Generosity:  Our Part

Acts 4: 32-35

We have received so that we can give to others.

I.     We are to meet the needs of believers.

A.  “All believers were one in heart and mind.” Acts 4:32

II.  We are to meet the needs of non-believers.

A.  “There must be no poor people among you because God is going to bless you lavishly in this land that                            God, your God, is giving you as an inheritance, your very own land.”  Deuteronomy 15: 4 

III.  We are called to be generous with our possessions.

A.  “No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own but they shared everything they had.”  Acts 4: 32

B.  “With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was                     upon them all.”  Acts 4: 33

C.   “The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life only to take it up again.  No one takes it from me, but I lay          it down of my own accord.  I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again, this command I                      received from my Father."  John 10: 17-18

D. “Joseph, a Levite from Cyrus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means Son of Encouragement), sold a field       he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.”  Acts 4: 36-37

E.   Ananias and Saphira   Acts 5: 1-11

Tuesday:            Be faithful to the end                       Hebrews 3: 1-14

Wednesday:       Remain faithful                                 II Timothy 3: 10-14

Thursday:          Stand true to what you believe          I Corinthians 16: 1-13

Friday:               God preserves the faithful                 Psalm 31: 1-23  

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