Teaching by Tag: Giving
Living Faith, Part 13: Possessions and Priorities
We are called to love God and use resources—not the other way around. Everything we have is from the Lord and belongs to the Lord.
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Wisdom for Living, Part 7: Proper Perspective on Possessions
Who we are as people is more important to God than how much we have. We are called to trust in Him more than our riches and to honor Him with our generosity.
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All Things New: Living As a Child of God, Part 8 (Give)
We are cheerful givers when we rely on the grace of God, understand how much the Lord has given to us, and give without expecting a return on earth.
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By giving back to the body of Christ, we imitate God, worship God, build into other believers, and find personal fulfillment.
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Living Generously
Right theology, coupled with generosity, is the most potent way to reach people for Christ. The more we treasure Jesus, the more generously we will live.
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Proverbs: A Life of Wisdom, Part 11
When we exchange greed for generosity, we will be set free from the love of money.
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James: Living Out Our Faith, Part 18
The love of stuff is the seed of greed. Money always abandons us in the time of our greatest need.
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Celebrating Generosity
It’s never natural to give away what you’ve worked for, but God doesn’t ask us to do what comes naturally. Don’t let greed and fear hold generosity hostage.
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Free to Worship
God has set us free to worship Him, but that freedom requires sacrifice and a generous heart.
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Philippians: A Journey Toward Humble Joy, Part 15
Greed shrivels the soul. The remedy is generosity for the cause of Christ.
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The Next Generation Church: Lives Generously
Our natural tendency is to believe that it is always better to receive than it is to give, and so we typically feel guilty when addressed about generosity. But in 2 Corinthians 8, scripture gives us an equation for generosity that is only possible through the grace of Christ Jesus: Great Trial + Tremendous Poverty = Joyful Generosity. Guilt leads to temporary giving. Gratefulness leads to a lifestyle of generosity.
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