Review of last lesson

  • Attitudes toward money

    • Matthew 6:24

    • Luke 18:24

    • We should be actively seeking God - not riches.

Attitudes toward giving

  • Five basic elements:

    • Need

      • Communicated to giver – Acts 11:22-30

      • Recognized – Luke 7:12-15; 10:33

      • Results – Exodus 36:2-6

    • Desire

      • To follow the example of Jesus

      • To be like God – Acts 14:15-17

      • To join into the fellowship of giving – II Corinthians 8:3-5

    • Prosperity

      • Our giving comes from this – I Corinthians 16:2

      • Recognize when you’ve prospered.

        • It is sufficiently.

        • It is not necessarily riches.

        • Part of sufficiency is “sufficient to give.”

      • Don’t make yourself needy by your giving – II Corinthians 8:12-13

      • As much attitude as amount

        • We should desire excellence.

        • II Corinthians 8:7