Principals of Giving
1 Corinthians 16:1-2
1. Period – 1st day of week – Acts 20:7
2. People – every one of you
3. Performance – lay by –
a. Set aside for God
b. Sanctify
4. Place – in store – common treasury
5. Provision – as God has prospered you
a. Not a set amount
b. Cash, salary, SS, food stamps
6. Purpose – no gatherings when I come
a. Common sense
b. Not collect each time a bill comes due
7. Protection – whom you approve, send letters
8. Proportion – liberality – 2 Corinthian 9:7
9. Plan – come to see you when I go to Macedonia
10. Practical use – 1 Corinthians 9:8
a. Every good work of the church
b. Evangelism, Edification, Benevolence