Outlive your Life How to Give to Outlive Your Life

The Consideration 1 Timothy 6:5-10 

ü  Godliness is gain – leads to contentment  

ü  Greed is loss – leads to destruction

The Challenge  1 Timothy 6:11-16

ü  Flee These Things

ü  Pursue These Things

The Charge  1 Timothy 6:17-18

ü  Don’t be arrogant – full of yourselves

ü  Don’t put your hope in wealth

Instead…..

ü  Put your hope in God 

ü  Do good

ü  Be rich in good deeds

ü  Be extravagantly generous

ü  Be willing to share

The Conclusion  1 Timothy 6:19

ü  We lay up treasures in heaven

ü  We truly begin to live 

     Legacy

     Investment

     Faithfulness

     Eternity

The Call & Commitment

1. Trust God with the Tithe

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” Malachi 3:10

2. Plan your generosity

But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity. Isaiah 32:8 (NLT)

3. Start being generous now

And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ. Philemon 1:6  (NLT)

4. Take the next step up the generosity ladder

“Some people spend their money freely and still grow richer. Others are cautious, and yet grow poorer.  Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped.”

      Proverbs 11:24-25 (GNT)

     Our “3 Buckets” of Giving

     Bucket #1                   Our Church Ministry Plan

     Bucket #2                   OutLive Your Life

     Bucket #3                   Go Fund

5. Involve & invest yourself into the life of Petal FBC

Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.”  1 Tim. 6:18  (NASB)

6. Instill in your family (children) and model the

importance and value of giving and serving

“And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ.”  Philemon 1:6 NLT