Overflow - The Joy of Generosity
John 10:10 (NIV)
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Acts 20:35 (NLT)
And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more BLESSED to GIVE than to RECEIVE.’
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Acts 20:35 (NLT)
And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more BLESSED to GIVE than to RECEIVE.’
“People rightly say that money cannot buy happiness. But money and happiness are still related in a curious way. Happiness can be the result, not of spending more money on oneself, but rather of giving money away to others…the data examined here show this to be not simply a nice idea, but a social-scientific fact.”
- The Paradox of Generosity
- The Paradox of Generosity
Generosity is far MORE than the giving of money, but it’s not LESS.
Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV)
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
If you want to change where your HEART is, change the direction of your MONEY.
Matthew 6:22-23 (NIV)
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
HEALTHY Eyes = GENEROUS Eyes
UNHEALTHY Eyes = STINGY Eyes
UNHEALTHY Eyes = STINGY Eyes
There are two different ways of looking at the world: ABUNDANCE mindset or SCARCITY mindset.
Matthew 6:24 (NLT)
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.”
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.”
Generosity starts with understanding WHO God is; God is a GIVER.
Genesis 1:29 (NIV)
Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
Generosity is a spiritual DISCIPLINE.
Set up a SYSTEMATIC way to GIVE your life way.
Set up a SYSTEMATIC way to GIVE your life way.
Matthew 6:31-33 (NIV)
So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Generosity is a practice that moves us from fear to trust; worry to peace; desire to enjoyment; grasping to gratitude; misery to joy.
How is God challenging you to GROW in GENEROSITY?
How is God challenging you to GROW in GENEROSITY?
INVEST in eternal TREASURES.
LIVE with an eternal PERSPECTIVE.