Generosity

God wants us to share His heart to the world God is a compassionate, generous, kind God. 2 Corinthians 8:7 (NLT) 7 Since you excel in so many ways—in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us— I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving. Maka sekarang, sama seperti kamu kaya dalam segala sesuatu, dalam iman, dalam perkataan, dalam pengetahuan, dalam kesungguhan untuk membantu, dan dalam kasihmu terhadap kami demikianlah juga hendaknya kamu kaya dalam pelayanan kasih ini. the Bible has about 2300 verses of Scriptures on money and possessions. Faith is referred to in 500 verses while 500 verses refer to prayer. EX: Doctor poking at you – it shouldn’t hurt in certain places

Luk 12:16 Kemudian Ia mengatakan kepada mereka suatu perumpamaan, kataNya: "Ada seorang kaya, tanahnya berlimpah-limpah hasilnya.17Ia bertanya dalam hatinya: Apakah yang harus aku perbuat, sebab aku tidak mempunyai tempat di mana aku dapat menyimpan hasil tanahku. 18Lalu katanya: Inilah yang akan aku perbuat; aku akan merombak lumbung-lumbungku dan aku akan mendirikan yang lebih besar dan aku akan menyimpan di dalamnya segala gandum dan barang-barangku. the Bible has about 2300 verses of Scriptures on money and possessions. Faith is referred to in 500 verses while 500 verses refer to prayer. EX: Doctor poking at you – it shouldn’t hurt in certain places

19Sesudah itu aku akan berkata kepada jiwaku: Jiwaku, ada padamu banyak barang, tertimbun untuk bertahun-tahun lamanya; beristirahatlah, makanlah, minumlah dan bersenang-senanglah! 20Tetapi firman Allah kepadanya: Hai engkau orang bodoh, pada malam ini juga jiwamu akan diambil dari padamu, dan apa yang telah kausediakan, untuk siapakah itu nanti? 21Demikianlah jadinya dengan orang yang mengumpulkan harta bagi dirinya sendiri, jikalau ia tidak kaya di hadapan Allah." the Bible has about 2300 verses of Scriptures on money and possessions. Faith is referred to in 500 verses while 500 verses refer to prayer. EX: Doctor poking at you – it shouldn’t hurt in certain places

22Yesus berkata kepada murid-muridNya: "Karena itu Aku berkata kepadamu: Janganlah kuatir akan hidupmu, akan apa yang hendak kamu makan,dan janganlah kuatir pula akan tubuhmu, akan apa yang hendak kamu pakai. 23Sebab hidup itu lebih penting dari pada makanan dan tubuh itu lebih penting dari pada pakaian. 24Perhatikanlah burung-burung gagak yang tidak menabur dan tidak menuai dan tidak mempunyai gudang atau lumbung, namun demikian diberi makan oleh Allah. Betapa jauhnya kamu melebihi burung-burung itu! the Bible has about 2300 verses of Scriptures on money and possessions. Faith is referred to in 500 verses while 500 verses refer to prayer. EX: Doctor poking at you – it shouldn’t hurt in certain places

Siapakah di antara kamu yang karena kekuatirannya dapat menambahkan sehasta pada jalan hidupnya? 26Jadi, jikalau kamu tidak sanggup membuat barang yang paling kecil, mengapa kamu kuatir akan hal-hal lain? 27Perhatikanlah bunga bakung, yang tidak memintal dan tidak menenun, namun Aku berkata kepadamu: Salomo dalam segala kemegahannyapun tidak berpakaian seindah salah satu dari bunga itu. the Bible has about 2300 verses of Scriptures on money and possessions. Faith is referred to in 500 verses while 500 verses refer to prayer. EX: Doctor poking at you – it shouldn’t hurt in certain places

29Jadi, janganlah kamu mempersoalkan apa yang akan kamu makan atau apa yang akan kamu minum dan janganlah cemas hatimu. 30Semua itu dicari bangsa-bangsa di dunia yang tidak mengenal Allah. Akan tetapi Bapamu tahu, bahwa kamu memang memerlukan semuanya itu. 31Tetapi carilah KerajaanNya, maka semuanya itu akan ditambahkan juga kepadamu. the Bible has about 2300 verses of Scriptures on money and possessions. Faith is referred to in 500 verses while 500 verses refer to prayer. EX: Doctor poking at you – it shouldn’t hurt in certain places

32Janganlah takut, hai kamu kawanan kecil 32Janganlah takut, hai kamu kawanan kecil! Karena Bapamu telah berkenan memberikan kamu Kerajaan itu. 33Juallah segala milikmu dan berikanlah sedekah! Buatlah bagimu pundi-pundi yang tidak dapat menjadi tua, suatu harta di sorga yang tidak akan habis, yang tidak dapat didekati pencuri dan yang tidak dirusakkan ngengat. 34Karena di mana hartamu berada, di situ juga hatimu berada." the Bible has about 2300 verses of Scriptures on money and possessions. Faith is referred to in 500 verses while 500 verses refer to prayer. EX: Doctor poking at you – it shouldn’t hurt in certain places

We become a rich fool when we: 1. Focus on ourselves and forgot God 2. Focused on our plans and leave God out 3. Spend on ourselves and neglect sharing 4. Store our treasures in the wrong places 5. Finds our plans in conflict with God’s the Bible has about 2300 verses of Scriptures on money and possessions. Faith is referred to in 500 verses while 500 verses refer to prayer. EX: Doctor poking at you – it shouldn’t hurt in certain places

Generosity is Godliness: Proverbs 21:26 (NLT) 26 Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give! Keinginan bernafsu sepanjang hari, tetapi orang benar memberi tanpa batas. Psalms 112:4 (NLT) 4 Light shines in the darkness for the godly. They are generous, compassionate, and righteous. Psalms 37:21 (NLT) 21 The wicked borrow and never repay, but the godly are generous givers. But what would you be willing to do for $10 million? In their book, The Day America Told the Truth, authors James Patterson and Peter Kim reveal some shocking statistics on how far people in this country are willing to go for money: (25%) Would abandon their entire family (23%) Would become prostitutes for a week or more (16%) Would give up their American citizenship (16%) Would leave their spouses (10%) Would withhold testimony and let a murderer go free (7%) Would kill a stranger (3%) Would put their children up for adoption

Generosity wins souls: Luke 16:9 (NLT) Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your earthly possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home. Acts 2:46-47 (NLT) They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity— 47 all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.

Generosity brings the Blessings of the Lord: Proverbs 22:9 (NRSV) Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor. Proverbs 19:17 (NKJV) He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given. Proverbs 28:27 (NLT) Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed.

What would you be willing to do for $10 million What would you be willing to do for $10 million? In their book, The Day America Told the Truth, authors James Patterson and Peter Kim reveal some shocking statistics on how far people in this country are willing to go for money: (25%) Would abandon their entire family (23%) Would become prostitutes for a week or more (16%) Would give up their American citizenship (16%) Would leave their spouses (10%) Would withhold testimony and let a murderer go free (7%) Would kill a stranger (3%) Would put their children up for adoption