From Grasping to Generosity

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 (NRSV)

Generosity is counterintuitive, even a bit mysterious. Jesus says to us, Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. This is the paradox of generosity: In giving, we receive. In grasping, we lose. It seems like there’s a loss with generosity. When you give—you lose money you would’ve enjoyed. Giving of your time to others—is gone. Your energy poured into someone else, is forever lost. But this is not the case—it’s the opposite of what you’d think. Joy comes not in what we keep, but in what we give away, in what we share. We grow—by giving ourselves away. Make the stewardshift from grasping to generosity.

Sermon Art: “Landscape” by Vincent Van Gogh

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Other Sermons In This Series

From Consumption to Contentment

January 19, 2020

From Neglect to Nurture

February 16, 2020

From Glory to Glory

February 23, 2020