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Common Problems With Giving
Misunderstandings About Money
Money can save.
Our amount of money indicates our amount of faith.
Misgivings about Giving
Ignorance
Don’t know how to give.
Fear / Lack of faith
We are afraid to give.
Greed / Idol worship
We don’t want to give.
matt 6:19-
matt
That which you refuse to give up for God is your god.
- Idols
- We trust in them
- We sacrifice for them
- We guard them
**The issue(s) with money have less to do with the abundance or lack of it and more to do with our attitudes toward and our actions with it.
Biblical Perspective on Giving
We are able to give because God is the owner.
Gen 1:26-2
Deut 24
We have an example to give because God is a giver.
All our money is from God; therefore, all our money is for God
Biblical Practices of Giving
The way we handle our money is a practical test of our godliness
It’s a test for leaders.
2 Cor 9:10
We give worshipfully.
(9:15)
“tithe” = “tenth”
Tithe was part of Mosaic Law
We are no longer bound to Mosaic Law so we are no longer bound to the tithe described here.
We are no longer bound to the Mosaic Law, but we are still bound to the Lawgiver.
Purpose of the tithe was a practice of giving the first to God as an act of worship (ascribing worth to the Person to whom it belongs).
The more we have the harder it is to tithe.
(Ex $100 / $1. $10000 / $1000.
$100000 / $10000)
We give generously and missionally.
(9:11-14)
We give generously.
(9:11)
We give contentedly and expectantly.
(9:8-11)
We give contentedly.
(9:
We give sacrificially and cheerfully.
(9:7)
We give boundlessly.
(9:6)
Giving is more about our heart than it is is about our money.
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