Aleta and Joe 1998 by Fran Meservy
Giving - God gives this person great wealth so he can give generously, it depresses him/her not to give; The desire to give money; if God gives you the gift of giving money, He will also give you the ability to make a lot of money so you can give a lot of money; people with this gift do not expect anything for what they give - they even get upset if someone tries to repay them; If you have to pry money out of your wallet to give to people in need or to the Church, you do not have the gift of giving; We who do not have the gift of giving should give as the Holy Spirit leads us to give. People who have the gift of giving give way above the norm-as God leads them.
Definition: transitive verb - to make a present of <give a doll to a child; to put into the possession of another for his or her use; to yield possession of by way of exchange : pay; to offer as appropriate or due especially to something higher or more worthy <gave his spirit to God>; to apply freely or fully : devote <gave themselves to their work>; to offer as a pledge; to allow one to have or take <give me time>; to make gifts or presents; to enter wholeheartedly into an activity
Example: My friend Aleta had the gift of Giving. God supplied her husband with a good job so he could support her gift. Her husband gave her $100 per week to give wherever she wanted to. She was always looking for someone who needed her financial help & God showed her where they were. If Aleta could not give, she was depressed; but when she gave, she was joyful. I do not have the gift of giving.
Gen 25:5-6 And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east.
Heb 7:1-2 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated "king of righteousness," and then also king of Salem, meaning "king of peace,"
Deu 16:17 "Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you.
2 Cor 9:7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
Phil 4:15 Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only.
Heb 13:15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
Mark 4:24-25 Then He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. "For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him."
Luke 3:11 He answered and said to them, "He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise."
Luke 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."
Luke 8:18 "Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him."
Luke 11:41 "But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.
Luke 12:48 "But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
Luke 14:12-14 Then He also said to him who invited Him, "When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. "But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. "And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just."
Luke 16:12 "And if you have not been faithful in what is another man's, who will give you what is your own?
Luke 18:11-14 "The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men; extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 'I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.' "And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
John 3:27 John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.
Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."
Acts 20:35 "I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
Rom 12:8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
1 Cor 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:
1 Cor 12:11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
2 Cor 9:7-9 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written: "He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever."
Eph 4:28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
Eph 5:1-2 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
1 Tim 6:17-19 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
James 2:15-16 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?
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