"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. " (Luke 6:38).
• When you give, you get, you even get more than what you give
"There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." (Proverbs 11:24).
"He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it." (Proverbs 11:26).
Lev. 19:9-10
It takes generosity for a man to plant 20 tubers of yam and when harvesting, leave 5 behind for those he does not know.
Acts 20:35
"I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."
* Jesus too was extremely generous. 2 Cor. 8:9
Heb. 13:2
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."
• These days people TALK without SPEAKING, HEAR without LISTENING; it is good to listen hard to these
• When a man is eating the bread of the stingy, he will remain poor
• To have and not to give is often worst than stealing
• Stinginess does not enrich, a stingy man will remain poor
• Of the various departments of Spiritual Intelligence, Generosity is the first
• When you are poor; if you are not able to give, when you become rich, you will not be able to give. IT IS A SPIRIT
===> I pray that that which you are holding on to that will make you prosper, may the Lord take it away from you in Jesus' name
• A small gift is better than a great promise
• In the history of the world, no one has ever been honoured for what they received but what they gave
• If yo don't give, you become a robber
• Abundant giving leads to abundant receiving
• The Mystery is this: those givers are like holes; the more they give, the more they receive
• If you are giving to get something back, you are not giving, you are trading
===> Anything that wants to be stealing from you, shall die in the name of Jesus
• Being generous is part of being spiritual; it is not just a nice thing to do, it is a fact of putting the gospel to work
– Generosity is dropping God in the lives of others
• One secret thing about generosity is that the children of the generous will always found helpers
– Generosity is love in action: every generosity and compassion has never been wasted, even if the person you are giving is ungrateful, heaven will never be silenced
– Generosity is a hard lesson to learn for many
– Generosity simply means, giving away what you have for others
– Generosity is the power that will fire us from the unhealthy group of the world
– Generosity is the freedom to choose to give
• Use your God's given power to bless others
– Generosity is not only in money, it can be in time,etc
– Generosity is that power to invest in that thing you are not going to collect
• You can make a living by what you get but you make a Life by what you give
• The real measure of your wealth is how much you worth when you loose all your money: True Wealth
– Generosity is loving people with our resources
– All of us have something that others need; it could be love, acceptance, support, time, listening hear. This is what we call Generosity
– Generosity is not only something you do but a description of who you are.
– Generosity is a virtue of giving freely without expecting anything in return
– Generosity is a God-like quality
WHEN YOU ARE GENEROUS,:
i. It frees you from being enslave from money and in a mysterious way open doors to you
ii. It can bring you deliverance
iii. It can bring you wealth
iv. It can bring you prophecy that will move your life forward
===> Whatsoever you need to give up to release you into your wealth, let it be released in the name of Jesus
• Generous people are loosely attached to material things but kingdom things
===> Powers to unglue yourself from the power of this world will come upon you in the name of Jesus
• Our ability to give generously leads to our spirituality
• Giving is a ministry that arouses in what you have
• In other to live a blessed life, you must live a generous life
• Your gift may leave your hand but not your life
===> Your gift will locate you in Jesus' name
Prov. 28:27
"He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse."
Prov. 28:22
"He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him."
> Read the Bible well, the Bible has about 2,300 verses about Money and Possession but Faith is just about 500 verses and Prayers 500 verses
* See yourself as a RIVER and not a RESERVOIR
• Greed is the desire to acquire more than what God has plan for us
• Generous people don't put their trust in money
• It is the hand that gives that gathers
• One of the greatest power to connect to, is the power of Generosity
ALL THESE PEOPLE CONNECTED TO GENEROSITY
– Hannah
– Mary Magdalene
– Job
– Jacob
– Isaac
– the widow of Zarephath
– Shunammite woman who saw Elisha passing
– Lydia
– Joanna
• All generals in the Bible are generous people
• There can be no great destiny without generosity
• You generosity can wipe out your shame, reproach, calamity, insult.
• Generosity give access to divine direction. 2 Kings 8:1
• Generosity is a key of greatness
> DO YOU WANT TO SECURE YOURSELF A PLACE IN TIME AND ETERNITY? Generosity is the Key
* Don't be like the dead sea. It is so salty that nothing can live in it
WHAT DO I DO? THE KEYS ARE:
1. Give everything you have for Christ
2. Start where you are now
3. See every avenue to give as a cry for you to arise and shine. Don't wait to be pressured
4. Do not give as a result of what you expect back
5. Be willing to sacrifice
===> That spirit of generosity that opens door will come upon you in the name of Jesus
PRAYER POINTS
1. My Father, deliver me from strange battles, in the name of Jesus
2. My Father, accelerate my speed, in the name of Jesus
3. (Specially by the Holy Ghost, pray it 3 times) Powers, multiplying my jokes, die in the name of Jesus.
Reference: www.mfmyouth.org
