Bible Readings from Stewardship Sermons
- Matthew 6: 1 to 4 (Giving to the needy)
- Luke 12: 33 (Sell your possessions and give to the poor)
- Acts 20: 35 (It is more blessed to give than to receive)
- Luke 16: 19 to 31 (You are culpable if you ignore those in need)
- Deuteronomy 15: 11 (Being openhanded towards one’s fellow Israelites)
- Psalm 41: 1 (Blessed are those who have care for the weak)
- 2 Corinthians 9: 11 (You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God)
- Daniel 4: 27 (Be kind to the oppressed)
- Luke 11: 41 (Be generous to the poor)
- Psalm 37: 26 (Being generous and lending freely)
- Luke 8: 2 to 3 (Jesus was accompanied by Mary Magdalene, Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means)
- 1 Corinthians 16: 2 (Setting aside money from income for God’s people)
- Psalm 112: 5 (God will come to those who are generous)
- Acts 11: 29 to 30 (The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea)
- Acts 4: 32 to 35 (Sharing possessions with other believers)
- Mark 10: 21 (Sell what you have to give to the poor)
- Malachi 3: 8 to 10 (Failing to give God the offerings due to him is robbery)
- Romans 15: 26 to 27 (The churches in Macedonia and Achaia sending money to the church in Jerusalem)
- 1 Corinthians 13: 3 (Importance of giving in love)
- Proverbs 19: 17 (Kindness to the poor will be rewarded by God)
- Numbers 18: (Providing for the Priests, Levites and the poor)
- Matthew 10: 8 (Freely you have received, freely give)
- Deuteronomy 26: 1 to 11 (First fruits are given to God)
- Luke 6: 38 (Give and it will be given to you)
- 2 Corinthians 8: 1 to 15 (Generosity from a poor church)
- Acts 2: 42 to 47 (The early church members share what they have)
- Luke 21: 1 to 4 (The Widow gives all she has to God)
- 1 Timothy 6: 6 to 10 (The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil)