The Blessed Life (5): Am I Generous?

The Blessed Life (5): Am I Generous? | Pastor Mark Harrell | Play/Download​
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John 12:1-8

Two types of hearts are revealed:  GENEROSITY and SELFISHNESS

What displays the heart is anything that has to do with GIVING.

Three things to talk about:

1. The ENEMY of GENEROSITY: SELFISHNESS.
   Serving God is not about what GOD can do for US.  It's about what WE can do for GOD.
   
   
2. The EXTRAVAGANCE of GENEROSITY.
   Denarius means ONE DAY'S wage.
   300 denari refers to ONE YEAR'S salary.
   II Corinthians 8:3-5.  The extravagant gift to give is YOURSELF.
   
   Three levels of GIVING in the Bible:
   a.  TITHES
   b.  OFFERINGS
   c.  EXTRAVAGANT OFFERINGS
   
   
3. The REWARD of GENEROSITY.
   Mark 14:3-9
   Mary's brother had just been raised from the dead, two months before.
   You have been RAISED from the DEAD.
   Ephesians 2:4-7
   GENEROSITY comes out of GRATITUDE.
   Hebrews 11:6
   
   

REWARDER:​

• to hire or pay wages due a person.
• to give extravagantly over and above what is normally due.
  He doesn't just say GOD does this, but rather GOD IS THIS.