The Measure of His Giving He Gave Up His Glory of Heaven He came down from heaven John 313 641 51 58 He took onto Himself the human form Phil 268 He relinquished some part of His heavenly glory John 175 ID: 133375
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2 Cor. 8:3-9Slide2
The Measure of His Giving
He
Gave
Up
His Glory
(of Heaven
)
He
came down from heaven (John 3:13; 6:41, 51, 58)
He
took onto Himself the human
form (
Phil. 2:6-8)
He
relinquished some part of His heavenly glory (John 17:5)Slide3
The Measure of His Giving
He
Gave
Up
His Glory (of Heaven
)
He Gave Up
His Body
(to the Fullest)
He
gave His back to the cruel whip (Isa. 50:6)
He
gave His cheeks to those who smote Him (Isa. 50:6)
He
gave His face to dirty, human spittle (Isa. 50:6)
He
gave His head to the crown of thorns (Mark 15:17)
He gave His shoulders
to the mockingly draped
royal robe (
John 19:2)
He
gave His clothes to His murderers (Matt. 27:35)
He
gave His mother to the beloved apostle John (John 19:26-27)
He gave His hands
and feet to be pierced with nails
(
Mark 15:25)
He
gave His body for the life of the world (Luke 22:19)Slide4
The Measure of His Giving
He
Gave
Up
His Glory (of Heaven
)
He Gave Up His Body (to the Fullest)
He
Gave Up
Himself
(for Mankind)
He
gave His everything = He emptied Himself (Phil. 2:7)
He
gave His life a ransom for many (Matt. 20:28)
He
gave Himself a ransom for all (1 Tim. 2:6)
He
gave Himself for us (Eph. 5:2; Tit. 2:14)
He
gave Himself for the church (Eph. 5:25)
He
gave Himself for our sins (Gal. 1:4)
He
gave Himself for me (Gal. 2:20)Slide5
The Measure of His Giving
He
Gave
Up
His Glory (of Heaven
)
He Gave Up His Body (to the Fullest)
He
Gave Up Himself (for Mankind
)
He
Gave Up
His Union
(with the Father)
12:00 noon: Light
left the earth for three hours (
Mark
15:33)
Darkness
was over all the land (Matt. 27:45)
3:00
p.m
.: “
My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
(Matt. 27:46
)Slide6
The Measure of His Giving
He
Gave
Up
His Glory (of Heaven
)
He Gave Up His Body (to the Fullest)
He
Gave Up Himself (for Mankind
)
He
Gave Up His Union (with the Father
)
He Gave Up
His Life
(which was all He had left)
He
poured out His soul unto death (Isa. 53:12)
Laid
down His life (John 10:11)
He
gave up His spirit (John 19:30)
“
Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit” (Luke 23:46)Slide7
The Motivation of His Giving
NOT to
gain recognition or commendation
NOT to receive something in return
NOT to
appease some regret or sorrow or
guilt
NOT to
satisfy a sense of compulsion
NOT to
simply obey a command
NOT to
meet a
requirement
BUT, He was motivated by…Slide8
The Measure of My Giving
I
Give
My Minutes
(Matt. 6:33; Eph. 5:16)
My
time is not mine
anyway
(Psa. 31:15
)!
My
minutes are arranged according to my priorities
I
don’t want to give less or just enough, but
more and more!
For
ALL He gave for me, giving my
minutes seems
least I can do!Slide9
The Measure of My Giving
I
Give
My
Might
(Col. 3:23)
My abilities are not
mine
anyway (1 Cor. 6:19-20)!
My abilities
are
skills/interests/energies that I
can use for God
I
don’t want to give less or just enough, but
more and more!
For
ALL He gave for me, giving my
might seems
least I can do!Slide10
The Measure of My Giving
I
Give
My
Money
(2 Cor. 9:7)
My money is not
mine
anyway (Hag. 2:8)!
My money is budgeted
&
spent on things most important to me
I
don’t want to give less or just enough, but
more and more!
For
ALL He gave for me, giving my
money seems
least I can do!Slide11
The Motivation of My Giving Must Mirror
The Motivation of His Giving
NOT to gain recognition or commendation
(Matt. 6:1-4)
NOT to receive something in return (2 Cor.
9:6)
NOT to appease some
regret, sorrow
or
guilt (2 Cor. 9:7)
NOT to satisfy a sense of compulsion
(2 Cor. 9:7)
NOT to simply obey a command
(2 Cor. 8:8)
NOT to
merely meet a budget (1 Cor. 16:1-2)Slide12
The Motivation of My Giving Must Mirror
The Motivation of His Giving
The True Motivation:
The
degree of
one’s sacrifice
is a measurement of one’s love
Jesus
’ giving is a
measurement
of His tremendous
LOVE
John 3:16; Eph. 5:2, 25; Gal. 2:20; Rom. 5:8; 1 John 4:19
My
giving is a measurement
of
my LOVE for
Him
If not
prompted by love,
my giving “profits
me nothing” (
1 Cor. 13:3)With my giving, I prove the sincerity of my love (2 Cor. 8:8, 24)With my giving, I demonstrate the depth of my love (Luke 7:44-47)With my giving, I reciprocate Jesus’ love for me (1 John 4:19)
LOVE!Slide13
Give Your Life to Him Today & Be Saved!
Believe that Jesus is God’s Son – Romans 10:9
Repent of your sins and turn to God – Romans 2:4
Confess your faith in Jesus – Romans 10:10
Be immersed into Christ – Romans 6:3
God will give you forgiveness of sins – Acts 2:38
God will give you a place in His church – Acts 2:47
God will give you a registration in heaven – Hebrews 12:23
Give your all to Him for the rest of your life – Rom. 12:1