2. Principles of Financial Stewardship: 1) Giving is your decision. 2 Corinthians 9:7 2) Your giving should be private. Matthew 6:1-4

3. Principles of Financial Stewardship: 3) Your giving is a reflection of your heart. Matthew 6:21 4) God’s basic standard is the tithe. Malachi 3:6-12

4. Principles of Financial Stewardship: 5) Principle of the “first fruit” Proverbs 3:9, 10 6) Principle of the “first day” 1 Corinthians 16:1, 2 7) Principle of the harvest. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Luke 6:38

5. Principles of Financial Stewardship: 8) Do not give to get! 1 Timothy 6:10 2 Timothy 3:1, 2 9) Give in response to need. Proverbs 19:17; 22:9; 28:27 Luke 10:30-37

6. Principles of Financial Stewardship: 10) Give sacrificially. 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 Mark 12:41-44

7. Philippians 4:19 Psalm 37:25, 26 Matthew 6:33 1 Timothy 6:17-19