Generous Hearts Open Hands //Part 1 //The Challenge Of Generosity

Generosity is so satisfying, yet oddly, so difficult to put into action. Consider that we live in the richest nation in history, yet only 9% of Christians give to charity, and those who do only give 2.5% away. Incredibly, we who have been given so much by our God give only slightly more than non Christians who give on average 1-2% of their income to charity. So why don’t Christians give more? Why do their hands close possessively over possessions and finances? After all, 17 of the 38 parables Jesus gave were about possessions? According to Wes Wilmer, the topic of possessions and giving is mentioned 2,172 times in the bible, 3 times more than the topic of love. How can we become generous with our possessions and finances? It won’t be through guilt and manipulation, which are external pressures. It will be by the internal, transformative power of the gospel which generates a heart desire to open our hands to give generously. We invite you to join us as we learn how to have Generous Hearts, Open Hands and learn the exciting joy of generosity when the gospel changes our lives.