John 3: ¹⁶God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die. (CEV)

1 John 3: ¹⁶We know what love is because Jesus gave his life for us..... ¹⁸Children, you show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it. (CEV)

1 John 4: ¹⁹We love because God loved us first. (CEV)

2 Corinthians 8: ¹ My friends, we want you to know that the churches in Macedonia have shown others how kind God is. ²Although they were going through hard times and were very poor, they were glad to give generously. (CEV)

Philippians 2: ⁴Care about them as much as you care about yourselves ⁵and think the same way that Christ Jesus thought: ⁶Christ was truly God. But he did not try to remain equal with God. ⁷He gave up everything and became a slave, when he became like one of us. ⁸Christ was humble. He obeyed God and even died on a cross. (CEV)

Matthew 10: ⁴²And anyone who gives one of my most humble followers a cup of cool water, just because that person is my follower, will surely be rewarded. (CEV)

Luke 6: ³⁸If you give to others, you will be given a full amount in return. It will be packed down, shaken together, and spilling over into your lap. The way you treat others is the way you will be treated. (CEV)

Romans 12: ⁸If we can encourage others, we should encourage them. If we can give, we should be generous...... If we are good to others, we should do it cheerfully. (CEV)

Ephesians 4: ⁷Christ has generously divided out his gifts to us. (CEV)

James 1: ¹⁶Don't be fooled, my dear friends. ¹⁷Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father who created all the lights in the heavens. He is always the same and never makes dark shadows by changing. ¹⁸He wanted us to be his own special people, and so he sent the true message to give us new birth. (CEV)

1. What makes God so interested in our willingness to be generous with others?
2. How does God provide everything we have so we have plenty to give to others?
3. Why should we always be willing to give good things to the people in our lives?
4. When we have good relationships with others, how does that influence our generosity? Please study the above references and questions and then addyour observations and applications:
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