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Scripture Text: 2 Corinthians 9:6 Here’s the point: he who plants sparingly also harvests sparingly. 7 Each should give according to what he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.[2 Corinthians 9:7 Proverbs 22:8 (Septuagint)] 8 Moreover, God has the power to provide you with every gracious gift in abundance, so that always in every way you will have all you need yourselves and be able to provide abundantly for every good cause — 9 as the Tanakh says,
“He gave generously to the poor;
his tzedakah lasts forever.”[2 Corinthians 9:9 Psalm 112:9]
10 He who provides both seed for the planter and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your tzedakah. 11 You will be enriched in every way, so that you can be generous in everything. And through us your generosity will cause people to thank God, 12 because rendering this holy service not only provides for the needs of God’s people, but it also overflows in the many thanks people will be giving to God. 13 In offering this service you prove to these people that you glorify God by actually doing what your acknowledgement of the Good News of the Messiah requires, namely, sharing generously with them and with everyone. 14 And in their prayers for you they will feel a strong affection for you because of how gracious God has been to you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
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“He gave generously to the poor;
his tzedakah lasts forever.”[2 Corinthians 9:9 Psalm 112:9]
10 He who provides both seed for the planter and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your tzedakah. 11 You will be enriched in every way, so that you can be generous in everything. And through us your generosity will cause people to thank God, 12 because rendering this holy service not only provides for the needs of God’s people, but it also overflows in the many thanks people will be giving to God. 13 In offering this service you prove to these people that you glorify God by actually doing what your acknowledgement of the Good News of the Messiah requires, namely, sharing generously with them and with everyone. 14 And in their prayers for you they will feel a strong affection for you because of how gracious God has been to you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
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John Wesley's Notes-Commentary: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Verse 6
[6] But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
He that soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly; he that soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully — A general rule. God will proportion the reward to the work, and the temper whence it proceeds.
Verse 7
[7] Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Of necessity — Because he cannot tell how to refuse.
Verse 8
[8] And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
How remarkable are these words! Each is loaded with matter and increases all the way it goes.
All grace — Every kind of blessing.
That ye may abound to every good work — God gives us everything, that we may do good therewith, and so receive more blessings. All things in this life, even rewards, are, to the faithful, seeds in order to a future harvest. Proverbs 22:9
Verse 9
[9] (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
He hath scattered abroad — (A generous word.) With a full hand, without any anxious thought which way each grain falls.
His righteousness — His beneficence, with the blessed effects of it.
Remaineth for ever — Unexhausted, God still renewing his store. Psalms 112:9
Verse 10
[10] Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
And he who supplieth seed — Opportunity and ability to help others.
And bread — All things needful for your own souls and bodies. Will continually supply you with that seed, yea, multiply it to you more and more.
And increase the fruits of your righteousness — The happy effects of your love to God and man. Isaiah 55:10
Verse 11
[11] Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
Which worketh by us thanksgiving to God — Both from us who distribute, and them who receive, your bounty.
Verse 13
[13] Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
Your avowed subjection — Openly testified by your actions.
To all men — Who stand in need of it.
Verse 15
[15] Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
His unspeakable gift — His outward and inward blessings, the number and excellence of which cannot he uttered.
Verse 6
[6] But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
He that soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly; he that soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully — A general rule. God will proportion the reward to the work, and the temper whence it proceeds.
Verse 7
[7] Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Of necessity — Because he cannot tell how to refuse.
Verse 8
[8] And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
How remarkable are these words! Each is loaded with matter and increases all the way it goes.
All grace — Every kind of blessing.
That ye may abound to every good work — God gives us everything, that we may do good therewith, and so receive more blessings. All things in this life, even rewards, are, to the faithful, seeds in order to a future harvest. Proverbs 22:9
Verse 9
[9] (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
He hath scattered abroad — (A generous word.) With a full hand, without any anxious thought which way each grain falls.
His righteousness — His beneficence, with the blessed effects of it.
Remaineth for ever — Unexhausted, God still renewing his store. Psalms 112:9
Verse 10
[10] Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
And he who supplieth seed — Opportunity and ability to help others.
And bread — All things needful for your own souls and bodies. Will continually supply you with that seed, yea, multiply it to you more and more.
And increase the fruits of your righteousness — The happy effects of your love to God and man. Isaiah 55:10
Verse 11
[11] Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
Which worketh by us thanksgiving to God — Both from us who distribute, and them who receive, your bounty.
Verse 13
[13] Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
Your avowed subjection — Openly testified by your actions.
To all men — Who stand in need of it.
Verse 15
[15] Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
His unspeakable gift — His outward and inward blessings, the number and excellence of which cannot he uttered.
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Daily Devotional
Daily Devotional for Sunday, October 15, 2017
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Daily Devotional for Saturday, October 14, 2017
Sermon Theme: "Coin Toss"
Text to read: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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Daily Devotional for Friday, October 13, 2017
Sermon Theme: "Coin Toss"
Text to read: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Daily Devotional for Thursday, October 12, 2017
Sermon Theme: "Coin Toss"
Text to read: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Daily Devotional for Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Sermon Theme: "Coin Toss"
Text to read: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Daily Devotional for Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Sermon Theme: "Coin Toss"
Text to read: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Daily Devotional for Monday, October 9, 2017
Sermon Theme: "Coin Toss"
Text to read: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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Daily Devotional for Sunday, October 15, 2017
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Daily Devotional for Saturday, October 14, 2017
Sermon Theme: "Coin Toss"
Text to read: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
- Is our giving more about our means or God’s abundance?
- Why?
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Daily Devotional for Friday, October 13, 2017
Sermon Theme: "Coin Toss"
Text to read: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
- Take a moment to compute the percent of your gross income you give away.
- Is the number expected or surprising?
Daily Devotional for Thursday, October 12, 2017
Sermon Theme: "Coin Toss"
Text to read: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
- What pressures exist in our world that make charitable giving difficult?
Daily Devotional for Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Sermon Theme: "Coin Toss"
Text to read: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
- Describe your last cheerful giving moment?
Daily Devotional for Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Sermon Theme: "Coin Toss"
Text to read: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
- When is giving not a “cheerful” experience for you?
- Why?
Daily Devotional for Monday, October 9, 2017
Sermon Theme: "Coin Toss"
Text to read: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
- What is it about giving that makes us cheerful?
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