17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17 (CSB)

 

16 For even in Thessalonica you sent gifts for my need several times. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the profit, that is increasing to your account.
Philippians 4:16-17 (CSB)

 

6 The point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
2 Corinthians 9:6 (CSB)

 

10 Give to him, and don’t have a stingy heart when you give, and because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you do.
Deuteronomy 15:10 (CSB)

 

25 I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread.
Psalm 37:25 (CSB)

 

25 A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.
Proverbs 11:25 (CSB)

 

17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender.,
Proverbs 19:17 (CSB)

 

10 Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in my house. Test me in this way,” says the Lord of Armies. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.
Malachi 3:10 (CSB)

 

29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times more and will inherit eternal life.
Matthew 19:29 (CSB)

 

38 Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
Luke 6:38 (CSB)

 

  1. Four principles to generous living.

 

  • Return is not always immediate.

 

  • Return is not always in dollars and cents.

 

19 And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19 (CSB)

 

8 And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8 (CSB)

 

  • Return is not divorced from attitude.

 

7 Each person should do as he has decided in his heart—not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7 (CSB)

 

  • Return allows us to be generous.

 

11 You will be enriched in every way for all generosity, which produces thanksgiving to God through us.
2 Corinthians 9:11 (CSB)

 

2 On the first day of the week, each of you is to set something aside and save in keeping with how he is prospering, so that no collections will need to be made when I come. 3 When I arrive, I will send with letters those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem. 4 If it is suitable for me to go as well, they will travel with me.
1 Corinthians 16:2-4 (CSB)

 

  1. Spiritual rewards for generous living.

 

  • Spiritual growth

 

10 Now the one who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will also provide and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
2 Corinthians 9:10 (CSB)

 

12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.
2 Corinthians 9:12 (CSB)

 

  • Spiritual joy

 

12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 13 Because of the proof provided by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone.
2 Corinthians 9:12-13 (CSB)

 

14 And as they pray on your behalf, they will have deep affection for you because of the surpassing grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
2 Corinthians 9:14-15 (CSB)

 

  • Eternal riches

 

9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of worldly wealth, so that when it fails, they may welcome you into eternal dwellings.
Luke 16:9 (CSB)

 

17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy. 18 Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and willing to share, 19 storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of what is truly life.
1 Timothy 6:17-19 (CSB)

 

 

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