Review of last lesson
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Attitudes toward money
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Matthew 6:24
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Luke 18:24
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We should be actively seeking God - not riches.
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Attitudes toward giving
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Five basic elements:
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Need
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Communicated to giver – Acts 11:22-30
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Recognized – Luke 7:12-15; 10:33
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Results – Exodus 36:2-6
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Desire
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To follow the example of Jesus
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To be like God – Acts 14:15-17
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To join into the fellowship of giving – II Corinthians 8:3-5
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Prosperity
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Our giving comes from this – I Corinthians 16:2
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Recognize when you’ve prospered.
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It is sufficiently.
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It is not necessarily riches.
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Part of sufficiency is “sufficient to give.”
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Don’t make yourself needy by your giving – II Corinthians 8:12-13
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As much attitude as amount
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We should desire excellence.
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II Corinthians 8:7
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