Giving is an act of love. When we give an offering to God, we recognize that everything we have comes from him. Our trust is in God, not money. We can also offer to God: our life, our praise, our prayer.

The Bible also speaks of offerings to help other people. "There is more joy in giving than in receiving." Offering help, money, friendship, time to someone is showing God's love. Offering is a way of putting our faith into action.

Each one should give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under obligation, for God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:7

honor the lord

with all your resources

and with the first fruits

of all his crops; your barns

will be fully filled,

and their barrels will overflow with wine.

Proverbs 3:9-10

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that confess his name.

Hebrews 13:15

Therefore, I beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you offer your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God; this is your rational worship.

Romans 12:1

Jesus looked and saw the rich putting their contributions into the offering boxes. He also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And she said: "I say that this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these have given out of their surplus; but she, out of her poverty, has given all that she had to live on."

Luke 21:1-4

In everything I did, I showed you that through hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus himself, who said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive' ".

Acts of the Apostles 20:35

As they entered the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. So they opened their treasures and gave him gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Matthew 2:11

"Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. Take it from everyone whose heart compels him to give.

Exodus 25:2

Accept, Lord, the offer of praise

from my lips,

and teach me thy ordinances.

Psalm 119:108

There are those who give generously,

and sees his riches increase;

others withhold what they should give,

and fall into poverty.

Proverbs 11:24

I received everything, and what I have is more than enough. I am amply supplied now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a sweet-smelling offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.

Philippians 4:18

The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help for the brothers who lived in Judea. And they did, sending their offerings to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Acts of the Apostles 11:29-30

Of the multitude of those who believed, there was one mind and one heart. No one considered anything they owned as their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There were no needy people among them, for those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sale and laid it at the feet of the apostles, who distributed it according to each one's need.

Acts of the Apostles 4:32-35

Another angel, carrying a golden censer, approached and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar before the throne. And from the hand of the angel rose before God the smoke of incense with the prayers of the saints.

Revelation 8:3-4

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