Holiness, Godliness, Usefulness
01/15/2016, by John Kincaid
Lesson 847: Why Give? Pt.3
Why should I give to help others?
To show my commitment to God, out of thanks for His grace. Love will show itself through giving, but giving does not prove love.
Some unbelievers give to charity, thinking they can earn a ticket to heaven.
Some Christians give out of a sense of obligation rather than cheerful love.
Some give as a substitute for being involved in church ($ instead of time or sharing their gifts).
Our sinful human nature says we should use all our money on ourselves, not to help others.
But God’s Word teaches that Christians should give to help others, especially fellow Christians.
God does not stand at His mailbox, hoping that your check will come today in the offering.
God doesn’t need our money. Giving is about trusting Him.
God has promised to meet our needs.
Grace is God’s kindness toward us with no strings attached, kindness that we don’t deserve.
God’s greatest act of grace and generosity is the Lord Jesus Christ.
Giving is the heart of the Gospel:
John 3:16 God so loved the world, that He gave…
About This Series
The goal of this series is to become more useful in serving the Lord Jesus Christ, as an instrument in the Redeemer's hand. The theme verses for the series are Ephesians 4:22-24, Philemon 11, 2 Timothy 2:21
- to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
- and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
- Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.
- Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.