Principles of Biblical Giving (part 2)
(2 Corinthians 8:1-9)
Sermon Notes
4. GIVING IS AN ACT OF WORSHIP V. 5
2 Corinthians 8:5–6 (NKJV)
5 And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.
6 So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also complete this grace in you as well.
Romans 12:1 (ESV)
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
5. GIVING IS AS IMPORTANT AS GIFTING – V. 7
2 Corinthians 8:7 (NKJV)
7 But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us—see that you abound in this grace also.
1 Corinthians 1:4–7 (NKJV)
4 I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,
5 that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge,
6 even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,
7 so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
6. GIVING IS PROOF OF OUR LOVE – v. 8
2 Corinthians 8:8 (NKJV)
8 I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.
7. GIVING DEMONSTRATES CHRISTLIKENESS – v. 9
2 Corinthians 8:9 (NKJV)
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
A. John 3:16 (NLT)
16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
B. Galatians 1:4 (NLT)
4 Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.
C. Titus 2:14 (NLT)
14 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.
D. Galatians 2:20 (NLT)
20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
