Relentless Forward Giving--II Corinthians 9:6-9

We all have things that matter to us. And certain things matter to some people more than others. For some people, having a clear driveway in the winter time really matters. For others, if they can drive over it they will. For some, maybe it’s how housework is done—the dishes or the laundry, there is a right way, and there is a wrong way, and you’d better not do it the wrong way. Some people care about keeping up appearances, and you always are put together when you go out in public. For others, lounge pants and crocs are good enough to go to the store. There are certain things that matter to some people, and certain things that don’t really matter to others. I wonder—what is something that really matters to you? ‌‌ Just like there are things that matter to us as individuals, there are things that matter to God as well. Certain things that God has written in the Bible matter to him, and God cares if we do them or if we don’t. And today in our text, we encounter one practice that really matters to God, but often times it doesn’t really matter to us. It’s something we treat as extra, as optional, as maybe a good practice, but it can be something we forgo if we don’t really want to do it. So as we unpack our text today, I want you to remember one core truth for today: Giving matters to God