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Freedom through Generosity
Text: 2 Corinthains 8-9
Big Idea: Give generously because we're free
Introduction
- Money is difficult to talk about
- Why?
- We have a problem with money
Problem: we trust money too much
- We feel we need more of it
- Greed: I need to have more
- Scarcity: I need to avoid having too little
- We trust money for our well-being
- 2 Corinthians 8:1-4
Solution: Give generously because we're free
- 2 Corinthians 8:5,8-9
- Jesus sets us free from needing more
- Discipleship matter: trusting money or trusting God
- 2 Corinthians 9:6-11
- Generosity: give it away
- Give 10% back to God
- Plan & Be intentional
- Learn how to give
- Grow in contentment
Conclusion
- Give generously because we're free
Life Group Questions
- Did anyone practice silence/solitude last week? If so, how did it go?
- Have someone in your group read 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 and 2 Corinthians 9:6-11. What did you notice in these texts?
- This week, Pastor Brian encouraged us to consider our motivations and dependence on money - a topic many of us carry tension around. As you reflect on your current relationship with money, where do you see freedom and where do you see lack of freedom (greed or a scarcity mindset)?
- If you noticed a lack of freedom, can you name what thing or situation makes you feel the most stuck? (Providing for family, debt, comparison, security, etc.) How does that influence your decisions, thoughts or motivations?
- In 2 Corinthians 8:8-9, we see that Jesus became poor for us and can set us free from the need for “more”. We have the ability to become rich (a full life) by being with Him, who loves us. How have you experienced this kind of richness? What did that look or feel like?
- How can that experience impact your answer to Question 4? How might our relationship with Jesus reshape the way we think about money, security or generosity - even in areas that feel unresolved or particularly challenging?
- As you think about the week ahead, what’s a specific way you can respond to this message? It could involve an intentional act of generosity, continuing to pay attention to your heart posture when making financial decisions, evaluating your giving to the church, etc. We encourage you to name something specific, but also something manageable.
- Close your time in prayer. Pray for one another’s plan for the week - not that their plan goes perfectly, but that they grow through the experience. Pray that we can seek Him and trust Him more than our finances and that in doing so, we can experience freedom and richness in our relationship with Him.
