Homiletics Study – Acts & Letter of Apostles
Lesson A-5 Passage: 2 Corinthians 8-9
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Earnest generosity encouraged (2 Corinthians 8:1-15)
a. Rich generosity of Macedonian churches (8:1-2)
b. Macedonian churches gave offering – to God and then to ministry (8:3-5)
c. Excel in grace of giving in love (8:6-7)
d. Compared earnestness to give (8:8-12)
e. Paul shares goal of equality and sufficiency. (8:13-15)
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Love demonstrated brings pride (2 Corinthians 8:16-9:5 )
a. Titus is leading with enthusiasm and his own initiative (8:16-17)
b. Collection to honor with care to do what is right (8:18-21)
c. Titus brings representative from churches to join in collection (8:22-24)
d. Paul notice is to allow for the Corinthians to be prepared for the offering (9:1-5)
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Thanksgiving results from a generous heart (2 Corinthians 9:6-15)
a. Give what you have decided to give; cheerfully (9:6-7)
b. God will bless you in the giving (9:8-9)
c. God will enrich you in your giving (9:10-11)
d. Your obedience in giving is praise to God 9:12-15)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Earnest generosity encouraged
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2 Corinthians 8:1-15
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Love demonstrated brings pride
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2 Corinthians 8:16-9:5
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Thanksgiving results from a generous heart
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2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words
Paul encourages Corinthians to generously give in obedience to God
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATLT Love is demonstrated in our faithfulness to generously give to the Lord’s work
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Specific Application Questions
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What have you promised to give to the Lord and what has your attitude been?
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2
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How have you seen loved lived out and how has this given you pride?
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3
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How has God blessed you in your giving to Him? What additional ways should you thanking God for what He as done for you?
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Principles to Remember
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Give according to your means
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2
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Sow generously
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3
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Express your thanks to God
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Characteristic of God
Indescribable Giver
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Theme
Faithfulness as we follow through with our commitment to God for His provision to us.
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God’s Word - What’s happening?
God’s Heart – What does God care about?
Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?
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