Check Please ... Our Benevolent Giving
Series: Stand Alone Sermons
December 30, 2018
Frank Foreman
What drives us to be generous? Gratitude? Guilt? Compassion? Maybe it is as the old phrase goes, "If not for the grace of God, there go I ..." Of course, generosity, or benevolence as it is sometimes called, is not simply limited to monetary gifts. It encompasses a wide range of acts of encouragement. This message, prepared for our last fifth Sunday Missions Emphasis, prayerfully provides for the hope that comes through such acts of benevolence in our church family and through the community around us ... our neighbors, friends and family.
Episode Notes
Matthew 7:12, So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
We are not saved by good works… But we are saved for good works.
1. Check your Heart.
Matthew 6:3, But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
2. Check your Priority.
Matthew 6:33, But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
3. Check your Opportunity.
Matthew 25:40, And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.’
Matthew 5:14-16, You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in Heaven.
CHALLENGE: Develop such a heart of generosity that it could only come from God.
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