1. Bringing More Than Enough
Exodus 36:1-7
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2. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” (James 1:17, ESV)

3. “Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” (Acts 14:17)

4. “so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven
“so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” (Matthew 5:45)
“But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?” (Matthew 5:44–47, ESV)

5. The Importance of the Tabernacle
Bringing More Than Enough
Exodus 36:1-7

6. Exodus 5:1
“And you shall say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, “Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness.” But so far, you have not obeyed.” (Exodus 7:16, ESV)

7. Exodus 25:1-9

8. Exodus 35:4-19

9. Exodus 25:8
“I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God.” (Exodus 29:45, ESV)

10. The Generosity of the Israelites
Bringing More Than Enough
Exodus 36:1-7

11. Exodus 36:3
“Take from among you a contribution to the Lord. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the Lord’s contribution: gold, silver, and bronze;” (Exodus 35:5, ESV)
“And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the Lord’s contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments. So they came, both men and women. All who were of a willing heart brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and armlets, all sorts of gold objects, every man dedicating an offering of gold to the Lord.” (Exodus 35:21–22, ESV)
“All the women whose hearts stirred them to use their skill spun the goats’ hair.” (Exodus 35:26, ESV)
“All the men and women, the people of Israel, whose heart moved them to bring anything for the work that the Lord had commanded by Moses to be done brought it as a freewill offering to the Lord.” (Exodus 35:29, ESV)

12. Exodus 35:24-29

13. Exodus 36:2-7

14. The Generosity of the Christian
Bringing More Than Enough
Exodus 36:1-7

15. Romans 6:15-23

16. 1 Peter 2:1-5
“in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.” (Ephesians 2:21, ESV)

17. Romans 12:3-21

18. 2 Cor. 8:3
“So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the gift you have promised, so that it may be ready as a willing gift, not as an exaction.” (2 Corinthians 9:5, ESV)

19. 2 Cor. 8:12-15
“Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.” (1 Corinthians 16:1–2, ESV)

20. 2 Cor. 9:6-12
“We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord,” (2 Corinthians 8:1–3, ESV)

21. “So let no one boast in men
“So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.” (1 Corinthians 3:21–23)

22. “He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?” (Romans 8:32)

23. “The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” (2 Corinthians 9:6)

24. Bringing More Than Enough
Exodus 36:1-7
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