Embodying Generosity: Reflecting Christ Through Our Actions
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1. "We teach here, or the sermons are usually done in series, where we take a topic and drill down on it for several weeks so it really gets kind of embedded and tattooed on our heart, so to speak. And I'm just going to give you a heads up." ([00:25:01] (11 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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2. "Be Rich is not something that's original. It's something that we picked up from another church, partner church, friend of ours, and it happens all over the U.S. It's been happening for years. We've been doing it since 2018 in this way. And it's just this annual three or four weeks out of a year where we take some values, some attributes of Jesus, some values of Jesus, things that were really important to him that he demonstrated, modeled, and taught when he was here, and we surface those values, the value of giving, serving, and loving." ([00:26:06] (30 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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3. "And he says, if you really want to grasp at, man, we can, we can talk about that all day long. But one of the things is that we share our lives with other people and that we're interconnected. And so that God, he put us here to reflect him. And one of the ways we reflect him is in sharing of ourselves and our wealth and our stuff." ([00:28:26] (23 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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4. "Because of the service, their generosity, and their sharing of their stuff and themselves, because of this service by which you have proved yourself, proved yourself. In other words, he says generosity and serving, right, is evidence of something. It's proving something. So when we're generous with our wealth, with ourselves, meaning your energy, right, your strength, your stamina, all that, but not only that, your experience, your stories, right, your life experience, the embarrassing things, your failures, your regrets, all of those things, and as we learn from those when we share that part of us with others, right, our successes, things we've done right, our wisdom, our insight, all of those things." ([00:29:56] (50 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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5. "When we share our wealth, ourself and our love with people who don't deserve it, can't return it, won't return it, it is an indication of a truth. It's an indication of a transformation in all of us. Because when we're born, we are naturally selfish and self-focused. And it's all about me. But as a transformation starts to take place, and it doesn't take place in everybody. It doesn't happen with everybody." ([00:31:39] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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6. "He says, not only have you proved yourself, he says that generosity and the way that you share of your wealth and yourself and your love, it is an indication of salvation. Again, it's not how you earn salvation, but it's the evidence of salvation. You see, here's what he says in his letter. He said, you know, those of you who say you have faith, but no deeds, no actions. What good is that? The answer is, it's not good at all." ([00:32:55] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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7. "And if you're thinking, well, you know, I just have to believe in God, believe in Jesus, believe certain things about the Bible or certain things that the Bible teaches. If I believe those things, then everything's okay and I go to heaven. But James would go on and say, you say you believe in God, even demons believe in God. And let me just tell you, you know, all the demons of hell are absolutely convinced Jesus is who he says he is." ([00:33:44] (20 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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8. "Paul, in another letter to the first generation of Christians, the Colossians, he says this, he goes, listen, the world, especially the skeptical world, the non-believing world, the world who doesn't believe in God or believes in all kinds of, you know, mythical and, you know, whatever fairy tale type stuff about God. He said, God has chosen to reveal to them through you the mystery of what it's all about, of what life is all about. And then he says, lean in, here's the mystery. The mystery is Christ in you, the hope of glory." ([00:35:51] (40 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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9. "And he says that it becomes a reflection of our heavenly father who gives of his wealth and of himself and of his love and mercy and compassion. And he gives it to people who don't deserve it. And he gives it to people who can't return it. He gives it to people who won't return it." ([00:35:31] (20 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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10. "I just want us all to give generously, serve regularly. Can you imagine the impact and the influence that we would have for Jesus if we all did all the time what we just did this like one time? Can you just imagine that?" ([01:25:12] (19 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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2. "Be Rich is not something that's original. It's something that we picked up from another church, partner church, friend of ours, and it happens all over the U.S. It's been happening for years. We've been doing it since 2018 in this way. And it's just this annual three or four weeks out of a year where we take some values, some attributes of Jesus, some values of Jesus, things that were really important to him that he demonstrated, modeled, and taught when he was here, and we surface those values, the value of giving, serving, and loving." ([00:26:06] (30 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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3. "And he says, if you really want to grasp at, man, we can, we can talk about that all day long. But one of the things is that we share our lives with other people and that we're interconnected. And so that God, he put us here to reflect him. And one of the ways we reflect him is in sharing of ourselves and our wealth and our stuff." ([00:28:26] (23 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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4. "Because of the service, their generosity, and their sharing of their stuff and themselves, because of this service by which you have proved yourself, proved yourself. In other words, he says generosity and serving, right, is evidence of something. It's proving something. So when we're generous with our wealth, with ourselves, meaning your energy, right, your strength, your stamina, all that, but not only that, your experience, your stories, right, your life experience, the embarrassing things, your failures, your regrets, all of those things, and as we learn from those when we share that part of us with others, right, our successes, things we've done right, our wisdom, our insight, all of those things." ([00:29:56] (50 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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5. "When we share our wealth, ourself and our love with people who don't deserve it, can't return it, won't return it, it is an indication of a truth. It's an indication of a transformation in all of us. Because when we're born, we are naturally selfish and self-focused. And it's all about me. But as a transformation starts to take place, and it doesn't take place in everybody. It doesn't happen with everybody." ([00:31:39] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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6. "He says, not only have you proved yourself, he says that generosity and the way that you share of your wealth and yourself and your love, it is an indication of salvation. Again, it's not how you earn salvation, but it's the evidence of salvation. You see, here's what he says in his letter. He said, you know, those of you who say you have faith, but no deeds, no actions. What good is that? The answer is, it's not good at all." ([00:32:55] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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7. "And if you're thinking, well, you know, I just have to believe in God, believe in Jesus, believe certain things about the Bible or certain things that the Bible teaches. If I believe those things, then everything's okay and I go to heaven. But James would go on and say, you say you believe in God, even demons believe in God. And let me just tell you, you know, all the demons of hell are absolutely convinced Jesus is who he says he is." ([00:33:44] (20 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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8. "Paul, in another letter to the first generation of Christians, the Colossians, he says this, he goes, listen, the world, especially the skeptical world, the non-believing world, the world who doesn't believe in God or believes in all kinds of, you know, mythical and, you know, whatever fairy tale type stuff about God. He said, God has chosen to reveal to them through you the mystery of what it's all about, of what life is all about. And then he says, lean in, here's the mystery. The mystery is Christ in you, the hope of glory." ([00:35:51] (40 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
)
9. "And he says that it becomes a reflection of our heavenly father who gives of his wealth and of himself and of his love and mercy and compassion. And he gives it to people who don't deserve it. And he gives it to people who can't return it. He gives it to people who won't return it." ([00:35:31] (20 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
)
10. "I just want us all to give generously, serve regularly. Can you imagine the impact and the influence that we would have for Jesus if we all did all the time what we just did this like one time? Can you just imagine that?" ([01:25:12] (19 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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