"The Gift of God's Riches"
2 Corinthians 8.9
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Message- The Gift of God’s Riches
Scripture- 2 Corinthians 8. 9
I. The Bible Tells Us of God’s ____: “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ…”
A. Paul is encouraging the grace of the Corinthians towards the poor of _________
B. Paul is reminding them of grace received…so that they would in-turn be gracious.
II. Though He Was __________
A. ________ was rich because He was God
B. Scripture ref’s:
· John 1. 1-2- In the beginning was the Word…and the Word was with _____, and was God. He was in the beginning with God.”
· Psalm 50.10…He owns the cattle on a thousand hills…
· Phil. 5. 19- My God shall supply all of your needs according to His _______”
III. For Your Sakes He Became _______
A. He became ________…flesh & blood - Philippians 2. 5-8
B. He became poor- not just in a human sense, but in earthly sense
C. Jesus became poor in _______ sense of the word….why?
IV. That You Through His Poverty Might Become _______
A. ______ rich in terms of things: cars, houses, boats
B. Jesus became poor that we might receive the “riches of God.”
C. Jesus offers the riches of God’s presence now, and Eternal Life that nothing can take away when the _________ of this life is over.
V. What should we do? How should we live?
A. Realize your ________ to Jesus
B. Look at others through Jesus’ ______ (they are also loved & worth dying for)
C. We need to ____ gracious towards others, as God has been to us.
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