Belonging
In the Sladebrook Family

Session Five: Giving - Encouraging God's Blessing
"The Earth is the Lord's and everything In it" – Psalm 24v 1 
God gives. He gives generously. He gives to all. His motive? Love. "For God so loved the world ... He gave ... " When we think of giving, often we betray a restraint and a reluctance that is far from God's own example toward us. Christians acknowledge that God has made all and is deserving of all we offer. So how as a Christian community should we give? What should be our motivation? What should it produce? 

What is…? The Principle:
"steward" - "to arrange, to be over a house"
Giving…
•	Reflects	- John 3v16
•	Recognizes	- Proverbs 3v9
•	Responds	- 2 Corinthians 8v9
•	Redefines	- Luke 12v15
•	Reveals	- Mark 12vv43-44
•	Releases	- 2 Corinthians 9v7
•	Reassures	- Malachi 3v10
What if... ? The Potential:
	Unity of the Church 	- Acts 2v 44 
	Awareness of the Need 	- Phillppians 4v 15-16 
Commitment of the People	- 2Corinthians 8v 5