This is What We Do - We Live Generously

And the interesting thing is most of us would consider ourselves to be generous because we give, don't we? But there's a difference between giving and being generous. Those are two totally different things because giving is something that you do and generosity is something that you become. It's who you are. It dominates your entire life. Giving it's an action but generosity is a mindset. [00:30:22] (30 seconds)  #GenerosityIsAMindset

before we dive too far into this, I just wanna be clear about what tithing is not. Tithing is not about earning your salvation. You cannot give enough money to buy your way into heaven. It doesn't work that way. It's not a membership fee to be a part of the church. It's not something that we do to appease our guilty conscience [00:43:11] (25 seconds)  #TithingIsWorshipNotPayment

And if we're gonna be real hard about this technically, tithing if it isn't give or isn't giving, it's just not stealing. Because as believers, we understand that God owns everything. He owns my bank account. He owns my car. He owns my house. He owns all my possessions. It's all his. I'm simply his manager [00:44:06] (22 seconds)  #WeAreStewards

``And I want you to hear this and you're gonna look at me and you're gonna say, well, every pastor should say that. That's cliche. Of course, you're gonna say that but I want you to hear from me. I put my hand on the bible, put my left hand up here because I swear to you, this is true and I want you to experience it in your own life. God can do more with your 90% and his blessing than you can ever do with your 100%. I promise you. [00:55:45] (36 seconds)  #90PercentBlessed

He will do more with your 90% than you can ever do with your 100% on your own. And if you don't believe what I'm saying, I dare you to try it. Try it for three months and see what happens. Maybe you save up a little money and say, okay, if we have to dip into our savings and we can. Give it a try. Like, I mean, what do you have to lose? [00:57:00] (25 seconds)  #TryTheTitheChallenge

See what God does in your life and it might not all be material blessings. It might be spiritual. I promise you, you'll grow in your faith, no doubt, and you'll grow in other ways. But God can always do more with our 90% in his blessing than we can ever do on our own with a 100% because he has the ability to open doors that we can't, that we don't see coming. He can but pour out blessings that money can't buy. [00:57:26] (26 seconds)  #BlessingsBeyondMoney

So church family, we give spontaneously when compassion moves us. We give strategically when our convictions guide us and then lastly, we give sacrificially when love costs us. And this one's not comfortable. If you thought point number two was uncomfortable, point number three is even worse. It's so much harder because it's never convenient ever. [00:57:52] (24 seconds)  #GiveWithPurpose

When was the last time you gave sacrificially? Because generosity, it'll cost you, but it will also change you from the inside out and you'll never be the same. [01:01:02] (17 seconds)  #SacrificialGivingTransforms