GIVE - Faithful Giving Makes a Difference
Generosity is giving up something you love for something you love more.
Share a time when you experienced generosity from someone, and it impacted you in an incredible way.
Read and Review: 2 Corinthians 9:6-7
The idea of the amount of seed you plant directly affecting the size of the crop is universal. What are some other applications of this principle?
Why the emphasis on cheerful giving? What is so important about the motivation behind the gift?
Read: 2 Corinthians 9:8-10
Although the money and possessions you have are earned by your hard work, God is the source for both the seed (which begins the crop) and the bread (the result of the harvest). How does this put money and finances into perspective?
Read: 2 Corinthians 9:11-15
When you give God gets the credit. Is that the way it should be? Why or why not?
Prayer: Pray that God will give you the grace to live out 2 Corinthians 9:7 – “You must decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. ‘For God loves a cheerful giver.’”