Title: The Benefits of Giving
Author: Palitha Jayasooriya
Text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." (2 Corinthians 9:6)
Introduction: A Surprising Gift
My mobile phone was on its last legs. It had already been through an expensive repair on the touch screen, and now, it was clear that its days were numbered. A vital part of my ministry, I realized that I needed a new phone as quickly as possible, before the imminent crash. The cost, however, was too much at the moment, which left us searching for possible options.
A few mornings later, I received a call from one of my friends. "Pastor, I'm parked outside your home. Can you come down for a few minutes?" Wondering what had brought him to my home that early, I hurried down the stairwell. As I reached his car, he stepped out and handed me a box. "Pastor, I came to give you this." It was a new phone! The Lord had burdened his heart, he had humbly followed the Lord's prompting. I had my needed new phone! My need had been met through the generosity of a fellow-believer and friend.
Generosity is common throughout the pages of the Bible. It is a great grace of God to His people that He moves us from a heart of selfishness to one of selflessness and helps us provide for His work and for His people.
In 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, the Apostle Paul brought up the topic of generosity with the believers at Corinth, encouraging them to help their struggling fellow-believers in Jerusalem. In doing so, he highlighted specific benefits they would accrue from being generous. In this sermon, I would like to highlight four such benefits as follows.
1) Grace will overflow as we learn to be generous
" And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you" (2 Corinthians 9:14).
In 2 Corinthians 8:1 Paul highlights the "grace that God had given the Macedo ...
Author: Palitha Jayasooriya
Text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." (2 Corinthians 9:6)
Introduction: A Surprising Gift
My mobile phone was on its last legs. It had already been through an expensive repair on the touch screen, and now, it was clear that its days were numbered. A vital part of my ministry, I realized that I needed a new phone as quickly as possible, before the imminent crash. The cost, however, was too much at the moment, which left us searching for possible options.
A few mornings later, I received a call from one of my friends. "Pastor, I'm parked outside your home. Can you come down for a few minutes?" Wondering what had brought him to my home that early, I hurried down the stairwell. As I reached his car, he stepped out and handed me a box. "Pastor, I came to give you this." It was a new phone! The Lord had burdened his heart, he had humbly followed the Lord's prompting. I had my needed new phone! My need had been met through the generosity of a fellow-believer and friend.
Generosity is common throughout the pages of the Bible. It is a great grace of God to His people that He moves us from a heart of selfishness to one of selflessness and helps us provide for His work and for His people.
In 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, the Apostle Paul brought up the topic of generosity with the believers at Corinth, encouraging them to help their struggling fellow-believers in Jerusalem. In doing so, he highlighted specific benefits they would accrue from being generous. In this sermon, I would like to highlight four such benefits as follows.
1) Grace will overflow as we learn to be generous
" And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you" (2 Corinthians 9:14).
In 2 Corinthians 8:1 Paul highlights the "grace that God had given the Macedo ...
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