Financial Givinig (5)

Celebrating Life Through Financial Giving

Celebrating Life is simply remembering an important event (our new lives in Jesus Christ) and living in such a way as to honor that event. Celebrating Life through Financial Giving is simply giving financially as an expression of gratitude for the Life of Jesus in us and supporting His cause of giving Life to others.

In the Church of the Nazarene we want to give financially so that all people everywhere may know the fullness of Jesus’ Life. Thus this lesson will focus on giving financially to our local church as a start.

The Motivation for our Giving:

1. Read 2 Corinthians 8:9 what is it that we should know? ___________________________________________________________________?

What was Jesus before he became poor? _________________________

On who’s sake did Jesus become poor___________________________________________?

Why did Jesus become poor_____________________________________________________?

What do you think should be our motivation for giving to others?

2. In 2 Corinthians 8:2 what were Christ Followers overflowing with__________________________________________?

What happened to the Christians filled with abundant joy __________________________________________________________________?

What do you think our attitudes and position toward giving should be__________________________________________________________________?

3. In 2 Corinthians 8.3, what kind of will did the first century Christ Followers give from _________________________________________? What is your understanding of free will?

4. What kind of a giver does God love according to 2 Corinthians 9:7 _________________________________? What is your understanding of a cheerful giver?

5. What should be our attitude and feeling about giving financially to the church _________________________________________________________________?

6. In the Church of the Nazarene we find a practice of organized giving works best for maintaining ministries and helping other people. We find the Apostle Paul’s words to be helpful at this point. What advice does Paul offer in 1 Corinthians 16.1-2?

7. In the church we also talk about a tithe or 10% giving. This 10% giving concept is primarily taken from the Old Testament as a minimum giving. What does Duet 14.22 say about how much to give ____________________________________________?

8. What was the instruction of the people to do with their income in Leviticus 27.30 __________________________________________________________________?

9. What are we to remember in 2 Corinthians 9:6 _____________________________

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10. God will give you enough wealth in order for you to be what, according to 2 Corinthians 9.11 ________________________________________________?

11. What will your generosity produce, according to 2 Corinthians 9:11-12 ________________________________________________________________?

12 What do you do to God when you give, according to 2 Corinthians 9:13 _________________________________________________________________

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So we want to encourage you to develop a plan of regularly and cheerfully giving to honor God, spread His Good News, support ministries, and help others. Let’s pray about this and ask God to help us to add this to our action of Celebrating His Life!