Series: Foundations
Message Title: Generosity
Speaker: Pastor Scott
Date: 11/12/23
Points:
What is generosity, and why is it a foundation?
Bottom Line: We are generous because He is generous!
1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19
Five directives for those with material resources:
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Do good
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Be rich in good deeds
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Be generous - to be a ‘free giver’
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Be willing to share
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Put and keep your hope in God!
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Note to those who lack material resources: You can still be generous in good deeds!
What happens when we are generous?
Proverbs 11:24-25
Matthew 6:19-21
What happens when we are not generous?
2 Corinthians 9:6
What about giving?
Malachi 3:10
Why is tithing so important?
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Reminds me that God owns it all!
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Reminds me that all I have is from God
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Reminds me to invest in God’s Kingdom first
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Breaks the hold of materialism in my life
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It is God’s plan for funding His work on earth!