Sowing and Reaping

2 Corinthians 9The Apostle Paul encourages the Corinthian Church to keep their promise to give a generous gift to the church in Jerusalem.Paul is using barnyard theology to teach an important spiritual lesson.God loves a cheerful giver.It does not pay to lay up treasure on earth.Proverbs 23:4-5, Matthew 6:19-21, Galatians 6:7-9God meets the physical and spiritual needs of abundant sow-ers. Psalms 41:1-3, Proverbs 11:18, 24-26, 19:17, 22:9, Ecclesias-tes 11:1, 6, Luke 6:38, Hebrews 6:10A generous church wins souls.God the Father sowed an abundant, eternal, and indescribable Gift on earth when He sent Jesus to save us! John 12:20-25