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Read along with 2 Corinthians 9:1-15.
In this podcast:
1. Anthem of the day: "For the Fruit of All Creation" (Green/McCullough)
2. Sermon
BONUS: "We Give Thee But Thine Own" (because someone forgot to turn the recording off!)
Sermon excerpt:
The word for “cheerful” Paul uses here is “hilaros” in the Greek, which sounds an awful lot like our word “hilarious.” “Hilaros” is an adjective that means joyous, cheerful, propitious, not grudging.[i]
And it is only used this one time in the New Testament.
God loves it when a gift is given “hilaros-ly” because it is a reflection of the way God gives: lovingly, generously, and open-handedly.
Giving “hilaros-ly” is one way of obeying the second greatest commandment (love thy neighbor) which immediately spills into the greatest commandment of loving God, two commandments which are inseparable.[ii] Part of the way we worship God is by giving cheerfully as we are able to the needs of others.[iii] And when others see the way we delight in our giving, so Paul reasons in verse 14, they in turn will praise God.
[i] Strong’s Concordance, “hilaros"
[ii] Best, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Intepretation, p. 86.
[iii] Ibid., p. 87.
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These are a few of our favorite SINS: Complaining & Gratitude (Lent 3)
These are a few of our favorite SINS: Shame & Belovedness (Lent 1)
Mini-sermon on the Transfiguration
Making Room for Jesus: Clearing out the clutter of UN-FORGIVENESS
Making Room for Jesus: Clearing out the clutter of FEAR
Making Room for Jesus: Clearing out the clutter of WORRY
Making Room for Jesus: Taking Every Thought Captive
Called to do a difficult thing: Through the Shepherd's Eyes
Called to do a difficult thing: Through Joseph's Eyes
Called to do a difficult Thing: Through Mary's Eyes
What Christ's Reign Looks Like
Finding Joy in a Broken World: Part 4 ... Joy in Dark Times
Finding Joy in a Broken World: Part 3 ... Loss of Security
Finding Joy in a Broken World: Part 2 ... Selfish Ambition & Vain Conceit
Finding JOY in a Broken World: Part 1 ... Suffering
Who is Jesus? Why Does He Matter? (Part 2)
Who is Jesus? Why Does He Matter? (Part 1)
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