“The Word On Giving” Psalm 24:1-2

How much money should you give as an offering and how often? 

  1. E___________________ Belongs To God. 
    1. God is the Creator of the… U___________. Gen. 1; Heb. 1:3; Rev.20:11 
    2. M_______reminded Israel… God owns everything. Dt. 10:14; Ps. 50:9f 
    3. God S_____________that He owned all…. Leviticus 25:23; Ezekiel 29:9; Haggai 2:8; Ezekiel 18:4; I Corinthians 6:19-20; I Chronicles 29:11.
  2. People Are C____________ (Stewards) Of God’s World. Gen. 1:28; 2:15
    1. Every Israelite family was given permanent P______________. 
    2. God gives T___________ to everybody… for His glory. Matthew 25:14f 
    3. Good Stewards of God use their talents to help O_______. I Peter 4:10 
    4. Christian Stewards… be F____________ to God. I Cor. 4:2; Prov. 3:5-10
  3. The Almighty God is Continually G__________ To People. 
    1. God gives Christians all things to E_____ in Him. I Tim. 6:17f; Phil. 4:11f  
    2. God freely gives W___________ to those who seek it. James 1:5  
    3. God gave His S____, Jesus, as Savior for all believers. John 3:16 
    4. God gives Christians His S_________ to help us. Acts 2:38  
  4. Past H_________ of Faith Give Us A Pattern of Loving God.
    1. A____ offered a sacrifice of the firstborn…. Genesis 4:4; Hebrews 11:4
    2. Noah sacrificed several clean A_________ and birds. Genesis 9:20
    3. Abram gave a T__________ of all his victory spoils. Genesis 14:18f
    4. Jacob V_______ to give God 10% of his possessions. Gen. 28:20f; 33:20
    5. God established tithes and O______________ in the Mosaic Law.
  5. Give With Our F__________ Anchored In God. Luke 6:38
    1. Jesus commands us to L______ each other like He loves. John 13:34-35
    2. Christians freely G_______ to fellow believers in need. Acts 2:45
    3. God loves C_________________ givers. II Corinthians 9:6-15