Oakwood Church
The Grace of Giving - 2 Corinthians 8:1-11
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Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
Mark 12:38-44
And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
Mark 12:38-44
“Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” Mark 12:43-44
• Giving is an act of worship to the Lord
“But they gave themselves first to the Lord, and then by the will of God to us.”
2 Corinthians 8:5
“But they gave themselves first to the Lord, and then by the will of God to us.”
2 Corinthians 8:5
• Giving is an act of worship to the Lord
“You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.”
2 Corinthians 9:11
“You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.”
2 Corinthians 9:11
• Giving is an act of worship to the Lord
“For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.”
2 Corinthians 9:12
“For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.”
2 Corinthians 9:12
“By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!”
2 Corinthians 9:13-14
2 Corinthians 9:13-14
• Giving is a gift of grace to you even as it is a gift of grace through you
“We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia.”
2 Corinthians 8:1
“We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia.”
2 Corinthians 8:1
• Giving is a gift of grace to you even as it is a gift of grace through you
“For in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.”
2 Corinthians 8:2
“For in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.”
2 Corinthians 8:2
• Giving is a gift of grace to you even as it is a gift of grace through you
○ The gift of Joy
“For in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.”
2 Corinthians 8:2
○ The gift of Joy
“For in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.”
2 Corinthians 8:2
• Giving is a gift of grace to you even as it is a gift of grace through you
○ The gift of Love
“Of their own accord, begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints.”
2 Corinthians 8:3-4
○ The gift of Love
“Of their own accord, begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints.”
2 Corinthians 8:3-4
• Giving is a gift of grace to you even as it is a gift of grace through you
○ The gift of Growth
“So he should complete among you this act of grace. But as you excel in everything… see that you excel in this act of grace also.”
2 Corinthians 8:6-7
○ The gift of Growth
“So he should complete among you this act of grace. But as you excel in everything… see that you excel in this act of grace also.”
2 Corinthians 8:6-7
• Giving is a gift of grace to you even as it is a gift of grace through you
○ The gift of Growth
“But as you excel in everything - in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you - see that you excel in this act of grace also.”
2 Corinthians 8:6-7
○ The gift of Growth
“But as you excel in everything - in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you - see that you excel in this act of grace also.”
2 Corinthians 8:6-7
• Giving is a gift of grace to you even as it is a gift of grace through you
○ The gift of Growth
“So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have.”
2 Corinthians 8:11
○ The gift of Growth
“So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have.”
2 Corinthians 8:11
• Giving is a gift of grace to you even as it is a gift of grace through you
○ The gift of Growth
“This benefits you, who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it.”
2 Corinthians 8:10
○ The gift of Growth
“This benefits you, who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it.”
2 Corinthians 8:10
• Giving is a gift of grace to you even as it is a gift of grace through you
○ The gift of Growth
“So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.”
2 Thessalonians 1:11, NLT
○ The gift of Growth
“So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.”
2 Thessalonians 1:11, NLT
1. Therefore give Boldly
“Their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity.”
2 Corinthians 8:2
“Their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity.”
2 Corinthians 8:2
1. Therefore give Boldly
“They gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.”
2 Corinthians 8:5
“They gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.”
2 Corinthians 8:5
1. Therefore give Boldly
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times you may abound in every good work.”
2 Corinthians 9:8
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times you may abound in every good work.”
2 Corinthians 9:8
2. Therefore give Freely
“Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
2 Corinthians 9:7
“Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
2 Corinthians 9:7
3. Therefore give Earnestly
“I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love is genuine.”
2 Corinthians 8:8
“I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love is genuine.”
2 Corinthians 8:8