The Generous eye

He who has a generous eye will be

blessed; for he shares his food with the

poor.

Proverbs 22:9 (WEB)

The Eye

Eye Conditions

Myopia (Near-Sighted)

Myopia is the term used to define short sightedness.

Light from a distant object forms an image before it

reaches the retina. This could be because the eye is

too long, or the cornea or crystalline lens is too

strong.

A myopic person has clear vision when looking

at objects close to them, but distant objects will

appear blurred.

Hyperopia (Far-Sighted)

Hypermetropia means long sight and is where the

image of a nearby object is formed behind the retina.

This could be because the eye is too short, or the

cornea or crystalline lens does not refract the light

enough.

A hypermetropic person may have blurred vision

when looking at objects close to them, and

clearer vision when looking at objects in the

distance.

22 “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light

for your body. When your eye is healthy,

your whole body is filled with light. 23 But

when your eye is unhealthy, your whole

body is filled with darkness. And if the light

you think you have is actually darkness, how

deep that darkness is!

Matthew 6:22-23

WHAT KIND OF EYES DO YOU

HAVE?

DO YOU HAVE A GENEROUS EYE?

38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good

measure, pressed down, shaken together,

and running over, will be given to you. For

with the same measure you measure it will

be measured back to you.”

Luke 6:38

If you help the poor, you are lending to the

LORD--and he will repay you!

Proverbs 19:17 (NLT)

REQUISITES OF A GOOD BORROWER

1. CHARACTER

God is not human, that he should lie, not a

human being, that he should change his

mind. Does he speak and then not act?

Does he promise and not fulfill?

Numbers 23:19

2. CAPACITY

20 Now to him who is able to do

immeasurably more than all we ask or

imagine, according to his power that is at

work within us,

Ephesians 3:20

"I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is

anything too hard for me?

Jeremiah 32:27

3. COLLATERAL

The earth is the LORD's, and everything in

it. The world and all its people belong to

him.

Psalm 24:1 (NLT)

TWO WRONG RESPONSES TO

GOD’S BLESSINGS

1. PRIDE

17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have

gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’

and don’t know that you are the wretched

one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

Revelation 3:17

Remember the LORD your God. He is the

one who gives you power to be

successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he

confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.

Deuteronomy 8:18 (NLT)

GOD WANTS YOU TO REMEMBER THAT IT IS HE

WHO BLESSED YOU AND THAT HE HAS A PURPOSE WHY HE

BLESSED YOU.

2. SHAME

You did not choose me, but I chose you and

appointed you so that you might go and

bear fruit--fruit that will last--and so that

whatever you ask in my name the Father

will give you.

John 15:16

REMEMBER WHY GOD BLESSED YOU

EVERY BLESSING HAS A PURPOSE.

SERVE THAT PURPOSE.

11 You will be enriched in every way so that

you can be generous on every occasion,

and through us your generosity will result in

thanksgiving to God.

2 Corinthians 9:11

5 These people always cause trouble. Their

minds are corrupt, and they have turned

their backs on the truth. To them, a show of

godliness is just a way to become wealthy. 6

Yet true godliness with contentment is

itself great wealth.

1 Timothy 6:5-8

7 After all, we brought nothing with us when

we came into the world, and we can’t take

anything with us when we leave it. 8 So if

we have enough food and clothing, let us

be content.

1 Timothy 6:5-8

BECAUSE GOD HAS BLESSED US WITH MORE, WE WILL INTENTIONALLY

GIVE MORE.

2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I

will bless you; I will make your name great,

and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless

those who bless you, and whoever curses

you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will

be blessed through you.”

Genesis 12: 2-3

GOD WANTS US TO BE GROWING

GIVERS.

STAGES IN GENEROUS GIVING

A. THE

SPONTANEOUS

GIVER

33 “Then a despised Samaritan came along,

and when he saw the man, he felt

compassion for him. 34 Going over to him,

the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive

oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he

put the man on his own donkey and took him

to an inn, where he took care of him.

Luke 10:33-35

35 The next day he handed the innkeeper

two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of

this man. If his bill runs higher than this,

I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’

Luke 10:33-35

B. THE

STRATEGIC

GIVER

8 But generous people plan to do what is

generous, and they stand firm in their

generosity.

Isaiah 32:8

C. THE

SACRIFICIAL

GIVER

41 Jesus sat down near the collection box

in the Temple and watched as the crowds

dropped in their money. Many rich people

put in large amounts. 42 Then a poor widow

came and dropped in two small coins.

Mark 12:41-44

43 Jesus called his disciples to him and said,

“I tell you the truth, this poor widow has

given more than all the others who are

making contributions. 44 For they gave a tiny

part of their surplus, but she, poor as she

is, has given everything she had to live

on.”

Mark 12:41-44

Religion that God our Father accepts as

pure and faultless is this: to look after

orphans and widows in their distress and

to keep oneself from being polluted by

the world.

James 1:27

Instantly something like scales fell from

Saul's eyes, and he regained his sight.

Then he got up and was baptized.

Acts 9:18 (NLT)

THE PURPOSE OF BLESSING IS

REALIZED THROUGH GIVING.

The blessing of the LORD makes a person

rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

Proverbs 10:22 (NLT)

FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL

Presented By:

Pastor Alvin GutierrezFCC Main, Ampid 1, San Mateo, Rizal, PH

4PM Afternoon Service

November 20, 2016