• I Corinthians 16:1-4
  • Who?
    • I Corinthians 16:2 – Each of you. This is a personal responsibility before God.
    • I Corinthians 14:6 – We are all partaking in the things the church does, but we each have personal responsibility.
    • What if I don’t make much money?
      • II Corinthians 8:12 – Give according to what you have.
      • Mark 12:41-44 – This is under the Old Covenant, but shows Jesus’ attitude at the widow’s offering.
    • What?
      • 110% of what we have is God’s.
      • II Corinthians 8:7
      • We owe God everything. Just giving a lot does not fulfill our service to God.
    • When?
      • “upon the first day of the week”
      • Acts 2:44-45
    • Where?
      • How do we know this is a church collection? The context indicates that they were preparing funds to be sent as a collective action. The day they were told to give on also indicates it was a church collection since they would all be gathered on that day.
    • Why?
      • Philippians 4:17
      • Because of the fellowship we have with other Christians. Philippians 4:10, 14
      • II Corinthians 9:10
    • How?
      • II Corinthians 9:6-7
      • The question is not so much how much we are giving, but how we are giving.