The Amazing Blessing Of Generous Giving
Selected Scriptures
1. The Blueprint for Giving
Genesis 4:3–7 (NLT)
3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the LORD.
4 Abel also brought a gift—the best of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The LORD accepted Abel and his gift,
5 but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
6 "Why are you so angry?" the LORD asked Cain. "Why do you look so dejected?
7 You will be accepted if you do what is right...
Genesis 14:17–20 (NIV)
17 After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer...
18 Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High,
19 and he blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.
20 And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
Leviticus 27:30 (NIV)
A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD;
Malachi 3:8–9 (NIV)
8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. "But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In tithes and offerings.”
9 You are under a curse — the whole nation of you — because you are robbing me.
Malachi 3:10a (NIV)
"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty,
Malachi 3:10–12 (NIV)
10 "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”
11 "I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit," says the LORD Almighty.
12 "Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land," says the LORD Almighty.
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Matthew 23:23 (NLT)
What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.
Luke 11:42 (NLT)
What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.
2. The Blessing of Giving
The Law of the Harvest is:
1st You reap what you sow.
2 Corinthians 9:6 (NIV)
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
The Law of the Harvest is:
1st You reap what you sow.
2nd You reap after you sow.
2 Corinthians 9:6 (ESV)
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
The Law of the Harvest is:
1st You reap what you sow.
2nd You reap after you sow.
3rd You reap more than you sow.
2 Corinthians 9:6 (ESV)
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
2 Corinthians 9:11a (ESV)
You will be enriched in every way for all your generosity...
2 Corinthians 9:6 (ESV)
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
2 Corinthians 9:11a (ESV)
You will be enriched in every way for all your generosity...
The Law of the Harvest is:
1st You reap what you sow.
2nd You reap after you sow.
3rd You reap more than you sow.
4th You reap based on how much you sow
2 Corinthians 9:6 (ESV)
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
2 Corinthians 9:6 (NLT)
Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.
Luke 6:38 (NLT)
Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.
