Church Is Messy: The Lion's Share - Faithful and Generous
Today Rick and Svea talk about their own struggles with greed and simplicity and the New Testament framework of faithful giving and generous giving.
Bible passages referenced in today's episode:
1 Timothy 6:17-19; 1 Corinthians 9:13-14; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
Bible passages referenced in today's episode:
1 Timothy 6:17-19; 1 Corinthians 9:13-14; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:13 This message pushed Rick to wrestle down his own contentment.
- 03:56 Simplicity: a corollary to contentment.
- 05:16 Svea fell back into the trap of not practicing simplicity this past week.
- 07:16 Rick confronting greed as he's excited about his new hobby of hunting.
- 08:34 The practice of generosity - a tangible expression of love.
- 09:28 It's not about the amount it's about the heart.
- 13:19 Generosity binds us together.
- 14:20 How can I approach generous giving - some guidelines.
- 14:55 (1) Diagnose your reality.
- 15:30 (2) What do you want your reality to be.
- 15:42 (3) Make a plan to close the gap.
- 17:01 What about tithing?
- 18:50 Prioritize giving to the local church - faithful giving - and then giving to others - generous giving - (see the 1 & 2 Corinthian references, above).
- 23:38 The joy of aligning all we are with who Christ is.
- 24:49 This series has helped to connect the dots on why Jesus spoke about money so much.
