Growing in Grace II FOP/BSS/011

TOPIC: Growing in Grace II
Sub-Topic: Grace of Giving
TEXT: 2 Cor. 8:1013
MEMORY VERSE: 2 Cor. 8:7

INTRODUCTION
Giving is an expression of love and it is a major attribute of our loving Father. But God shows and clearly proves His (own) love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners Christ, the messiah, the anointed one, died for us! Rom. 5:8 (Amp).
Scripture teaches us that apart from the fact that giving is an expression of love, it is a basic requirement for a continuous reception of good things. The one who gives never lacks.
Giving can be seen from two angles; vertical and horizontal giving. The vertical giving has to do with giving to God; first our lives, worship and love. The horizontal giving has to do with giving to our fellow humans.
There are many aspects of giving but for the purpose of this study, we will limit ourselves to giving our resources by means of tithes, offerings, seeds and meeting the needs of the brethren.

EVALUATIONS

1. Why we should give
a) John 3:10, Acts 4:32-35
b) Acts 20:35
c) Prov. 3:9-10, 14:31
d) Mal. 3:10, Prov. 11:24

2. Right attitude towards giving
a) I Chron. 29:9, 2 Cor. 8:12
b) 2 Cor. 9:6-7
c) Matt. 5:23-24
d) 2 Sam. 24:24
e) Mal. 1:7-8
f) Matt. 6:1-4

3. Growing in the giving grace
a) 2 Pet. 1:2-3
b) Gal. 6:9-10, 2 Thess. 3:13
c) Zech. 4:10a, Luke 16:10
d) Jude 20, John 14:26
e) Lk 2:52, 2 Pet 3:18

CONCLUSIONA heart that loves to give, greatly pleases God. God is interested in helping us become like Himself in every area of our lives, therefore He has given is His grace (enabling power) to excel in giving.
Let us take advantage of this grace that has been made available for us and as we do, we will grow more and more until we reach perfection (maturity) in Christ.

Selah!
-A poor man is not a man without bread, but a man without seed.
-There is no such way to attain greater measure of grace as for a man to live up to the little grace he has.

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