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Bible Study Archive
Giving: Unlocking the Heart of Good Stewardship (2010)
In this series you'll discover how giving is as much a part of spiritual growth as prayer and Bible study. And you'll learn about the rewards of cultivating wise financial habits and a generous heart. Above all, you'll find out how a lifestyle of giving reflects the heart of God, who freely gives his best to you.
Flawed: Imperfect People Chosen By God (2009)
This series has been created to help uncover real, applicable life lessons and explorations into God’s Word that will make discovering all of His promises a reality. Each week’s study will allow groups, large or small, to realize a genuine understanding of spiritual growth, and they will each reveal an exciting look into how we all fit into God’s masterful plan.
Uncommon: Compelled by God’s Calls (2009)
This study has been created to help us understand, not only how to hear God’s calls, but also how to act on what He asks us to do. Through looking at real people like Moses, Joshua and Rahab, we can understand the struggles we all have with faith and gain new perspectives on how He can be glorified through our decisions?
Passion Season Lecture Series -Come to the Cross (2009)
This study offers you to follow a Messiah who came not to inflict suffering on enemies unto death but to love enemies for the sake of their (our) life. It also invites us to trust in God for life even when appearances point to God-forsaken death.
The Letters of Paul to the Church -Invitation to Romans (2008)
This study, we explore together the impact Paul's letter has had on the church and indeed the whole of western civilization. In this letter (Epistle) Paul gives us his most detailed exposition of the gospel,systematic discussion of the whole plan of salvation.
Passion Season Lecture Series -Behold The Lamb of God (2008)
In this study, we explore together the foundations of our faith and through reflection and prayer see how strong these foundations are in our hearts.
The Word of God is the only real authority we have. His Word shines light upon human nature. More clearly, it shows us the way to God. It is in the Bible that we find the answers to life's most important questions. Therefore, we encourage you to have a great eagerness and more careful and candid study to find out just what it teaches.
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Giving: Unlocking the Heart of Good Stewardship
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Jesus said more about money than just about any other topic. Clearly, it is an important issue--and a touchy one! Deep down, we know it is not a matter of what we earn but how we manage what we earn that shows our ultimate priorities.
Giving demonstrates how good stewardship is more than a responsibility--it's an adventure.
As you study the connection between your wallet and your heart, you'll learn how money management is a powerful tool for shaping your spiritual walk with GOD. You'll discover how giving is as much a part of spiritual growth as prayer and Bible study. And you'll learn about the rewards of cultivating wise financial habits and a generous heart. Above all, you'll find out how a lifestyle of giving reflects the heart of God, who freely gives his best to you.
Lessons
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Wednesday, Jan 6 - Money: Why Is It So Important to God?The Open Hands of God
Wednesday, Jan 13-Tithing: A Training Exercise for the Heart Behind the Scenes of Debt
Wednesday, Jan 20 -What Is a Biblical Lifestyle? Cultivating a Heart of Compassion
Wednesday, Jan 27 -The Chance of a Lifetime
Background
What Does the Bible Say About Giving?
First and foremost, God wants us to give because it shows that we recognize he is truly the Lord of our lives.
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James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (NIV)
God instructed Old Testament believers to give a tithe, or a tenth, because this 10% represented the first, or most important portion of all that they had. The New Testament does not suggest a certain percentage for giving, but simply says for each to give "in keeping with his income."
Believers should give according to their income.
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1 Corinthians 16:2
On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made. (NIV)
We are blessed when we give.
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Acts 20:35
... remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' (NIV)
When we give freely to God, we receive freely from God.
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Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. (NIV)
Proverbs 11:24
One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. (NIV)
Believers should seek God, and not a legalistic rule, about how much to give.
2 Corinthians 9:7
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver (NIV)
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