The Cheerful Giver

The Lord's Day Morning November 6, 2005 II Corinthians 9:6-7 “The Cheerful Giver” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. Please be seated. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to II Corinthians, chapter nine, verses six and seven. These are the verses, this is the passage, that the Deacons’ Stewardship Committee has chosen as our emphasis during stewardship season this year. It is always a great privilege for me to address this theme of stewardship, especially because this congregation is so faithful in its giving. One of my besetting sins (and this is not bragging, this is confessing)…one of my besetting sins is that I often worry about the finances of the church — wrongly so. And when I do, very often some of the older, wiser elders come to me and put…

Happy Giving: Because You Want To

The Lord’s Day Morning November 4, 2012 “Happy Giving: Because You Want To” 2 Corinthians 9:5-7 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to 2 Corinthians chapters 8 and 9. The stewardship committee has chosen 2 Corinthians 9 verse 7 as our theme verse this year: “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” But I want us to concentrate on 2 Corinthians 9 verses 5, 6, and 7 this morning, and before we do that, I want you to see the big picture of 2 Corinthians 8 and 9. Paul, in these two chapters, is laying out a theology of giving. In these two chapters, Paul explains what the standard of our giving ought to be, he explains what the dynamic of…

Cheerful?

The Lord's Day Morning November 2, 2008 Stewardship Commitment Sunday II Corinthians 9:7b-9 “Cheerful?” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Dr. Duncan: Lord, Thou hast been our refuge from one generation to another; before the mountains were brought forth or ever the earth and the world were made, Thou art God, from everlasting to everlasting, to everlasting. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. I will sing of the lovingkindness of the Lord forever. Let us worship Him. Dr. Thomas: Now let's look to God in prayer. Let us all pray. Lord our God, we gather together for worship. It is Your day; this is the day the Lord has made, and we will rejoice and be glad in it. We desire a heart that beats like Yours, and we are grateful, O Lord, for the gift of one…

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