Study Questions

Theme: The Joy of Giving

2 Corinthian 8:1-9

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1. What does it mean to be a steward?
2. What has God entrusted us to manage?
3. How should we manage what God has given to us?
4. What is the difference in managing something that belongs to God versus something that belongs to us?
5. Comment on John MacArthur’s quote: “Giving is not God’s way of raising money. Giving is God’s way of raising children. Every time you give sacrificially, you give a little of your selfishness away. And when you give, others are blessed and God is glorified.”
6. What is the difference between required giving versus the freewill giving?
7. How can we give to support the poor?
8. How can we practice first fruit giving as recorded in Proverb 3:9,10?
9. What are the wrong reasons for giving?
10. Why do believers choose not to give?
11. What are the right motives for giving?
12. How does giving benefit us?
13. What does it mean to give sacrificially, cheerfully, and regularly?