03-21.10 1-4 Marks of Generosity
The Mark Of Generosity
LAink: Make Your Mark 2-4
March 21, 2010 ~ Matthew 6:19-20

part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dM586B-xfE
part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmiwUG39mVk
part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnXGcJj1Uo8
part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0GLL3U_rgE

The Mark Of Generosity
LAink: Make Your Mark Part 3
March 21, 2010 ~ Matthew 6:19-20

1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NIV) Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

Gods 5 Eternal Investment Funds

1. God Wants Me To Invest In His Treasury Fund.
How? By using some of my money to: display worship

Matthew 6:19-20 NIV Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives. Deuteronomy 14:32c (LB)

On every Lords Day each of you should put aside something from what you have earned during the week, and use it for this offering. The amount depends on how much the Lord has helped you earn. 1 Corinthians 16:2a (LB)

Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, In what way have we robbed You? In tithes and offerings. Bring to the storehouse a full tenth of what you earnTest me in this, says the LORD All-Powerful. If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. Malachi 3:8, 9 (NKJV & NCV)

2. God Wants Me To Invest In His Mutual Fund.
How? By using some of my money to: invest in others

When Gods people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality. Romans 12:13 (NLT)

This service you do not only helps the needs of Gods people, it also brings many more thanks to God. It is a proof of your faith. Many people will praise God because you obey the Good News of Christ—the gospel you say you believe—and because you freely share with them and with all others. 2 Corinthians 9:12-13 (NCV)

When you extend hospitality to Christian brothers and sisters, even when they are strangers, you make the faith visible. 3 John 1:5 (MSG)

3. God Wants Me To Invest In His Growth Fund.
How? By using some of my money to: enhance my character

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18 (NASB)


Buy truth—dont sell it for love or money; buy wisdom, buy education, buy insight. Proverbs 23:22 (MSG)

It is better—much better—to have wisdom and knowledge than gold and silver. Proverbs 16:16 (TEV)

Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for Him. Romans 12:1b (MSG)

4. God Wants Me To Invest In His Equity Service Fund.

How? By using some of my money to: grow my ministry

The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller. Proverbs 11:24 (MSG)

I can tell you that they gave as much as they were able and even more than they could afford. No one told them to do it. But they begged and pleaded with us to let them share in this service for Gods people. 2 Corinthians 8:3-4 (NCV)

When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord, and the Lord will pay you back. Proverbs 19:17 (TEV)

Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed, but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:15-17 (NLT)