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Work Your Plan March 30 Just Imagine … What images come to your mind when you hear about a “cheerful giver”? The results of generous giving are powerful And you don’t have to be a billionaire to be generous Today we look further at generosity in giving Listen for a daily experience that Paul used as analogy for giving. 2 Cor. 9:6-9 (NIV) Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. [7] Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful Listen for a daily experience that Paul used as analogy for giving. giver. [8] And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. [9] As it is written: He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. Right Attitude Imagine a wide, fertile field with only four cornstalks growing in it. What does the field suggest about the farmer? Note how this illustrates Paul’s words … Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. What examples can you cite of spare and generous sowing in churches today? Spare Sowing Generous Sowing Right Attitude What does verse 7 say about how should we give? What promise does God give to believers who do give generously? For what reason did Paul quote Scripture in verse 9? Think about when you pay your bills. Why are you not usually cheerful after a bill paying session? Right Attitude The passage says that God loves cheerful giving to His Kingdom. Why do you think God would enjoy for us to be cheerful when we write a tithe check or put our cash into an offering envelope? What could a reluctant giver do to become a more cheerful giver? Listen for God’s response to our giving. 2 Cor. 9:10-11 (NIV) Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the