Be Rich Part 2 – Willing and Able

Willing and Able 

1 Timothy 6:17-18 – 17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.

Philippians 2:13 (CEV) – God is working in you to make you willing and able to obey him.

• God, help me to be and .

1 Chronicles 29:3, 5 (NKJV) – 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver… 5 Now, who is willing to consecrate himself today to the LORD?

1 Chronicles 29:6-9 – 6 Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.        7 They gave toward the work on the temple of God…. 9 The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

1 Chronicles 29:17 – 17 “All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.”

2 Corinthians 8:12 – 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is Acceptable…

• When people lose their , they lose their .

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1 John 4:19 – 19 We love because he first loved us.

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2 Corinthians 9:10-11 – 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

• God blesses us “we can .”

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Acts 20:25 – 25 It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

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John 3:16 – 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Able

1. Giving. 

2 Corinthians 9:6-7 – 6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.  7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver…

2. Giving. 

Mark 12:41-44 – 41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. 43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

1 Corinthians 16:2 – 2 On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.

3. Giving. 

1 Corinthians 3:12-14 – 12 If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work. 14 If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward.

• God has blessed me with so that I can in others.