The Heart of a Giver

The Gospel of Money
The Heart of a Giver

I. Introduction

A. I trust God?

B. I trust God?

C. Romans 10:13 (NAS) For “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

D. Psalm 18:30a (NLT) As for God, his way is perfect. All the LORD’s promises prove true.

E. Giving money is much more of a issue than a issue!

1. Luke 6:38 (NAS) “Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over.”

2. II Corinthians 9:8 (NAS) And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.

3. Proverbs 3:9-10 (NAS) ⁹Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; ¹⁰so your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.

II. God’s Perspective on Giving Money

A. The

1. Malachi 3:10 (NAS) “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.”

2. Why do we tithe?

a. Tithing is a tangible symbol of our .

b. Tithing is a way of for all He has done in your life.

i. Psalm 116:12 (NLT) What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me?

c. Tithing is how we put in our lives.

i. Deuteronomy 14:23c (LB) The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives.

d. Tithing shows we God.

i. Malachi 3:10-11 (NAS) ¹⁰“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. ¹¹Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,” says the LORD of hosts.

B.

1. Philippians 4:15-17 (NLT) ¹⁵As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this. ¹⁶Even when I was in Thessalonica you sent help more than once. ¹⁷I don’t say this because I want a gift from you. What I want is for you to receive a well-earned reward because of your kindness.

C. Giving to ()

1. Matthew 6:2-4 (NAS) ²“So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. ³But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, ⁴so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.”

D. giving

1. Luke 21:1-4 (NLT) ¹While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people putting their gifts into the collection box. ²Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two pennies. ³“I assure you,” he said, “this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them. ⁴For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.”

III. Conclusion