Bible Lesson: Cherished Promises To
The Child Of God: Those Who Give Liberally.
Bible Text:
Proverbs 3:9,10 KJV
9 Honor The
Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine
increase:
10 So shall thy
barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new
wine.
The Lord's Request:
9 Honor The
Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine
increase:
The Lord's Promise:
10 So shall thy
barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new
wine.
Liberal Givers:
Exodus 25:2 KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel,
that they bring Me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly
with his heart ye shall take My offering.
Deuteronomy
15:7,8 NLT
7 “But if there are any poor
Israelites in your towns when you arrive in the land The Lord your
God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them.
8 Instead, be generous and lend them
whatever they need.
I Chronicles 29:9 KJV
Then the people rejoiced, for that
they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered
willingly to The Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great
joy.
Proverbs 3:9 KJV
Honor The Lord with thy substance,
and with the first fruits of all thine increase:
Proverbs 11:24-28 KJV
24 There is that scattereth, and yet
increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it
tendeth to poverty.
25 The liberal soul shall be made
fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
26 He that withholdeth corn, the
people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him
that selleth it.
27 He that diligently seeketh good
procureth favor: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto
him.
28 He that trusteth in his riches
shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
Proverbs 28:27
KJV
He that giveth
unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have
many a curse.
Malachi 3:10 NLT
Bring all the tithes into the
storehouse so there will be enough food in My Temple. If you do,”
says The Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of
heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have
enough room to take it in! Try it! Put Me to the test!
Matthew 10:8 KJV
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely
give.
Matthew 19:21 NLT (The rich
young ruler.)
Jesus told him, “If you want to be
perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the
poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Luke 16:19-31
KJV
19 There was a certain rich man,
which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously
every day:
20 And there was a certain beggar
named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be fed with the
crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came
and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the
beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the
rich man also died, and was buried;
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes,
being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his
bosom.
24 And he cried and said, Father
Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip
of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in
this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember
that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise
Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 And beside all this, between us
and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass
from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would
come from thence.
27 Then he said, I pray thee
therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
28 For I have five brethren; that he
may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of
torment.
29 Abraham saith unto him, They have
Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham:
but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said unto him, If they
hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded,
though one rose from the dead.
Romans 12:8 KJV
If your gift is to encourage others,
be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given
you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you
have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
II Corinthians 9:7 NLT
You must each decide in your heart
how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to
pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”
Proverbs 19:17 KJV
He that hath pity upon the poor
lendeth unto The Lord; and that which he hath given will He
pay him again.
Do we really
believe this? If we did, why we would, everyday, be helping ….
The Poor,
the...
The Hungry,
the...
The Thirsty,
the...
The Stranger,
the...
The Unclothed,
the...
The Sick,
the...
The Prisoners,
the...
Matthew 25:31-46
NLT Jesus - (The Final Judgment)
31 “But when The Son Of Man comes
in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit upon His
Glorious Throne.
32 All the nations will be gathered
in His presence, and He will separate the people as A Shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats.
33 He will place the sheep at His
right hand and the goats at His left.
34 “Then The King will say to
those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father,
inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
35 For I was hungry, and you fed Me.
I was thirsty, and you gave Me a drink. I was a stranger, and you
invited Me into your home.
36 I was naked, and you gave Me
clothing. I was sick, and you cared for Me. I was in prison, and you
visited Me.’
37 “Then these righteous ones will
reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or
thirsty and give you something to drink?
38 Or a stranger and show you
hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?
39 When did we ever see you sick or
in prison and visit you?’
40 “And The King will say, ‘I
tell you The Truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my
brothers and sisters, you were doing it to Me!’
41 “Then The King will turn to
those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into
the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.
42 For I was hungry, and you didn’t
feed Me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give Me a drink.
43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t
invite Me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give Me
clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit Me.’
44 “Then they will reply, ‘Lord,
when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or
sick or in prison, and not help you?’
45 “And He will answer, ‘I tell
you The Truth, when you refused to help the least of these My
brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help Me.’
46 “And they will go away into
eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal Life.”
If a free society
cannot help the
many who are poor,
it cannot
save the few who
are rich.
John F. Kennedy
We can't help
everyone, but
everyone can help
someone.
Ronald Reagan
Prayer:
Matthew 11:28-30
KJV
28 Come unto Me, all ye that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn
of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls.
30 For My yoke is easy, and My
burden is light.
John 6:37,40,47 KJV
37 “...him that cometh to Me I
will in no wise cast out.”
40 And this is the will of Him that
sent Me, that every one which seeth The Son, and believeth on Him,
may have everlasting Life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life.
