinthians 8 v 10 to v12 HOW TO WIN IN 2010

2 Cor 8:10–12

HOW TO “*/WIN”/* IN 2010 
*/“Getting Things Done”  /*(WIN = Work It Now!)
 
 
2 Corinthians 8:10-12
| *The New King James Version* | *The New Revised Standard Version* | *New Living Translation* | *The Message* | *The New International Version* | 
| 10 And in this I give advice: It is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desiring to do a year ago;  | 10 And in this matter I am giving my advice: it is appropriate for you who began last year not only to do something but even to desire to do something—  | 10 Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it. | 10 So here’s what I think: The best thing you can do right now is to finish what you started last year and not let those good intentions grow stale.  | 10 And here is my advice about what is best for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so.  | 
| 11 but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have.  | 11 now finish doing it, so that your eagerness may be matched by completing it according to your means.  | 11 Now you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you showed in the beginning be matched now by your giving. Give in proportion to what you have. | 11 Your heart’s been in the right place all along. You’ve got what it takes to finish it up, so go to it.  | 11 Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means.  | 
| 12 For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.  | 12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—not according to what one does not have.  | 12 Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have. | 12 Once the commitment is clear, you do what you can, not what you can’t. The heart regulates the hands.  | 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.  | 
 
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| *Chapter summary*. Paul now gives instructions concerning a collection being taken up for Jerusalem Christians.  Paul urges believers to respond to the needs of others and give generously, *but not because they have to give* (8:1–8).   */ /**/8:7–15 The Corinthians urged to excel  /* Paul urges them to excel also in the /grace of giving/. *10–12* He explains that /if the willingness is there/ and they give according to what they have, it will be /acceptable/ to God; they do not have to give beyond their means. *Key verse*. 9:7: Give with your heart.*Personal application*. Let God guide you into the joy of giving.II.     Godly Giving—Instructions (8:6–8, 10–15)A.     *Give knowingly* (8:6–8): Paul says financial giving is related to the other spiritual gifts.B.     *Give willingly* (8:10–11).C.     *Give realistically* (8:12).D.     *Give confidently* (8:13–15). | 
What if you completed all of the important things you have once started or thought about starting?
·        Would your life be different?
 What if you took all of the steps of action that you know you could have or should have?  
·        How much different would your life be?
What if 
 
Christians must be a people who not only know how to get things done,
 but also *we must be a people who actually get things done which:*  
·        Includes both the things we like to do and don’t like to do.  
·        Both the things we feel like doing and don’t feel like doing.
·        Both the things that are easy to do and hard to do.
·        Both the things that are inconvenient and convenient.
·        Comfortable and uncomfortable.
 
 
In order that we might be changed and grow into the mature Christian we are called to be.
In order that we might please God, bring glory to His name and fulfill our purpose.
In order that we might accomplish the good work that has already beg
 
| Eph 2:10 | For we are His workmanship, *created in Christ Jesus for good works*, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.  | 
| Phil 1:6 | being confident of this very thing, that *He who has begun a good work in you will complete it* until the day of Jesus Christ; | 
| Titus 3:8 | This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that *those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men. * | 
 
 
GET FOCUSED.  AND STAY THERE.
*Distractions*:  Pull us away & make us forget what’s important.
·        COUNTER:  Purpose (know the reason why and the payoff for completion)
*Difficulties*:  We encounter a little obstacle, adversity, or pain and we lose our focus.  (We avoid tend hard work)
·        COUNTER:  Preparation  Yourself (for battle ~/ put things in place to assure your success)
*Drainage*:  We have people, places, & things that drain our motivation, inspiration, and determination.
·        COUNTER:  Power – Get Refuel, replenished, rejuvenated, - Prayer, Review
 
 
TO GET FOCUSED AND STAY THERE.
Know your purpose (reason)
Know your plan (path) 
Work your plan (action)
Prepare to fight 
 
 
Jesus was focused:
Purpose
Plan ~/ Path
·        Mark 1:35-38  36 And Simon and those /who were/ with Him searched for Him. 37 When they found Him, they said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”  38 But He said to them, “Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth.”
 
 
Luke 2:49 (NKJV)  And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? *Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” \\  \\ *
| John 4:34 | Jesus said to them, “*My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to **finish** His work*.   | 
*/Christ Prays for Himself/*  Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father,
| John 17:4 | I have glorified You on the earth. *I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.* | 
 
So when Jesus had received the sour wine, *He said, ****“It is finished!” *And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
 
| 2 Tim 4:7 | I have *fought the good fight, I have **finished** the race*, I have kept the faith.  | 
 
Heb 12:1 let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of /our/ faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross

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