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I don’t mean that your help didn’t mean a lot to me—it did. It was a beautiful thing that you came alongside me in my troubles. Philippians 4:14 the Message
Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles. Philippians 4:14 NIV
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You Philippians well know, and you can be sure I’ll never forget it, that when I first left Macedonia province, venturing out with the Message, not one church helped out in the give-and-take of this work except you.
You were the only one.
Philippians 4:15
δόσεως καὶ λήψεως εἰ μὴ ὑμεῖς μόνοι
and
recieve
but you alone
a declaritive statement
give
a credit to your account
Even while I was in Thessalonica, you helped out—and not only once, but twice. Not that I’m looking for handouts, but I do want you to experience the blessing that issues from generosity. Philippians 4:16-17
16 for even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid more than once when I was in need. 17 Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account. Philippians 4:16-17 NIV
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Israel...
an ancient principal
Leviticus 25:35-38
Leviticus 25:35-38
“If one of your brothers becomes indigent and cannot support himself, help him, the same as you would a foreigner or a guest so that he can continue to live in your neighborhood. Don’t gouge him with interest charges; out of reverence for your God help your brother to continue to live with you in the neighborhood. Don’t take advantage of his plight by running up big interest charges on his loans, and don’t give him food for profit. I am your God who brought you out of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
eyes open
Deuteronomy 15:7-9
Deuteronomy 15:7-9
When you happen on someone who’s in trouble or needs help among your people with whom you live in this land that God, your God, is giving you, don’t look the other way pretending you don’t see him. Don’t keep a tight grip on your purse. No. Look at him, open your purse, lend whatever and as much as he needs. Don’t count the cost. Don’t listen to that selfish voice saying, “It’s almost the seventh year, the year of All-Debts-Are-Canceled,” and turn aside and leave your needy neighbor in the lurch, refusing to help him. He’ll call God’s attention to you and your blatant sin.
getting the picture yet?
Proverbs 11:24-25
Proverbs 11:24-25
The world of the generous gets larger and larger;
the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.
The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed;
those who help others are helped.
who are we really giving to?
Proverbs 19:17
Proverbs 19:17
Mercy to the needy is a loan to God,
and God pays back those loans in full.
can't get any clearer
Proverbs 21:13
Proverbs 21:13
If you stop your ears to the cries of the poor,
your cries will go unheard, unanswered.
And now I have it all—
And now I have it all—and keep getting more! The gifts you sent with Epaphroditus were more than enough, like a sweet-smelling sacrifice roasting on the altar, filling the air with fragrance, pleasing God no end. Philippians 4:18
18 I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. Philippians 4:18 NIV
his generosity exceeding even yours
You can be sure that God will take care of everything you need, his generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from Jesus. Our God and Father abounds in glory that just pours out into eternity. Yes. Philippians 4:19-20
19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. 20 To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Philippians 4:19-20
validation
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remembered
Give our regards to every follower of Jesus you meet. Our friends here say hello. All the Christians here, especially the believers who work in the palace of Caesar, want to be remembered to you. Philippians 4:21-22
21 Greet all God’s people in Christ Jesus. The brothers and sisters who are with me send greetings. 22 All God’s people here send you greetings, especially those who belong to Caesar’s household. Philippians 4:21-22 NIV
Paul's desire
Receive and experience the amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, deep, deep within yourselves. Philippians 4:23
23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. Philippians 4:23
χάρις charis (carr [roll with a nasal sound]-is)
grace:
that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness