Give (3/4)

Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give… 2 Corinthians 8:12

Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have. 2 Corinthians 8:12	For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—not according to what one does not have. encouragement giving generosity
Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. Psalm 82:3	Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. orphans neighbor righteousness

Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority. Romans 13:7	Pay to all what is due them—taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. honesty money awe
Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my plea! Answer me because you are faithful and righteous. Psalm 143:1	Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me in your righteousness. reliability righteousness prayer
The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve. Jeremiah 17:9-10	The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse— who can understand it? I the Lord test the mind and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their doings. reward life heart
Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cries for help! Don’t ignore my tears. For I am your guest— a traveler passing through, as my ancestors were before me. Psalm 39:12	Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; do not hold your peace at my tears. For I am your passing guest, an alien, like all my forebears. prayer sadness humility
I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed. I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions. Genesis 26:4-5	I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven, and will give to your offspring all these lands; and all the nations of the earth shall gain blessing for themselves through your offspring, because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. blessing listening obedience
If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit. Leviticus 26:3-4	If you follow my statutes and keep my commandments and observe them faithfully, I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. obedience law blessing
Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. 1 Peter 3:15	But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you. evangelism Jesus hope
John replied, “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry.” Luke 3:11	In reply he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.” materialism giving poverty
When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get. Matthew 6:2	So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. humility reward giving
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7	For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. love self-control strength
“Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.” Luke 1:30-31	The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.” Jesus fear angels
May God give you more and more mercy, peace, and love. Jude 1:2	May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance. love blessing peace
“Listen to me and make up your minds to honor my name,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “or I will bring a terrible curse against you. I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you have not taken my warning to heart.” Malachi 2:2	If you will not listen, if you will not lay it to heart to give glory to my name, says the Lord of hosts, then I will send the curse on you and I will curse your blessings; indeed I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart. obedience blessing listening
Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne. Revelation 3:21	To the one who conquers I will give a place with me on my throne, just as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. overcoming reward heaven
Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the Lord can give an understanding wife. Proverbs 19:14	House and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. money relationships
Take care of any widow who has no one else to care for her. 1 Timothy 5:3	Honor widows who are really widows. neighbor community widows
Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. Revelation 22:12	See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone's work. second coming end times Jesus
All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” Matthew 1:22-23	All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.” prophecy miracles Jesus
But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us! 1 Chronicles 29:14	But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to make this freewill offering? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. money giving dependence
The wicked borrow and never repay, but the godly are generous givers. Psalm 37:21	The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving. debt money righteousness
Dear brothers and sisters, we can’t help but thank God for you, because your faith is flourishing and your love for one another is growing. 2 Thessalonians 1:3	We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of everyone of you for one another is increasing. faith love gratitude
For the Scriptures say, “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bend to me, and every tongue will declare allegiance to God.’” Romans 14:11	For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.” humility worship acknowledging
May he grant your heart’s desires and make all your plans succeed. Psalm 20:4	May he grant you your heart's desire, and fulfill all your plans. planning blessing heart

Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear.