Most people WANT to be generous with their resources but simply don’t have the margin to make it happen. As a church, both individually and corporately, we want to make space for sacrificial generosity.
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What should I be generous with?
- Time
- Talents
- Treasure
How generous should I be?
- Tithe?
- 10%
- OT mandate
- No NT mandate
- ???
- Gross or Net?
- Doesn’t matter
- Baseline?
- No
How should I be generous?
- Willingly (2 Corinthians 9:7)
- Joyfully (2 Corinthians 9:7)
- Quietly (Matthew 6:1-4)
- Regularly (1 Corinthians 16:2)
Why should I be generous?
- It’s not Yours (Psalm 24:1)
- Proof of Trust (Mark 10:1-9; Philippians 4:18-19; 2 Corinthians 9:6)
- Love for Others (2 Corinthians 8:8; 1 John 3:17; Luke 10:33-35; 1 Timothy 5:3-4; Galatians 6:10; Romans 12:13; Matthew 25:31-46)
- Support for Ministers (1 Timothy 5:17-18; Galatians 6:6; 1 Corinthians 9:1-18)
- Response to Generosity (Matthew 10:8; 2 Corinthians 8:8-9; 2 Corinthians 9:15)
- Test of Faithfulness (Malachi 3:10; Proverbs 3:9-10; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6-15)
See the Make Space page for the breakdown of what your generosity is doing at LifeBridge.
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February 7 is Commitment Sunday: How generous can you be?