𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 | 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧

What does Christian generosity really look like? The tithe says, “God comes first.” The offering says, “God, everything I have is available to You.” In this second message on God’s plan for our giving, Pastor Mike Richardson looks beyond regular tithing and considers the grace of giving—offerings that are given freely, joyfully, sacrificially, and in response to the grace of God. 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭. 𝐈𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭. In this message, we look at the widow who gave sacrificially, the generosity of the Macedonian believers, and the greatest example of giving—Jesus Christ Himself. We also hear real stories of how God used ordinary people and ordinary gifts to meet needs, strengthen faith, and become part of His provision for others. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞. Ask yourself: • What has God placed in my hand? • Whose need has God placed on my heart? • What act of generosity is the Holy Spirit asking me to obey? 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬. We do not give to earn God’s grace. We give because grace has already been poured out upon us. 📖 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝟔:𝟐𝟏 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” 📖 𝐈𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝟗:𝟕 “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐎𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞, 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚