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2 Corinthians 9 · Preschool

Happy Giving

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Color the seeds and the big smile. God loves a happy giver!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

2 Corinthians 9:7 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Smile big with your child. Say: God loves it when we give with a happy heart!

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2 Corinthians 9 · Kindergarten

God Loves a Happy Giver

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

GIVE
HAPPY
SEED
THANKS
Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:7 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

GIVE
HAPPY
SEED
THANKS

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw seeds and a happy face.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for all the good things You give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What kind of giver does God love?
  • What can you give with a happy heart?

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2 Corinthians 9 · Grade 1

A Cheerful Giver

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

READY
SOW
HEART
GRACE
THANKS
Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:7 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Paul wanted the gift ready.
Plant many seeds.
Each one decides in his heart.
God gives all His people need.
Thank God for His gift.

Draw seeds and a happy face.

Memory Verse

“Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

2 Corinthians 9:7 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for all the good things You give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How is giving like planting?
  • Who gives us all we need?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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2 Corinthians 9 · Grade 2

Give with a Glad Heart

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Read the Story

Paul said giving is like planting seeds. A farmer who plants a few seeds gets a little. A farmer who plants many seeds gets a lot.

Each person should choose in his heart what to give. God does not want people to give with a grumpy heart. God loves a happy giver!

God gives His people all they need. Then they can help others. Paul thanked God for His best gift, Jesus.

Memory Verse

“Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

2 Corinthians 9:7 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. What is giving like?

    A happy giverPlanting seedsGod

  2. Where should each person choose what to give?

    In his heartPlanting seedsJesus

  3. What kind of giver does God love?

    A happy giverIn his heartPlanting seeds

  4. Who gives His people all they need?

    A happy giverGodPlanting seeds

  5. What is God's best gift?

    A happy giverJesusGod

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

SAAPLREAPSPYBPYSGBAYAGOEIIOIMKRRUAFSNKSUIANTOTROLHNCDWSYLNLSGESPRGGTYYLPBROTHERSY
  • SPARINGLY
  • BROTHERS
  • SAINTS
  • ABOUND
  • GRACE
  • GIFT
  • SOWS
  • REAP

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for all the good things You give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can you give to God's church this week?
  • How can your gift help others thank God?

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2 Corinthians 9 · Grade 3

Sowing and Reaping

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Read the Story

Paul told the Corinthians he was proud of how ready they were to give. He sent friends ahead so the gift would be ready, given freely and not forced.

Paul said giving is like planting. Whoever plants a little will harvest a little. Whoever plants a lot will harvest a lot. Paul wrote, Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

God is able to give His people more than enough. Then they can do every good work. Their gifts help others and make many people thank God. Paul said, Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!

Memory Verse

“Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

2 Corinthians 9:7 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Why did Paul send friends ahead?

  2. What happens if someone plants a lot?

  3. What kind of giver does God love?

  4. What do gifts make many people do?

A Cheerful Giver

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

RLEDSDSKDECEMPAOTBRGSRADWSRLRAERASBOIAIAIBGGTGCNPNOIDHIETLGUGSEFASVLNVGRTJYLYDBPS
  • SPARINGLY
  • BROTHERS
  • SAINTS
  • ABOUND
  • GRACE
  • GIFT
  • SOWS
  • REAP

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for all the good things You give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be generous with your time?
  • What does God make abound?

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2 Corinthians 9 · Grade 4

God Loves a Cheerful Giver

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Read and Think

Paul has boasted to the churches of Macedonia about how eager the Corinthians were to give. He is sending brothers ahead so the promised gift will be ready, and so it will be a generous gift and not one squeezed out of them.

Paul uses a farming picture. Whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will reap generously. Each person should give what he has decided in his heart. He should not give because he feels forced. God loves a cheerful giver. God is able to make all grace abound, so believers have enough of everything and plenty for every good work.

God, who gives seed to the sower and bread for food, will multiply their seed and increase their harvest of righteousness. Their gifts will meet the needs of God's people. They will lead many to thank God. Others will praise God for their obedience and will pray for them. Paul ends with thanks to God for His indescribable gift.

Show What You Know

  1. What farming picture does Paul use?

  2. What kind of giver does God love?

  3. Why does God make grace abound?

  4. What does Paul thank God for at the end?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Godsowsgracebrothersgift
  1. He is sending ahead so the promised gift will be ready, and so it will be a generous gift and not one squeezed out of them.
  2. Whoever sparingly will reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will reap generously.
  3. loves a cheerful giver.
  4. God is able to make all abound, so believers have enough of everything and plenty for every good work.
  5. Paul ends with thanks to God for His indescribable .

Think About It

  1. God loves a cheerful giver. Why do you think the attitude of the heart matters as much as the gift?

  2. Paul says generosity leads others to thank God. How could your giving point someone else toward God?

Memory Verse

“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.”

2 Corinthians 9:8 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for all the good things You give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does giving point others to God?
  • How does trusting God help us give?

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2 Corinthians 9 · Grade 5

Sowing Generously

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Read and Think

Paul continues the theme of the collection for Jerusalem. He has boasted of Achaia's readiness, which stirred up many in Macedonia. He is sending brothers ahead so that, if Macedonians come with him, neither he nor the Corinthians will be embarrassed. The gift should be ready as a willing blessing, not as an extortion.

Paul applies a principle from farming and wisdom literature. Whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will reap bountifully. Each one should give as he has decided in his heart, not with regret or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver (9:7). God is able to make all grace abound, so that believers have enough at all times and can do every good work. Paul quotes Psalm 112, which describes the righteous person who scatters gifts to the poor.

The God who supplies seed and bread will multiply their resources and enlarge the harvest of their righteousness. Generosity has a vertical result as well as a horizontal one. It supplies the needs of the saints and overflows in many thanksgivings to God. The Jerusalem believers will glorify God for the Corinthians' obedient confession of the Good News, and they will pray for them with longing. The chapter rises to doxology: thanks be to God for His indescribable gift, the gift of Christ that lies behind all Christian giving.

Show What You Know

  1. Why is Paul sending the brothers ahead?

  2. What Psalm does Paul quote?

  3. What are the two results of generosity?

  4. What is the indescribable gift?

Crossword

21

Across

  1. May ____ to every good work

Down

  1. He who ____ bountifully will also reap bountifully

Think About It

  1. Paul says God supplies seed to the sower. How does trusting God's provision free a person to give generously?

  2. The chapter ends with thanks for God's indescribable gift. How does gratitude for Christ shape the way you give your time, money, and gifts?

Memory Verse

“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.”

2 Corinthians 9:8 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for all the good things You give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why does God care about the heart of the giver?
  • How does gratitude shape your giving?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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