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Intro:
Tonight as we continue our series on 2 Corinthians, entitled, [Matters of the Heart], I want to speak on the subject of [Doing Our Part].
Before Bekah and I married, I lived on my own and I had to do it all around the house.
When we married, we divided responsibilities.
We share the load.
There are certain parts of the house I help clean and there are certain parts she cleans.
Before Bekah and I married, I lived on my own and I had to do it all around the house.
When we married, we divided responsibilities.
We share the load.
There are certain parts of the house I help clean and there are certain parts she cleans.
When I mow the lawn, she often weed eats.
In our garden, we both have responsibilities.
As husband and wife we are helpmates.
We try to strike the delicate balance of both of us doing our part.
Sometimes when we are busy or stressed one of us will do too much.
The other will remind, I am here to help you, you do your part and I’ll do my part.
The same concept should spill over to our relationship with the Lord.
As the body of Christ, we are all to do OUR part.
We are to share the load and work together.
Last week we studied chapter eight.
Paul emphasized the fact that God owns it all.
As the body this does not mean that we divide the jobs based on personal interest.
I cannot say I will do all the praying because I love to pray, but I expect you to do all the fasting!
Or, I really like to worship so I will sing, clap, raise my hands during praise and worship, but I don’t like the preaching as much.
So I will pay attention during worship and you will pay attention during the preaching.
Last week we studied chapter eight.
Paul emphasized the fact that God owns it all.
According to , Jesus expects three things of us, prayer, fasting, and giving.
He encouraged us, WHEN we pray, WHEN we fast, and WHEN we give in private, God will reward us in the open.
What does this mean?
We are all to do our part in prayer.
We are all to do our part in fasting.
We are all to do our part in giving.
There are no exceptions for prayer.
God doesn’t say, “oh, you find prayer boring?
We can try and communicate another way.”
Likewise, He wants us too fast.
He does not expect everyone to go on just liquids.
God doesn’t look at someone who is facing a prolonged illness and on medication and say, “your doctor tells you to take this with food?
Ignore that because your church is fasting.”
Instead, we all do our part.
Some may give up food, some may give up soda or pop, others may give up television.
We do our part.
If prayer and fasting are shared responsibilities, so is giving.
God promises supernatural blessings to those who give, therefore He wants us to give so He can bless us!
Last week we studied chapter eight.
Paul emphasized the fact that God owns it all.
It would be unfair for God to say, only the wealthy have to give, or only the poor have to give.
Instead, He wants us to do our part.
We are to share the spiritual and financial responsibilities of His church!
We have to determine in our hearts and minds, I am going to do my part in building His church and extending His Kingdom.
If we have not done our part, then we need to ask for the Lord’s help!
Part of me wishes Paul had dedicated chapter nine to prayer or fasting, but he chose to continue his thought on giving.
He showed the Corinthians that they must do their part.
The problem with the Corinthians is they started giving and were faithful in their finances, but soon their enthusiasm waned.
It reminds me a story I heard about a man who made $50 a week.
He faithfully tithed and put in $5.
He then got a raise and started making $500 a week.
He stayed faithful, did his part and tithed $50 a week.
But he had a problem, he got another raise and started making $5000 a week.
He struggled putting in $500 a week.
He went to his pastor for prayer and explained the situation.
He shared, I want to tithe, I know I need to tithe, I could do it when I made $50 and $500 a week, but now I just can’t seem to bring myself to give THAT much.
The pastor listened and prayed a compassionate prayer, “God, let my brother make $500 a week again so he can tithe!”
Doing our part.
How do we do our part?
I have three questions I want to answer, [What is our Responsibility?],
[What is our Response?],
and [What are our Results?].
Last week we studied chapter eight.
Paul emphasized the fact that God owns it all.
Let’s begin
1.
What is our Responsibility?
As we discussed last week, the church in Jerusalem suffered.
When the church began on the Day of Pentecost, 3000 Jewish people came to faith in Jesus as their Savior.
But, persecution came to the church and as a result, the wealthy Christians who could afford to leave Jerusalem fled, leaving behind the poorer Christians.
Many of them lost their jobs and their financial standing because of their faith in Christ.
Paul went to the churches he visited and shared of the plight the Jerusalem believers faced.
What church did Paul speak to first?
He spoke to the church in Corinth.
A year before he wrote this letter he visited them and they were inspired to give.
They made commitments to help their brothers and sisters in the faith who were turmoil.
Paul took their testimony to the other churches.
He went to the church Macedonia and shared what the Corinthians promised to do.
One author imagines the conversation went this way (Swindoll):
Paul: the Jerusalem church is suffering.
The light of the gospel is spreading to the Gentiles, but the original source is dwindling under persecution.
They need help.
Fast.”
Macedonians: but it’s so far away, what can we do?
Paul: Well, the Corinthians heard about the need, they immediately volunteered to set a portion of their money and send it directly to Jerusalem.
They pledged a significant amount.
Of course it was purely voluntary, but...
Macedonians: We would love to help out,.
We do not have much, but we can do without to keep the flame alive in Jerusalem.”
The Macedonians, who were poverty stricken, gave generously, in part because the Corinthians committed to lead the way.
Paul explained, how embarrassing would it be if they did their part, based on your leadership, but now you are not staying faithful in your giving?
Therefore, Paul sent people in advance, namely Titus, to remind them of their responsibility.
They are not forced to give, but in light of God’s grace, they are to do their part.
What is our responsibility?
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