The Blessed Life Part 1: Sowing & Reaping

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Acts 20:35 (NIV) The Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

The key to the blessed life

is a heart of .

Proverbs 11:24-25 (NIV) One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

Luke 6:37-38 (NIV) Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Proverbs 11:18 (NIV) The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness will be certain to reap a reward.

The 7 Laws of Harvest

1. Everything starts .

Genesis 1:11 (NIV) God said, “Let the land have seed-bearing plants and trees that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their varieties.

2. Nothing happens until the .

John 12:24 (NIV) Jesus said, “Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, it cannot reproduce. But if it dies, it will produce much fruit.

3. Whatever I is what I .

Galatians 6:7 (NIV) Do not deceive yourselves; no one makes a fool of God. You will reap exactly what you plant.

4. I always reap in a  from when I sow.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-5 (NIV) There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven…a time to plant and a time to harvest…a time to scatter and a time to gather…

5. I always reap than I sow.

Mark 4:8 (NIV) Some seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times.

6. I can increase my harvest by planting more seed.

2 Corinthians 9:6-7 (NIV) Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each one should give what he’s decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Proverbs 11:24 (MSG) The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.

7. I must be and not .

Galatians 6:9 (NIV) We must not become tired of doing good. We will reap a harvest at the right time if we do not give up!

Psalm 126:5-6 (NLT) Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest!