We tend to hold tightly to the things that matter most; our finances, our future, our relationships, and our plans. But the tighter we hold on, the heavier the fear of losing them becomes.
What if freedom isn't found in holding on tighter, but in trusting God more?
What if we could trade our fear for faith, our worry for peace, and our scarcity mindset for confidence in a God who provides BEYOND ENOUGH?
God isn't asking you to live in fear of what you might lose. He's inviting you to trust Him with everything you have.
Join us for the next 4 weeks as we discover what happens when we loosen our grip and trust the God who is more than enough!
Less fear. More faith. Beyond Enough.
“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think …” Ephesians 3:20
Part 3: The Journey To Joyful Generosity
“He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” 2 Corinthians 9:6
THREE MONEY MINDSETS ON OUR JOURNEY
Step 1: It’s all from me and for me
“Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.” Luke 12:15
Step 2: The first part belongs to God
“Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first of all your crops. Then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will burst with wine.” Proverbs 3:9-10 CEB
Step 3: I am a living sacrifice
“If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, this is the one who will save it. For what good does it do a person if he gains the whole world, but loses or forfeits himself?” Luke 9:23-25
DECISIONS IN THE JOURNEY
“Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7
1. We give by choice
“Each one must do just as he has decided…” 2 Corinthians 9:7a
2. We give freely
“...not reluctantly or under compulsion...” 2 Corinthians 9:7b
3. We give cheerfully, from our heart
(We give from our) “...heart ...for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7a, c
Kardia: The center and seat of our spiritual life; the fountain from which our thoughts, passions, desires, appetites and affections flow; the soul.
“The most important thing in your life is not what you do; it’s who you become.” Dallas Willard
(The Christian life is) “A long obedience in the same direction.” Eugene Peterson
“There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, and there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want. The generous man will be prosperous, and he who waters will himself be watered.” Proverbs 11:24-25
“God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that, always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.” 2 Corinthians 9:8
“Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.” 2 Corinthians 9:10
*All scriptures are from the NAS Bible unless otherwise noted
