Growing in Grace: Generosity

Matthew 6:19–21; 2 Corinthians 8-9

Introduction (Matt 6:19–21)

Corinthian Generosity (2 Cor. 8-9)

Cheerful Generosity (2 Cor. 9:12-15) 

1. GIVES supplies to those in need. 

1. GIVES glory to God as an act of worship. 

1. GIVES credibility to the gospel.

Conclusion: 

 Small Group Discussion Questions

1. The sermon compared loving money to a drug addiction. Have you ever felt that pull in your own life? What was it like? 

2. How does generous “giving break the power of money?”

3. What do you think it means to give with “muscle memory”—to make generosity a habit? How could you start building that habit?

4. The sermon said that giving is an act of worship. How so? How does that idea change the way you think about putting money in the offering box or donating?

5. Have you ever given something—money, time, or anything else—and felt real joy from it? What happened?

6. How do you think our giving as a church or as individuals can “give credibility to the gospel?”