Generosity in Giving | Francois van Niekerk | 22 June 2014

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When we honour God with our giving, His blessing causes us to experience abundance and enables us to be generous!

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GenerosityGenerosity inin g givingiving

‘‘Yes, you will be Yes, you will be enrichedenriched in in every way so that you can every way so that you can always always be generousbe generous. And . And

when we take your gifts to when we take your gifts to those who need them, they those who need them, they

will thank God.’will thank God.’

Truth

Truth

‘‘Honor Honor the LORD with your the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of all wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will your crops; then your barns will

be filled to overflowing, and be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with your vats will brim over with

new wine.’new wine.’

Willingness Willingness to to give freely give freely withwith

kindnesskindness

‘‘For God is the one who For God is the one who providesprovides seed for the farmer and then bread to seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will eat. In the same way, he will provide provide and increase your resources and increase your resources and then and then produce a great produce a great harvest of generosityharvest of generosity

in you.’in you.’

‘‘Yes, you will be enriched in every Yes, you will be enriched in every way way so that so that you can always be you can always be

generous. And when we take your generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they gifts to those who need them, they

will thank God.’will thank God.’

Honesty in Honesty in earning or workearning or work

Responsibility in Responsibility in spendingspending

Wisdom in Wisdom in borrowingborrowing

Self-control in Self-control in saving saving

Generosity in giving Generosity in giving

‘‘One person gives freely, yet gains One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, even more; another withholds unduly,

but comes to poverty. A generous but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever person will prosper; whoever

refreshes others will be refreshed.’refreshes others will be refreshed.’

Decide Decide

Follow God’s instructionFollow God’s instruction

Let God guide youLet God guide you