Keeping a ___________________ journal for 5 minutes a day has the same effect as ___________________ your income.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!
It's not natural to be ____________________ because we were born _____________________.
Attitudes toward Generosity in the Good Samaritan:
Robbers. What's yours is mine and I'm going to __________ it.
Proverbs 28:22 Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
Religious. What's mine is mine and I'm gonna __________ it.
Philippians 2:3-4 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. 4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
Generous. What's mine is yours and I'm going to __________ it.
Greatest gift a person can have is being able to __________________ someone else.
Three Levels of Generosity:
- ______________ Generosity. I will give what I can ____________.
- ______________ Generosity. I will give what I ______________.
Malachi 3:10-11 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! 11 Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
Tithing is not about ___________________ God it's about __________________ Him as first in our life.
- ______________ Generosity. I will give until it ______________.
2 Corinthians 8:3-5 For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. 4 They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem.
Instead of trying to increase our standard of ______________ we should be trying to increase our standard of ______________.
2 Corinthians 9:6-8 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. 7 You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” 8 And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.
In order to live a _________ life you must live a _____________ life.
