"Now is the Time of Gifts"

Sermon Notes: October 22 and October 25: Corinthians 9:6-15               Did you know that Paul had his own generosity emphasis? In 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, Paul is hyping up the church at Corinth to encourage them to give to the needs in Jerusalem. In this emphasis, he reminds them that as they are generous that they will know generosity. Paul also shares that God loves it when we give out of cheerfulness and that we experience cheerfulness as we give. He notes that God provides for the increase through what they give, and their giving is a thanksgiving to God. Paul also reminds the Corinthians, that it is God who supplies

               God provides for us too! Have you ever thought that all that we have is from God and we are stewards of those gifts? God supplies us with the “seeds” and the “bread”, and we have the choice and responsibility of how to be good stewards of those gifts. Does our stewardship reflect the thanksgiving unto God which Paul writes about in this passage? This week, consider how we can be good stewards of God’s abundant blessings.

Now is the Time,

Rev. Sherri