UNSTOPPABLE GENEROSITY (3 OF 6)
by Spike Hogan
Scripture: Matthew 7:9-12
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Unstoppable Generosity (3 of 6)
Series: Unstoppable
Spike Hogan
Matthew 7:9-12
''Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.'' Matthew 7:9-12 (NIV)
Understanding Generosity
''Remember this-a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one ''who plants generously will get a generous crop.'' 2 Corinthians 9:6 (NLT)
(The Bible is very clear that one of the great virtues of a follower of Jesus Christ and the church of Jesus Christ is generosity...
Generosity is - ''The virtue of giving without expecting anything in return''
We have strived to model this as a church from our beginning, it is one of our core values. We do this because of a couple of things...
God has chosen to be unbelievably GENEROUS to us
''God did this for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we were in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ.'' Romans 3:24 (MSG)
We don't deserve His generosity and we can't earn it, He has given us a free gift, a gift with no strings attached, and by so doing has modeled for us what generosity looks like...
God has promised to BLESS those who choose to be GENEROUS
''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.'' Luke 6:38 (NIV)
This is a clear principle out of the mouth of Jesus...what you receive has a direct connection to your personal generosity, stingy begets stingy, generosity begets generos ...
Series: Unstoppable
Spike Hogan
Matthew 7:9-12
''Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.'' Matthew 7:9-12 (NIV)
Understanding Generosity
''Remember this-a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one ''who plants generously will get a generous crop.'' 2 Corinthians 9:6 (NLT)
(The Bible is very clear that one of the great virtues of a follower of Jesus Christ and the church of Jesus Christ is generosity...
Generosity is - ''The virtue of giving without expecting anything in return''
We have strived to model this as a church from our beginning, it is one of our core values. We do this because of a couple of things...
God has chosen to be unbelievably GENEROUS to us
''God did this for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we were in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ.'' Romans 3:24 (MSG)
We don't deserve His generosity and we can't earn it, He has given us a free gift, a gift with no strings attached, and by so doing has modeled for us what generosity looks like...
God has promised to BLESS those who choose to be GENEROUS
''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.'' Luke 6:38 (NIV)
This is a clear principle out of the mouth of Jesus...what you receive has a direct connection to your personal generosity, stingy begets stingy, generosity begets generos ...
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