Why Givers are Blessed

1. Givers are blessed because they have been delivered from the destructive sin of      . (v. 33, Joshua 7:10-26)

•  Church       are not to be greedy. (1 Cor 9:1-18, 1 Tim 3:3, Tit 1:7, 1 Pet 5:2)
• Greed is a sin that ranks alongside immorality and idolatry & leads to       . (Eph 5:5-6, Col 3:5-6, 1 Cor 5:10, 1 Tim 6:9, Lk 12:15, Matt 6:19-21)
• Givers reveal that their       is not mastered by money but rather that God is their master. (Matt 6:24)

 
2. Givers are blessed because they have learned the value of hard      . (v. 34-35a)

• Work is God’s blessing to provide for your own       . (1 Tim 5:8, Tit 2:5, 2 Thess 3:10)
• Work is God’s blessing to help provide for those who are legitimately in       . (Eph 4:28)

 
3. Givers are blessed because they are being      into the image of Jesus. (v. 35b, 2 Cor 8:9)
 
4. Givers are blessed because they have learned to      that God will provide.  (Deut 8:18, 1 Sam 2:7, 2 Cor 9:6-15, Ps 37:25)
 
5. Givers are blessed because they are investing in the Kingdom of God & storing up      in heaven. (Gal 6:9, 2 Thess 3:13, Matt 6:19-24)
 
6. Givers are blessed because they realize that deep      with others are more important than wealth. (v. 36-38)