6. Exodus 36: 1-7
Israel’s
generous
“free will” offering
for the
Sanctuary

7. Malachi 3:10
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house.
Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty,
“and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out
so much blessing that you will not have
room enough for it.”

8. John 2: 1-11 Changing water to wine at a wedding in Cana
- 6 Stone Water Jars
- Holding gallons
- “Filled to the brim”
180 Gallons = 682 Liters
908 Bottles of Wine!

9. Luke 18: 22-23 22 When Jesus heard this,
he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to
the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.
Then come, follow me.”
 23 When he heard this,
he became very sad, because he was a man
of great wealth.

10. we see go from one of the greediest men in the New Testament
Zacchaeus is a guy
we see go from one of the greediest men in the New Testament
to one of the
most generous.
By experiencing
the Gospel,
Zacchaeus became like the Gospel.

11. Acts 4: 32, 34-35 32 “All the believers were one in heart and mind.
No one claimed that any of his possessions was
his own, but they shared everything they had…
34 There were no needy persons among them.
For from time to time those who owned lands
or houses sold them, brought the money from
the sales 35 and put it at the apostles’ feet,
and it was distributed to anyone as he had need.”

12. 1 Timothy
6: 3-10
“Godliness
with
Contentment is
Great Gain”

13. Paul gives motive for Gospel Generosity:
2 Corinthians
8: 1-15
Paul gives motive for Gospel Generosity:
Not Guilt
Not Greed
GRACE!

14. 2 Corinthians 8:9 “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that though he was rich, yet for your sakes
he became poor,
so that you
through his poverty might become rich.”

15. 7 … “God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able
2 Corinthians 9: 7-8
7 … “God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able
to make all grace
abound to you, so that
in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in
every good work.”

16. 2 Corinthians 9:11 “You will be made rich in every way so that
you can be generous
on every occasion,
and through us
your generosity
will result in
thanksgiving to God.”

17. “It is better to preserve for the Lord souls rather than gold.
He who sent the apostles without gold
also gathered the churches without gold.
The church has gold, not to store it, but to give it up, to use it for those who are in need.
It is better to keep the living vessels,
than the golden ones.”
- Saint Ambrose