Happy Giving: Because You Want To

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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…

The Reason for Giving

The Lord's Day Morning November 6, 2011 “The Reasons for Giving” 1 Chronicles 29:9 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan If you’d take your Bibles in hand and turn with me to 1 Chronicles 29, we have been working our way through the gospel of Luke and we're going to take a break this morning to look at the passage that our Deacon's Stewardship Committee has chosen to be the theme during our stewardship season. We do that because this is a teaching moment, not because if I preach a good sermon you give more or pledge more, but because this annual time of commitment to the support of the work and worship of the church for the year to come is a teaching moment, and you’ll see even from the content of the passage that the deacon's have chosen that their emphasis is on our…

Judge Not?

The Lord's Day Morning October 4, 2009 Luke 6:37-38 “Judge Not?” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 6 as we continue our way through the gospel of Luke together. We’re going to be reading from verses 37 and 38 today, but I want to go back up to verse 27 so that you have the context. In this whole passage, Jesus is teaching us how to love those who either don't love us at all or who haven't loved us well. And so the verse that is before us especially this morning with the famous phrase, “Judge not, and you will not be judged,” which is so often misunderstood and misapplied and misinterpreted, falls within the larger context of this section where Jesus is talking about how we can love those who don't…

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…

Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ…

Sunday, March 9, 2008 Philippians 2:16-18 Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ and Peace that Passes Understanding: A Study in Philippians Hold Fast to the Word of Life Dr. Ligon Duncan Amen. If you have your Bible, I would invite you to turn with me to Philippians 2. We’re going to concentrate on verses 16-18 today, but we're going to read verses 14-18. The last time we were together we were looking at verses 14-15, all a part of an extended section in which the Apostle…

Offerings of the Leaders

Wednesday Evening April 18, 2007 Numbers 7:1-89 “Offerings of the Leaders” Dr. Ligon Duncan III We’re in Numbers 7 tonight,. It’s been a month since we’ve been in the book of Numbers. Numbers 7 is the longest chapter in the Bible, with the exception of Psalm 119, if you want to count that as a chapter. So what I’ve done is I’ve provided you an outline on two sides of an 8 Ѕ x 14, with all the verses–all 89 verses of Numbers 7. And I’ve put some notes above…

Stealing and Work, and the Glory of God

The Lord's Day Morning May 14, 2006 Ephesians 4:28 “Stealing and Work, and the Glory of God” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. As you take your Bibles and turn with me to Ephesians 4, I want to say I've had a number of very encouraging conversations during the course of this week. In fact, this study in this book, this chapter of Ephesians, has provoked more discussion with members of the congregation than any series I can remember in some time now. People have been deeply affected by…

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…

What the Bible Says About Christian Giving

The Lord's Day Morning October 30, 2005 II Corinthians 8:9-15 “What the Bible Says About Christian Giving” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to II Corinthians, chapter eight. This is stewardship season. You have already received in your mail from the church an outline of the church's budget for the year 2006 for ministry and benevolences. Many of you are already involved in giving to the mission work of the church through the…

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