Giving1 Chronicles 21:18-26

A Holiday Card

Dear Santa,This year, please give me a big fat bank

account and a slim body. And please, don’t mix those two up like you did last year.

Thanks

What’s The Point Of Giving?

1. To Obey God (1 Corinthians 16:2)2. To Worship God (1 Corinthians 16; Acts 20:7;

2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21)3. To Support The Work Of The Church (1

Corinthians 16:1-2; Acts 2:44-45)4. To Bless Us Personally (Acts 20:35; Luke 6:38,

2 Corinthians 9:6)

What Is The Plan For Our Giving?

1. We Should Give Purposefully (2 Corinthians 9:7)

2. We Should Give Regularly (1 Corinthians 16:2)

3. We Should Give Personally (1 Corinthians 16:2)

4. We Should Give Proportionately (1 Corinthians 16:2)

What Should Be Our Attitude In Our Giving?

1. We Should Give With Love (John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 8:8-9)

2. We Should Give Cheerfully, Not Grudgingly (2 Corinthians 9:7, Exodus 36:6-7)

3. We Should Give Sacrificially (2 Corinthians 8:5; Luke 12:41-44)

What Will I Give God Today?My Life By Becoming A Christian

By Knowing Him (Romans 10:17)By Believing In Him (John 8:24)By Repenting Of My Sins (Acts 2:38)By Confessing Him (Acts 8:37)By Being Baptized Into Him (Galatians 3:27)By Living For Him (Galatians 2:20)

My Life By Being Restored To HimBy Coming Back To Him (Matthew 11:28-30)By Repenting Of My Sins (Acts 8:22)By Praying For Forgiveness (James 5:16)