Obedience | Week 4 | Trustworthy Series
23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ ~ Matthew 25:23 NASB1995
Giving’s not about the tithe… it’s about our obedience!
8 Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia, 2 that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality. 3 For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord, 4 begging us with much urging for the favor of participation in the support of the saints, 5 and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God. ~ 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 NASB1995
8 Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia, ~ 2 Corinthians 8:1 NASB1995
Giving’s not about the tithe… it’s about our obedience!
2 that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality. ~ 2 Corinthians 8:2 NASB1995
20 And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. ~ Luke 6:20 NASB1995
5 Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? ~ James 2:5 NASB1995
Giving’s not about the tithe… it’s about our obedience!
3 For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord, ~ 2 Corinthians 8:3 NASB1995
4 begging us with much urging for the favor of participation in the support of the saints, 5 and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God. ~ 2 Corinthians 8:4-5 NASB1995
Giving’s not about the tithe… it’s about our obedience!
6 So we urged Titus that as he had previously made a beginning, so he would also complete in you this gracious work as well. 7 But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also. ~ 2 Corinthians 8:6-7 NASB1995
8 I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. ~ 2 Corinthians 8:8-9 NASB1995
Giving’s not about the tithe… it’s about our obedience!
10 I give my opinion in this matter, for this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin a year ago not only to do this, but also to desire to do it. 11 But now finish doing it also, so that just as there was the readiness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability. ~ 2 Corinthians 8:10-11 NASB1995
Giving’s not about the tithe… it’s about our obedience!
Words of Knowledge
- We believe the Lord wants to heal someone who has a kidney infection.
- We believe the Lord wants to heal someone dealing with high blood pressure.
- We believe the Lord wants to release joy to someone struggling with heaviness.
- We believe the Lord wants to heal someone of cancer.