How To Live More Blessed
Acts 20:35 & Isaiah 32:8
70% of Americans admit to impulse—buying to feel happy.
Acts 20:35 (NLT)
You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Love: 714 Believe: 272 Pray: 371 Give: 2,162
Isaiah 32:8 (NLT)
“But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity.”
1. Generosity is a Blessed Person’s Identity
Generous People
Psalm 112:1–9 (MSG)
1 Hallelujah! Blessed man, blessed woman, who fear God,...
3 Their houses brim with wealth and a generosity that never runs dry.
4 Sunrise breaks through the darkness for good people...
5 The good person is generous and lends lavishly...
6 ...sterling and solid and lasting reputation.
7 Unfazed by rumor and gossip, heart ready, trusting in God,
8 Spirit firm, unperturbed, ever blessed, relaxed among enemies.
9 They lavish gifts on the poor—A generosity that goes on, and on, and on. An honored life! A beautiful life!
> You never drift to a desired location. —John C. Maxwell
Generosity is about who you are, not about how much you have.
More money doesn’t make you more generous. More money just makes you more of what you already are.
Proverbs 11:24 (MSG)
“The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.”
2. Generosity is a Blessed Person’s Strategy
Isaiah 32:8a (NLT)
But generous people plan to do what is generous
Giving is not what I do - generous is who I am.
Matthew 6:33 (ESV)
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
3. Generosity is a Blessed Person’s Priority
Isaiah 32:8 (NLT)
“But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity.”
Matthew 6:21 (ESV)
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
The church is the epicenter of what God is doing in the world, so the church should be the epicenter of our generosity.
> [Generosity] is the way of continuance and stability—he stands, i.e. he comes safely through life’s pressures. —J. A. Motyer
