Encounter the Truth - The Cheerful Giver (Part 1 of 2)
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Encounter the Truth - The Cheerful Giver (Part 1 of 2)

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 1, 202624 min
  • Religion

Paul wants us to know that Christian giving should be voluntary, joyful, and motivated by God's grace rather than guilt or obligation. Paul emphasizes that God loves a cheerful giver, and that generous giving is a response to the immeasurable gift of Jesus Christ rather than an attempt to earn God's favor or material wealth.

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He loves it when we give not out of a sense of regret that we're missing out on the things

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God loves it rather less if we give under compulsion and out of a sense of joyless duty. He loves it when we give not out of a sense of regret that we're missing out on the things that we could have bought, but when we give with an open hand and a joyful heart, delighted to be able to serve the Lord with our money, delighted to be able to participate in ministry,

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delighted to be able to play a part in meeting the needs of the saints. to encounter the truth with Jonathan Griffiths. I'm Steve Hillering. Glad that you've joined us today. And Jonathan, we may have some people listening who would say, I hear you say that, but I'm not there yet. And I'm not sure I'm buying that. You know, if I am going to give,

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it's because God told me to give, but to give with joy when I could have something else, I could be getting something that I think would make me happy to actually give would make me more happy than that. I feel that disconnect, Jonathan. What would you say to that person? Well, this is something that we learn and something that we grow into, and it is something that God

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