1 Corinthians 16:1-2
2 Corinthians 9:6-7
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16 out of 38 parables …
5,280 verses on this topic …
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GIVING
1 Corinthians 16:1-2
“1Now about the collection for God’s
people: Do what I told the Galatian
churches to do. 2On the first day of
every week, each one of you should
set aside a sum of money in keeping
with his income, saving it up, so that
when I come no collections will have
to be made.”
2 Corinthians 9:6-7
“6Remember this: Whoever sows
sparingly will also reap sparingly, and
whoever sows generously will also
reap generously. 7Each man should
give what he has decided in his heart
to give, not reluctantly or under
compulsion, for God loves a cheerful
giver.”
But God allows us to enjoy what we
have in life, and He asks that we give
only a portion back as a sign of our
thanksgiving and faithfulness.
Yet how much is that portion ? And
what are the principles behind biblical
spiritual giving ?
Genesis 4:2b-5
“Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked
the soil. 3In the course of time Cain
brought some of the fruits of the soil as
an offering to the Lord. 4But Abel
brought fat portions from some of the
firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked
with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but
on Cain and his offering he did not look
with favor …
Scriptures Portion Principle
1. Genesis 4:25
God gets first, God
gets the best.
Genesis 14
“18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought
out bread and wine. He was priest of God
Most High, 19and he blessed Abram, saying,
“Blessed be Abram by God Most
High, Creator of heaven and earth. 20And
blessed be God Most High, who delivered
your enemies into your hand.”
Then Abram gave him a tenth of
everything.”
Scriptures Portion Principle
1. Genesis 4:25
2. Genesis
10%
14:18-20
God gets first, God
gets the best.
Giving in
recognition and
thanksgiving for
God’s help.
Leviticus 1:1-2, 14, 17b
“1The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him
from the Tent of Meeting. He said, 2“Speak to
the Israelites and say to them: ‘When any of
you brings an offering to the Lord, bring as
your offering an animal from either the herd
or the flock. ... 14“If the offering to the Lord is
a burnt offering of birds, he is to offer a dove
or a young pigeon. ... 17b"... It is a burnt
offering, an offering made by fire, an aroma
pleasing to the Lord."
Scriptures Portion
1. Genesis 4:25
2. Genesis
14:18-20
3. Leviticus
1:1-2, 14,
17b
Principle
God gets first, God
gets the best.
10%
Giving in
recognition and
thanksgiving for
God’s help.
A fixed amount Giving is an act of
(bull, sheep,
worship unto God.
goat, pigeons,
doves, grains)
Leviticus 2:3
“3The rest of the grain offering belongs
to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy
part of the offerings made to the Lord by
fire.”
Scriptures Portion Principle
2. Genesis
14:18-20
10%
3. Leviticus
1:1-2, 14,
17b
A fixed
amount
4. Leviticus
2:3
Giving in recognition and
thanksgiving for God’s
help.
Giving is an act of
worship unto God.
The purpose of Giving
is to upkeep the
Church and her
workers.
$425 per member
annually
Leviticus 27:30, 32
“30A tithe of everything from the land,
whether grain from the soil or fruit from
the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is
holy to the Lord. ... 32The entire tithe of
the herd and flock—every tenth animal
that passes under the shepherd’s rod —
will be holy to the Lord.”
Scriptures Portion Principle
2. Genesis
14:18-20
3.
Leviticus 1:1-2,
14, 17b
4.
Leviticus 2:3
5. Leviticus
27:30, 32
10%
Giving in recognition and
thanksgiving for God’s
help.
A fixed
amount
Giving is an act of worship unto
God.
The purpose of Giving is to upkeep
the Church and her workers.
Tithe
(10%)
The Tithe belongs to
God.
Malachi 3:8
“8Will a man rob God? Yet you rob
Me.
But you ask, ‘How do we rob
You?’
In tithes and offerings.”
Name
1. Rev Loretta Lim
Pledge (per
month)
$400
2. Julie Ong
$1,000
3. You
$100
Our Lord wants us to
honor Him, to be
humble and not to fear
men nor to show off.
Scriptures Portion Principle
1. Genesis 4:2-5
2. Genesis
14:18-20
God gets first, God gets the
best.
10%
3. Leviticus 1:1- A fixed
2, 14, 17b
amount
4. Leviticus 2:3
5. Leviticus
27:30, 32
Tithe
(10%)
Giving in recognition and
thanksgiving for God’s help.
Giving is an act of worship
unto God.
The purpose of Giving is to
upkeep the Church and her
workers.
The Tithe belongs to God.
Scriptures Portion Principle
1. Genesis 4:2-5
God gets first, God gets the
best.
What
we
do
with
our
money
is
not
2. Genesis
10%
Giving in recognition and
14:18-20
thanksgiving for God’s help.
trivial
to God.
3. Leviticus 1:1- A fixed
Giving is an act of worship
What
we do
with our
giving is
2, 14, 17b
amount
unto God.
4.important
Leviticus 2:3 to Him. The purpose of Giving is to
upkeep the Church and her
workers.
5. Leviticus
Tithe
The Tithe belongs to God.
27:30, 32
(10%)
1 Corinthians 16:1-2
“1Now about the collection for God’s
people: Do what I told the Galatian
churches to do. 2On the first day of
every week, each one of you should
set aside a sum of money in keeping
with his income, saving it up, so that
when I come no collections will have
to be made.”
Scriptures Portion
4. Leviticus 2:3
5. Leviticus
27:30, 32
Tithe (10%)
6. 1 Cor 16:1- In
2
proportion
of one’s
income
Principle
The purpose of Giving is
to upkeep the Church
and her workers.
The Tithe belongs to
God.
a) Not the actual
sum we give that
matters to God, but
the amount in
relation to what we
have.
Scriptures Portion
Principle
1. Genesis 4:25
God gets first, God gets
the best.
6. 1 Cor 16:1-2 In
proportion
of one’s
income
a) Not the actual sum
we give that matters to
God, but the amount in
relation to what we
have.
7.
b) God should get
the first-fruits.
2 Corinthians 9:6-7
“6Remember this: Whoever sows
sparingly will also reap sparingly,
and whoever sows generously will
also reap generously. 7Each man
should give what he has decided in
his heart to give, not reluctantly or
under compulsion, for God loves a
cheerful giver.”
Scriptures Portion
8. 2 Cor 9:6-7 There is a
return for
the portion
we choose
to give.
Principle
If we give little, we
receive little. If we give
much, we receive much.
God is a generous God
and He desires His
people to be generous
too.
God promises us that
our generosity will be
rewarded – short-term,
life-term, or eternalterm.
2 Corinthians 9:6
“6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly
will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows
generously will also reap generously.”
“I keep shoving out and God
keeps shoving in. The only
difference is that God’s shovel is
a much bigger one.” – Pastor
Benny Ho
Scriptures Portion
Principle
1.
Genesis 4:2-5
God gets first, God gets the best.
2.
Genesis
14:18-20
10%
Giving in recognition and
thanksgiving for God’s help.
3.
Leviticus 1:12, 14, 17b
A fixed amount
Giving is an act of worship unto God.
4.
Leviticus 2:3
5.
Leviticus
27:30, 32
Tithe (10%)
The Tithe belongs to God.
6.
1 Cor 16:1-2
In proportion of
one’s income
a) Not the actual sum we give that
matters to God, but the amount in
relation to what we have.
The purpose of Giving is to upkeep
the Church and her workers.
7.
8.
b) God should get the first-fruits.
2 Cor 9:6-7
Portion
determines
returns
God promises us that our generosity
will be rewarded – short-term, lifeterm, or eternal-term.
Should it be 10% of our salary,
or a lesser proportion (perhaps
5%)
or a fixed amount like $425 ?
$3421 per year
(Total projected
expenditure [$834700]
/ number of members
[244]),
How do I encourage /
motivate you to give ?
How do I encourage /
motivate you to give ?
Guilt ?
Name
1. Rev Loretta Lim
Pledge (per
month)
$400
2. Julie Ong
$1,000
3. You
$100
How do I encourage /
motivate you to give ?
Guilt ?
Greed ?
Greed ?
2 Corinthians 9:6 “6Remember this:
Whoever sows sparingly will also
reap sparingly, and whoever sows
generously will also reap
generously.”
2 Corinthians 9:6 “6Remember this:
Whoever sows sparingly will also
reap sparingly, and whoever sows
generously will also reap
generously.”
God can choose to reward us in the
short-term, life-term or eternalterm.
How do I encourage /
motivate you to give ?
Guilt ?
Greed ?
Grace ?
2 Corinthians 9:7
“7Each man should give what he has
decided in his heart to give, not
reluctantly or under compulsion, for
God loves a cheerful giver.”
Money and giving are actually tools of
God to help us in our walk as His
disciples, in our transformation to
become more like Jesus.
Money and giving are actually tools of
God to help us in our walk as His
disciples, in our transformation to
become more like Jesus.
Jesus recognized the value of
money but He saw it as a means
for us to love God and to love
others.
How much is the cost of a person ?
Would we give 2 years of our
income to save 1 soul ?
How much is the cost of a person ?
Would we give 2 years of our
income to save 1 soul ?
If we give by faith, give generously,
give to worship God, give to support
His Church, give to bless others, God
will transform us.
Scriptures Portion
1. Genesis 4:2-5
Principle
God gets first, God gets the best.
2. Genesis 14:1820
10%
Giving in recognition and thanksgiving for
God’s help.
3. Leviticus 1:1-2,
14, 17b
A fixed amount
Giving is an act of worship unto God.
4. Leviticus 2:3
The purpose of Giving is to upkeep the
Church and her workers.
5. Lev 27:30, 32
Tithe (10%)
The Tithe belongs to God.
6. 1 Cor 16:1-2
In proportion of
one’s income
a) Not the actual sum we give that
matters to God, but the amount in
relation to what we have.
7.
8. 2 Cor 9:6-7
9.
b) God should get the first-fruits.
Portion
determines
returns
We decide in our
heart how much
we want to give.
God promises us that our generosity
will be rewarded – short-term, lifeterm, or eternal-term.
We give not reluctantly or under
compulsion, but cheerfully.
Romans 12:1
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in
view of God’s mercy, to offer your
bodies as living sacrifices, holy and
pleasing to God—this is your spiritual
act of worship.”
Scriptures Portion
Principle
5.
Lev 27:30, 32
Tithe (10%)
The Tithe belongs to God.
6.
1 Cor 16:1-2
In proportion of
one’s income
a) Not the actual sum we give that
matters to God, but the amount in
relation to what we have.
7.
8.
b) God should get the first-fruits.
2 Cor 9:6-7
Portion
determines
returns
God promises us that our generosity
will be rewarded – short-term, lifeterm, or eternal-term.
9.
We decide in our We give not reluctantly or under
heart how much compulsion, but cheerfully.
we want to give.
10. Romans
12:1
ALL
The Lord wants us to avail to
Him our lives, including our
talents, our time, our
money, to worship Him, to
serve Him.
“Enjoyment is not just about staying in 5star hotels or comfort or luxuries. Once
you enjoy helping others, your
enjoyment is infinite because you are
never done.” – Robert Kee