John Farley
Pastor Teacher
Sunday,
September 1, 2024
No Sunday Service on September 15
No Bible study
on September 12
Through His poverty, we are rich
The NOT I BUT OTHERS life has several key proving grounds.
How we use the resources the LORD has given us -
- particularly
financial resources.
The most extensive teaching on Christian giving is found in
2 Corinthians 8 and 9.
2Co 8:1-15
Here we have the life of love: giving sacrificially so others may have a better life.
The intimate partnership between abundant joy and deep poverty.
Mat 5:1-3
From their affliction came an overflowing wealth of care and assistance for others.
2Co 8:3-4
This is how God gives – freely, graciously.
Love is giving sacrificially for the benefit of the one being loved.
They gave money that they needed for their daily bread.
2Co 9:8
The decision– the willingness, the desire, the resolve to give sacrificially- is ours.
The power and ability do not come from us. They come from the LORD.