John 14: 1 6

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Giving

• A Satellite Navigation System

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Giving

• Why give?

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Giving

• Why give?
• Not because
• It is an economic deal with God
• Someone persuades you
• You are feeling guilty
• You want to look good

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Giving

• Why do we give?
• Because it makes us feel better.

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Giving

• Why do we give?
• Because it makes us better.

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Giving

• God is a giver
• and He has made us in His likeness.

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Giving

• Acts 2035
• Jesus said,
• It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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Giving

• Offerings
• Tithes

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Offerings

• Genesis 4 Cain and Abels offering.
• The principle of a willing offering to God.
• Exodus 35 the practice of a willing offering.
• Of money
• Of materials
• Of skills
• Of time

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Tithing

• Genesis 28 Jacobs vow of the tithe.
• The principle of giving one tenth of everything.
• Leviticus 27 the practice of the tithe.
• One in ten of the cattle and the harvest.
• Given to the temple/church
• For upkeep, wages, poor and needy and for
  celebration.

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Giving

• I Chronicles 2914
• David said, But who am I, and who are my people,
  that we should be able to give as generously as
  this? Everything comes from you and we have given
  you only what comes from your hand
• All this abundance that we have providedcomes
  from your hand, and all of it belongs to youI
  have seen how willingly your people have given to
  you

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Jesus visits the temple
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Giving

• Mark 1241-44
• Jesus sat down opposite the place where the
  offerings were put and watched the crowd putting
  their money into the temple treasury. Many rich
  people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow
  came and put in two very small copper coins,
  worth only a fraction of a penny.
• Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, I tell
  you the truth, this poor widow has put more into
  the treasury than all the others. They all gave
  out of their wealth but she, out of her poverty,
  put in everything all she had to live on.

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Doris
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Doris

• Too poor to give.
• Embarrassed by others wealth.
• Not wanting to support the better off.
• Probably exploited anyway.
• Unsuccessful.

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Doris

• Gift of giving, not just the ability.
• Faithful although not successful.
• Faithfulness more than faith.
• Understood the temple as Gods place.
• Without control or influence.

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Giving

• Matthew 620
• Jesus said,
• Store up for yourself treasures in heavenfor
  where your treasure is, there your heart will be
  also.

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Doris goes to the temple to give
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Doris

• Understood eschatology.
• Thanks and acknowledgement.
• Reaching into heaven.
• Relationship with the King.

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Doris faith

• Everything belongs to God.
• He has rescued me.

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Giving

• Gods Kingdom has come and is
• resident mainly in the church (the temple),
• so we give mainly to the church.

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Giving

• When we give willingly we are saying,
• Thank you.
• I acknowledge it all belongs to you.
• And we show that we understand
• That the Kingdom is here.
• The Kingdom is to come.

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Giving

• Acts 2035
• Jesus said,
• It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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Giving

• Plan your giving with your spouse or a friend.
• Give willingly, with a smile on your face.
• Give without trying to control what happens to
  your gift.
• Give expecting God to bless you though not
  necessarily in cash.
• Plan your lifestyle and spending around what
  remains.

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Giving

• When we give willingly we are saying,
• Thank you.
• I acknowledge it all belongs to you.

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Giving

• This presentation was authored by David Flowers,
  a director of Ron Blue Co North Ltd (a fee only
  financial planning and asset management firm) and
  senior pastor of the Wharfedale Vineyard Church.