In Sermon Illustrations: "2 Corinthians 8:1-24" showing 1-9 of 9

A Painless Way To Give In Church

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 20, 2019

Having a little trouble with giving at the church? Maybe we could all learn a little lesson from the old country preacher who told everyone to stand up at the beginning of the offering. He then instructed everyone to lean forward to the person standing in front of them and grab their purse or ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9

Tags: Money, Giving, Stewardship, Tithing, Offerings  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Giving Begets Giving  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2009

GIVING BEGETS GIVING Leadership Magazine carried a story about four young men, Bible College students, who were renting a house together. One Saturday morning someone knocked on their door. And when they opened it, there stood this bedraggled-looking old man. His eyes were kind of marble-ized, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:2

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living Poor To Give More: Excelling In Giving

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

LIVING POOR TO GIVE MORE: EXCELLING IN GIVING The richest people in the world give a huge amount of money, yet their generosity is really a very small proportion of their wealth. And apparently the vast majority of Christ’s followers are not exactly excelling their giving either. So what does ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:7

Tags: Giving General

Perhaps You Have Read Various Versions Of "The ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Jan 26, 2006

Perhaps you have read various versions of “The Penny” on the Internet. Here is a slightly different version: A rich man was observed by friends to repeatedly pick up any penny he found on the street. This behavior was quite intriguing to his friends for the condition of the penny wasn’t an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Baptist

A Man Had A Heart Attack And Was Rushed To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005

A man had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. He could receive little company and was to avoid excitement. While in the hospital a rich uncle died and left him a million dollars. His family wondered how to break the news to him with the least amount of excitement. It was decided to ask ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:16-24

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Baptist

Years Ago There Was A Gentleman Whose Hobby Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Nov 24, 2004

Years ago there was a gentleman whose hobby was collecting old books. He was a guest in a friend’s home one evening, and while waiting was invited to browse around his host’s library. In doing so, he came upon a rare book. On mentioning it to the friend, he was told to take the book as a gift ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:5

Tags: Commitment, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

The Story Is Told Of A Boy Whose Dad Took Him To ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 22, 2004

The story is told of a boy whose Dad took him to a play one Saturday night and spent a lot for the tickets. Afterwards the Dad talked about how good the play was an how it was worth every penny. The next morning coming home from Church the mother asked the Father what he thought of church. And the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:10-15

Tags: Mothers, Wait, Time, Giving Yourself, Gifts Giving  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian Church

In The Congo, Poor People Who Have Nothing To ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Gibson on May 18, 2001

In the Congo, poor people who have nothing to give when the Church offering is taken will dip their hand in the offering plate to symbolize the giving of themselves. There’s also a story of a little crippled girl with a crutch who came to church and saw everyone place their offerings in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1, 1 Corinthians 8:1-5, 2 Corinthians 8:1-5

Tags: Money, Poverty, Giving General

Denomination: *other

If You Want To Know What We Learned In 25 Words ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 4, 2001

If you want to know what we learned in 25 words or less, giving is down because we don’t love God as much as we love a lot of other stuff. —Researcher ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5

Tags: Money, Salt, Giving General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational