LIBERALITY

LIBERALITY

  1. Pleasing to God # 2Co 9:7 Heb 13:16
  2. God never forgets # Heb 6:10
  3. Christ set an example of # 2Co 8:9
  4. Characteristic of saints # Ps 112:9 Isa 32:8
  5. Unprofitable, without love # 1Co 13:3
  6. SHOULD BE EXERCISED 6a) In the service of God

    # Ex 35:21-29

6b) Toward saints # Ro 12:13 Ga 6:10 6c) Toward servants # De 15:12-14 6d) Toward the poor # De 15:11 Isa 58:7 6e) Toward strangers # Le 25:35 6f) Toward enemies # Pr 25:21 6g) Toward all men # Ga 6:10 6h) In leading to those in want # Mt 5:42 6i) In giving alms # Lu 12:33 6j) In relieving the destitute # Isa 58:7 6k) In forwarding missions # Php 4:14-16 6l) In rendering personal services # Php 2:30 6m) Without ostentation # Mt 6:1-3 6n) With simplicity # Ro 12:8 6o) According to ability # De 16:10,17 1Co 16:2 6p) Willingly # Ex 25:2 2Co 8:12 6q) Abundantly # 2Co 8:7 9:11-13 7) Exercise of, provokes others to # 2Co 9:2 8) Labour to be enabled to exercise # Ac 20:35 Eph 4:28 9) WANT OF 9a) Brings many a curse # Pr 28:27 9b) A proof of not loving God # 1Jo 3:17 9c) A proof of not having faith # Jas 2:14-16 10) Blessings connected with # Ps 41:1 Pr 22:9 Ac 20:35 11) Promises to # Ps 112:9 Pr 11:25 28:27 Ec 11:1,2 Isa 58:10 12) Exhortations to # Lu 3:11 11:41 Ac 20:35 1Co 16:1 1Ti 6:17,18 13) Exemplified 13a) Princes of Israel # Nu 7:2 13b) Boaz # Ru 2:16 13c) David # 2Sa 9:7,10 13d) Barzillai, &c # 2Sa 17:28 13e) Araunah # 2Sa 24:22 13f) Shunammite # 2Ki 4:8,10 13g) Judah # 2Ch 24:10,11 13h) Nehemiah # Ne 7:70 13i) Jews # Ne 7:71,72 13j) Job # Job 29:15,16 13k) Nebuzaradan # Jer 40:4,5 13l) Joanna, &c # Lu 8:3 13m) Zacchaeus # Lu 19:8 13n) Christians # Ac 2:45 13o) Barnabas # Ac 4:36,37 13p) Dorcas # Ac 9:36 13q) Cornelius # Ac 16:2 13r) Church of Antioch # Ac 11:29,30 13s) Lydia # Ac 16:15 13t) Paul # Ac 20:34 13u) Stephanas, &c # 1Co 16:17 14) Extraordinary – Exemplified 14a) Israelites # Ex 36:5 14b) Poor widow # Mr 12:42-44 14c) Churches of Macedonia # 2Co 8:1-5