Sermon Notes

Exodus 25:1-8; 35:4-5; 36:2-7

“Generous, Hard-Working Servants”

1) Our Generous God, 25:1-8; 35:4-5

2) A Generous People Who Gave Their Best, 25; 35; 36

3) A Generous People Who Gave More Than Enough, 36:2-7

Reflection questions:

1. Read 2 Corinthians 8, and focus on v.9. How did Paul motivate the Corinthians to give? Guilt? Or God’s Generosity?

2. Read Exodus 25:1-2; compare it to 2 Corinthians 9:7. What similarities and differences do you see? Why were they giving? (Cf. I Cor. 16:1-4; Romans 15:25-31) What is similar about the way they gave?

3. What else did God’s people give besides their possessions (“treasures” according to Phil Ryken)? See Exodus 35:25-26, 30-35; 36:1-2. Compare to Romans 12:1-13.