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A Person Who Was Born to Give
Luke 6:38
Introduction: The difference between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea, which receive the same water from the Jordan
1) The Sea of Galilee discharges as much Jordan water as it receives
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Living sea (2) Living things can live (3) Drinking water and agricultural water
2) The Dead Sea receives water from Jordan and never discharges
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Dead sea (2) Living things cannot live (3) Cannot use as drinking water or agricultural water
1. God is the God who gives
혻혻혻 1) Created all things and blessed from the creation of heaven and earth (Ge 1:27-28)
혻혻혻 2) For Adam
??(1) Made a helper
??(2) Prepared the Garden of Eden
??(3) Gave him the power to rule over all things (Ge 2:15)
혻혻혻 3) Gave one and only son to save corrupted and betrayed life (Jn 3:16)
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Gave Fivefold Blessing and Threefold Gospel through Jesus (Mt 7:11)
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (2) Gave heavenly eternal blessing (Rev 21:3-4)
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (3) Gave the Holy Spirit, faith, hope, love, righteousness, peace and gladness
(Jn 14:16, 1Co 13:13, Ro 14:17)
2. There are those who always ask
혻혻혻 1) Devil ??Try to take the throne of God. Devil and Adam, Devil and Jesus (Isa 14:13)
??(Tempted by greed)
혻혻혻 2) Adam ??Wanted to be like God (Ge 3:5)
혻혻혻 3) Corrupted man ??a slave to greed (Lk 12:15)
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Not satisfied with a given life (1Ti 6:8)
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (2) Do not give freely, stingy (Pr 11:24)
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (3) Always complain and fight to grasp more (Jas 4:1-2)
혻혻혻혻혻혻혻 - These kinds of fights cause individual trouble, social trouble, labor and
??management trouble, regional differences, etc.
3. A person who was born to give
혻혻혻 1) The old has gone, the new has come (2Co 5:17)
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Old man, Adam and greed were crucified on the cross with Christ
??(Ro 6:2-3)
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (2) New person, new life who participated in the life of Christ, a new
??creation (Ro 6:4-11)
혻혻혻 2) Jesus lives my life혻(Gal 2:20)
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Jesus came to serve
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (2) He came to give His life as an atonement혻(Mk 10:43-45)
혻혻혻 3) Blessed to give, serve, and share (Lk 6:38, 2Co 9:8)
4. A life principle of a believer
혻혻혻 1) We should give our lives to God
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Give praise, glory, and honor (Rev 4:10-11)
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (2) Give time and material
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (3) Give devotion and service (Ps 91:14-16)
혻혻혻 2) Love and serve neighbors
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Serve instead of being served (Mt 7:12)
(2) A life of sharing ??A boy who shared five loaves of bread and two fish
(1Jn 3:18-19, 1Ti 6:18, Heb 13:16)
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (3) We should help others in trouble (Jas 1:27)
??(4) What is love? (1Pe 4:8, 1Jn 4:10-12)
혻혻혻 3) A life that loves nature
혻혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Protect nature혻(2) Take care of animals (Ro 8:21-22)
Conclusion: The Bible says, ?쏧t is more blessed to give than to receive.??There is satisfaction and gladness in giving and sharing life. Blessing and grace will overflow continually when we live a life that gives continually.