Joyful Generosity 

House Rules - Joyful Generosity 

Dave Riddle - 11/20/2022

Key Passage: Mark 12:41-44

Joyful Generosity 

Recognizing that all we have is a gift from God and learning to share what we have.

God Gave

  • God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son. John 3:16

    • Jesus is the embodiment of generosity.

Generous: A readiness to give more of something that what is expected 

Jesus Gave Willingly

  • John 10:18

Jesus Gave Joyfully

  • Hebrews 12:2

Jesus Gave Purposefully

  • 1 Peter 3:18

Jesus Gave Sacrificially

  • Philippians 2:6-8

Our Generosity Should Be a Reflection of God

  • John 13:34

Generosity is An Attack On a Would-Be “King”

  • Matthew 6:24

    • Money = mamōnas (μαμωνᾶς) - Mammon - everything we pursue in life. Riches, treasures, dreams, feelings, idols. Everything that isn’t God.

    • Consumerism vs Generosity

Five Resources to be Generous With 

  • Physical Capital

  • Intellectual Capital

  • Relational Capital

  • Spiritual Capital

  • Financial Capital

An Example of Generosity 

  • 2 Corinthians 8:1-9

  • 2 Corinthians 9:6-7