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Generosity Motivated by the Grace of God

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  • Peter G. Feenstra

This article is about the generosity of the Macedonian Christians as example for our giving today. The author looks at 2 Corinthians 8 and 2 Corinthians 9 and shows the motivation for using our financial gifts, and Jesus Christ as the model for how we should look at our money.

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I Wish I Was Rich

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  • Tim Challies

What would you do if you were rich? This article argues that the better question is what you are doing with what you have now. Are you exercising stewardship? Generosity isn’t about how much you have, but what you do with the bit you do have.

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Money (2): Giving

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This article on money answers the questions about giving that face every believer. The author deals with the why, what, where, and how of Christian giving.

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Private Investments

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  • Timothy H. Gregson

This article looks at Matthew 6:3-4 and the way we give in the kingdom of God.

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On Lending to God

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  • John Piper

Demonstrating kindness to the poor is like lending to the Lord. And God promises to repay! (Proverbs 19:17)

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God's Promise for Generous Living

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  • Silverio Gonzalez

Christians are called to live a life of generosity. This article explains that Christian giving is part of participating in God's generosity.

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Don't Let Frugality Steal Your Generosity

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  • Jeremiah Greever

If you are frugal, is it possible you are dismissing generosity? This article explains how this is possible, that thriftiness can mask greed. This is an obedience issue, since we are to be both stewards of what God has given as well as generous givers.

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The Best Generosity Story Ever

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  • Paul David Tripp

The culture of generosity has gripped your heart if you take more delight in giving than getting. How does one develop the discipline of generous giving? It is by understanding the story of the generosity of God. This article explains how this story unfolds and how it leads to generosity.

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Personal Gospel Mercy

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  • Barry York

Mercy ministry is not only the responsibility of the church. Every Christian should make use of the opportunity he has to show acts of mercy.

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We Are to Use Our Wealth for the Aid of Those in Poverty

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Developing right attitudes to provisions and wealth and making changes in our personal lifestyles are a starting point for redeeming the economic sphere of life. This article shows that the responsibility lies with the wealthy to help the poor through giving, investment, and spending.

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Ten Principles to Guide Your Giving

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  • Jesse Johnson

This article outlines ten principles from the New Testament that should guide how we give financially. Among others, it notes that everything we have belongs to God, God is using our possessions to advance the gospel in the world, giving is part of the weekly corporate worship of the church, and giving needs to be sacrificial and generous.

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Four Truths about Christian Giving

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  • J. I. Packer

This article highlights four key truths about Christian giving: it is both a spiritual gift and a discipline of discipleship, a management of God's money, a ministry with God's money, and a mindset regarding God's money.

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1 Timothy 3:3 – The Character of the Christian: Generous

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  • Tim Challies

The qualifications for being an elder should not be limited to them. They should be characteristics of all Christians. This article explains that in 1 Timothy 3:3 God calls Christians to be generous, not lovers of money.

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Joy Is for the Generous

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  • Tim Challies

Money cannot buy happiness, but money can be used to generate holy joy. How? 1 Chronicles 29 explains how giving does this.

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The Widow and Her Mite

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  • Geoffrey Thomas

This article shows that serving God is not measured by what we give, but by the attitude of the heart.

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The Poverty Issue The Christian Response, Good News, and Good Works

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  • Anton D. Meister

This article shows how microfinance can be a vehicle of tackling poverty and reaching the poor with the gospel.

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Giving - Heart Matters!

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  • Amy Posthuma

For a Christian, giving should flow from gratitude for what Christ has done for him. Therefore, the Christian gives for the glory of God, according to God's law, and out of faith. The Christian should also be generous in his giving.

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Thanks Be to God for His Inexpressible Gift

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  • Danny E. Olinger

This article is about giving generously in the collection. In his letter, Paul exhorts the Corinthian Christians to give generously, pointing to the Macedonian Christians as an example. Did the Corinthians really understand the extent of God's generosity to them in the gift of his Son? Our willingness to give shows that we belong to Christ.

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Sacrificial Giving

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  • Kieran Beville

Where there is true faith, there will also be giving. This article looks at the nature of this giving and hinderances to giving, looking specifically at Ezra 2:68-69.

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The Seven Deadly Sins in a Digital Age: Greed

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  • Bradford W. Littlejohn

This article looks at the seven deadly sins in the context of our digital age. The author of this article shows how easy it is to fall into the sin of greed. Greed is a refusal to live in dependence upon God, motivated by a desire to be in control.

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What Does the Bible Say about Giving? Six Lessons from the Old Testament

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  • Chuck Bentley

Giving and generosity are what should characterize the attitude of Christians towards others. What does it mean to give and be generous? This article draws six lessons from Genesis 12-14.

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Philippians 4:18 – Giving as an Act of Worship

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  • Mike Riccardi

This article exposits and applies Philippians 4:18, about cheerful giving.

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Giving to the Lord: The Givers Principles

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  • John W. Keddie

Why should we give to the Lord? This article provides some principles behind our giving, adding what we should give for, what we should give, should we tithe, and how should we give.

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2 Corinthians 8:1-5 – They Wanted to Get in on It

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  • Mark T. Bube

In this article on 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, the author focuses on the money offering as sacrifice and privilege.

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