
Eternal Investment Strategies
Pastor Steve Burford
2 Corinthians 9:12-15 (ESV)
12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
Bottom Line:
Generous giving will result in widespread praise of God and generational impact for the kingdom.
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REFLECT. DISCUSS. ENGAGE.
- In this passage, what does Paul say is the ultimate reason for generosity?
- Spend time meditating on how much God has given you. Then, evaluate your generosity in light of God’s generosity to you.
- Describe the examples of sacrificial generosity we have considered in the Growing Faith series. Talk to one another about the sufficiency of these to motivate us to give generously to Christian needs as they arise.
- How has your Christian journey been blessed through the generosity of others?
- How is your heart being moved to sacrifice now so that others will come to experience an overflow of gratitude toward God?
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