Giving Book
Lesson 8: Offerings Can be Used for Charity.
Definition The offering is a gift to God after our tithes. Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 9:9, “As it is written: ‘They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures forever.” Main Points FREELY SCATTERED: When we give our offerings we should do so freely and with a joyous heart because we know we are…
Read MoreLesson 7: Offerings Result in Thanksgiving.
Definition The offering is a gift to God after our tithes. Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 9:11, “You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.” Main Points THANKSGIVING: People “give thanks” to God when they benefit from offerings given…
Read MoreLesson 6: Generous Offerings Take Sacrifice.
Definition The offering is a gift to God after our tithes. Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 9:11, “You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.” Main Points ENRICHED: It is God’s desire to enrich you so you can be…
Read MoreLesson 5: Offerings Should be Given Cheerfully.
Definition The offering is a gift to God after our tithes. Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 9:7, “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” Main Points FROM THE HEART: Offerings should be given from the heart and not the manipulation…
Read MoreLesson 4: Offerings are Like Seeds Planted for a Harvest.
Definition The offering is a gift to God after our tithes. Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 9:6, “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” Main Points SOW SEED: The biblical word sow means, “plant.” Therefore, Paul in the above passage is comparing one’s offerings to seeds that are…
Read MoreLesson 3: Offerings are Generous Gifts to God.
Definition The offering is a gift to God after our tithes. Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 9:6, “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” Main Points GENEROUS: To be generous means to “give freely in abundance.” Being generous is the opposite of being selfish and stingy. At the…
Read MoreLesson 2: There Are a Variety of Ways to Give Offerings.
Definition The offering is a gift to God after our tithes. Scripture Reading Deuteronomy 12:6, “There bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, what you have vowed to give and your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.” Main Points VARIOUS JEWISH OFFERINGS: The Jewish people were commanded by God…
Read MoreLesson 1: Offerings Come After the Tithe.
Definition The offering is a gift to God after our tithes. Scripture Reading Malachi 3:8, “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you? “In tithes and offerings.” Main Points JEWISH OFFERINGS: God gave the Jewish people many different ways to give offerings for various reasons but they…
Read MoreLesson 14: The Tithe is a Partnership with God.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Genesis 28:20-22, “20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear 21 so that I…
Read MoreLesson 13: The Tithe is Mandated for All.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading 1 Corinthians 16:2, “On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.”…
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