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The Church: A Giving Community
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We have looked at six very different passages. Let me wrap up with some conclusions from them.
1. If you are not faithfully, consistently and sacrificially giving to the Lord’s work, your heart is somewhere else.
Let’s quit fooling around; this is eternity we are talking about. If you find it difficult if not impossible to at least tithe, according to the passages we looked at this morning, your heart is somewhere but it is not fully devoted to the Lord. God’s Word says it is impossible to serve two masters. Take a moment to search your heart. If you have been devoting your life to lust for or the attainment of money, repent this morning.
2. Giving reveals in whom or what we are trusting and loving. I had an ethics professor in seminary that was brutally honest on this point. He would say, “Let me look at your checkbook, and in five minutes I’ll know whether you are a disciple of Jesus Christ.“ The righteous are givers. Where our hearts are, our dollars flow.
3. There are great and eternal rewards for secretly giving. Please do not miss a key truth tucked in each of these passages. The reason why covetousness and hoarding earthly treasures are so maligned is because they are horrible investments! They rot and rust and burn up. Humbly and secretly giving of your time, talent and resources builds an eternal portfolio of heavenly riches that never burn, rust or rot. Listen to how Paul told his disciple Timothy to teach these issues to the wealthy in his congregation. 1 Timothy 6:17–19 As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. Why should we share and be generous? Because it builds the foundation for our eternal future, treasures and rewards that are the true and abundant life that Jesus promised.
Final Challenge: So, Calvary, let us set our hearts against covetousness and seeking earthly pleasures and instead seek those things which are above, where Christ is seated on the throne of glory. Let us give and serve and love in ways that store up treasures that will never rot nor rust. As a church, let us be known for our compassion, generosity and willingness to sacrifice for those in need.
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