THE SPIRIT OF GIVING
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
I - The METHOD {vs 6}
A - PUNY - you will reap sparingly if you sow sparingly
B - PLENTY - you will reap bountifully if you sow bountifully
II - The MOOD {vs 7}
A - We are NOT to give:
-PEEVISHLY - not grudgingly
-PRESSURED - not of necessity {Deut 15:7-10}
B - We ARE to give:
-By PLANNING - plan on giving by purposing in your heart to do so
-PLEASANTLY - do give cheerfully
III - The MULTIPLICATION {vv 8-11}
A - The PROVIDER - God is ABLE to bless you
B - The PROVISION - He can provide you with so much more than you can provide yourself
C - The PROGRESS - The Saints are supplied and God is glorified {vs 13}
IV - The MARVELOUS {vs 15}
A - The PROPITIATION - God gave us more than we could ever give back by giving us Jesus Christ
{John 3:16; 1 John 4:10}