Sermons on2 Corinthians 9

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• 26:532 Corinthians 9

  …don't know how we give, but we give automatically, however that works itself out in the kingdom of heaven. It's one thing to give, it's another thing to give cheerfully. And this verse has always captured my attention. Second Corinthians 9, 7 says, God loves a cheerful giver. Just the fact that God would love things that I do blows my mind. You know, and we're in football season, so I love football, especially today.

• 7:372 Corinthians 9

  It's my money and I want it now. And God says, but Josh, that's small-minded thinking. It's not kingdom thinking. You're thinking about the three weeks. I want you to think about eternity. So, 2 Corinthians. 2 Corinthians chapter 9. If you're here on Wednesday night, you've already had your Bible marked there. We've looked at some of this together. To our young people, our youngest of the young people, I know I'm not old.

• 8:172 Corinthians 9

  But if you begin to sow seeds of generosity in your life, there is no cap on what God will do in your life. So that's my heart for you this morning. 2 Corinthians chapter 9 beginning in verse 6. Paul says this. The point is this. The person who sows sparingly will reap sparingly. And the one who sows bountifully will reap generously.

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• 30:392 Corinthians 9

  that is difficult to be content. This word content is used here and only again in 2 Corinthians 9 and it means self-sufficiency because Jesus says if you have me you have everything. If you have Christ you have everything. So are you showing the world what true contentment looks like? Randy Alcorn says giving is not a luxury for the rich it is a privilege for the poor. Giving is not a luxury

• 29:392 Corinthians 9

  If I give him my treasure first, guess where my heart goes? It goes to him first. How do we give? We give from our first, not our leftovers. How also do we give? Second Corinthians 9, 7 says, we give as an act of worship. Second Corinthians 9, 7, we give as an act of worship. You've got a verse you know well. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

• 29:442 Corinthians 9

  If I give him my treasure first, guess where my heart goes? It goes to him first. How do we give? We give from our first, not our leftovers. How also do we give? Second Corinthians 9, 7 says, we give as an act of worship. Second Corinthians 9, 7, we give as an act of worship. You've got a verse you know well. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.