WITH CHEERFULNESS DEFINITIONS Cheerful hilaros Cheerfulness hilarotes Readiness of mind joyful to do anything Cheer state of mind or of feeling mood gladness joy encouragement ID: 659140
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HILARIOUS -
That which provokes laughter; noisily merrySlide3
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CHEERFULNESSSlide4
DEFINITIONS
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Cheerful
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hilaros
]Cheerfulness [hilarotes]Readiness of mind; joyful to do anything
Cheer
– state of mind or of feeling; mood; gladness; joy; encouragement
Cheerful
– full of joy or willingnessSlide5
“…God loves a cheerful giver.”
2 CORINTHIANS 9:5-9
Doing it grudgingly or by compulsion is the opposite of cheerfulness.
A monetary gift is only one of many ways God wants us to be givers.
2 Corinthians 8:1-5Slide6
“…God loves a cheerful giver.”
Being cheerful is a choice of how you choose to react.
A cheerful giver is a bountiful sower.
Philippians 2:12-16
If you have ability and resource, how should you react when asked to serve?Slide7
“…He who shows mercy with cheerfulness.”
Romans 12:4-8
Mercy pertains to extending compassion to meet the needs of others even when they do not deserve it.Slide8
“…He who shows mercy with cheerfulness.”
Are we always willing and joyful to show mercy to those who treat lightly our kindness and patience?
Mercy with cheerfulness is not conditioned upon the recipients responding favorably toward the givers.
Everyone is in need of mercy.Slide9