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Sunday Feb 02, 2020
God - "You have cheated me."
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Malachi was written to Judah, post-Babylon. It was written to rebuke the nation for their failure to give God what was God's due. This sermon concludes with the question of when we, too, can be guilty of robbing God.
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
A Day in Cana
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
This sermon is John's account of the first recorded miracle of Christ, the changing of water into wine. This event introduces readers to the idea of God's mind-blowing generosity and gives us a model of how to live in our world as disciples of Jesus.
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Excel In This Grace Also
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
This sermon comes from 2 Corinthians 8:6-15 and takes its title from Paul's instruction to the Corinthian church to give attention to the grace of generosity. The sermon challenges the too common belief that we live in scarcity rather than abundance. This belief turns us into hoarders and stingy people.
Monday Jun 29, 2015
A Wealth of Generosity
Monday Jun 29, 2015
Monday Jun 29, 2015
This sermon takes its text from 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 and focuses on the exemplary generosity of the Macedonians (people who lived north of Greece). Paul says that despite conditions which he described as "severe," "ordeal," "affliction," and "obligation," they were generous with what little they had and actually begged for the opportunity to participate in the contribution. The sermon discusses four lesson that can be gained from the Macedonian example.