Quiet Time Notes

Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God

The Church - Kansas City (part II)

February 22nd, 2011
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Cheerful Giver
2 Corinthians 9:6-11

• Our heart should be to give "cheerfully" out of gratitude for all that God's done for you
• Weekly contribution is an opportunity to express our gratitude to God weekly.
• Share: You wouldn't want someone to love you because they "have to" instead because they "want to".
• God doesn't make you give he wants you to give "cheerfully"
• Question: How do you feel about giving contribution weekly?
• Share: Once a year we have a special contribution to help in special areas (explain what special is about)

Role in the Body
1 Corinthians 12:12-20

• Each disciple is different (racially, socially, economically, culturally, etc) and God wants it that way.
• Each disciple is different but each person is important. What gift do you see yourself adding to the body?
• v18 - God arranges the body parts the way he wants them to be (our relationships are orchestrated by God)
• God has the person that He wants you to (marry, roommate, etc) already in mind for you (trust him)

Key Phrase: God doesn't make you give he wants you to give "cheerfully"

Notes from: First Principles by Various.