Summary: Acts 20:31-35, Deut. 28:1-20 - do you want to live a more blessed life? Be generous with more than just your money, but with your love, kindness, patience, and everything God's given you. Truths about New Testament giving - 2 Cor. 8:1-14 - it's a grace (v.1-6) - it can be exercised during poverty (v.2) - it's a form of fellowship (v.4) - it should be proceeded by the dedication of self (v.5) Purposes in giving - to abound in all aspects of Christian experience (v.7) - to prove the reality of one's love (v.8) - to imitate Christ (v.9) - to help meet the needs of others (v.14) Blessed life people: 1. start with the first fruit tithe (Jesus affirmed tithe and said it should not be neglected) Matt. 23:23, 6:24 - Tithing also helps defeat the control of money over your life. 2. give generously (Prov. 11:24-25, 2 Cor. 6:6) 3. give freely (Matt. 10:8, Luke 6:38) 4. give cheerfully (2 Cor. 9:7) 5. give sacrificially (2 Sam. 24:24, 23:13-17)
