We finish our series on generosity with a panel interview from long-time members at the Vineyard. Listen in as we discover everyone’s journey towards generosity, the struggles, blessings, and real-life examples from decades of following Jesus. Jesus said in Acts 20: “It is more blessed to give than to receive,” how much do we believe that and how is it demonstrated in our lives today?
Is the ‘prosperity gospel’ real? Does God really bless us when we give? That feels transactional at best and manipulative and its worst. Listen in as Jeff continues our series by addressing the elephant in the room that is the prosperity gospel — the good, bad, & ugly!
How do you give when you don’t have very much money? How does a surplus or growing wealth impact your generosity? In this passage Jesus blesses the poor, disciples the rich, and has an invitation for us all. Listen in as Jeff continues our series on generosity with this famous scripture from the life of Jesus.
Money follows you until the day you die — wouldn’t it be weird if Jesus never talked about such an important topic? The Bible has a lot to say when it comes to money, generosity, and giving. Jeff starts this new series by talking about how ‘Love Gives & Giving Transforms.’ Listen in as we discover together the blessing and spiritual battle you face when it comes to money and generosity.
Jeff continues our series by talking about one of the most dreaded 4-letter words in the church today: GIVE. We’ve probably all feared showing up to church on a day like this (or finally bringing a friend only for the sermon to be on money) but what if giving wasn’t only about sacrifice — but about transformation? Listen in as Jeff explores some important scriptures about how giving leads to transformation.
God’s heart for the poor is seen throughout scripture. From beginning to end you see how God is providing for our needs, healing our pain, and setting us free. This same heart is on perfect display in the life of Jesus and early in His ministry. Listen in as we’re reminded of ‘The Heart of Christ’ while we prepare to give generously to our mission partners at ‘Convoy of Hope.’
Jesus had compassion for the multitudes and knew how to respond. Natalie unpacks the scriptures in John 6 where Jesus feeds the 5,000, teaching us about His beautiful provision. There are plenty of ways in our human nature that we can come up lots of different ideas on how to feed the hungry, but when we place our trust, our small ideas, our simple gifts, our plans to him… He already knows what to do and multiplies it! This is what Convoy of Hope does when we partner with them and give one day’s wage away.
As we continue our series “Money Over Value,” Jeff explores how our generosity can impact the world. Join us as we explore 1 Timothy 6 which tells us to use our money for good while simultaneously enjoying all that God has given to us. How could we impact the world if we became radical givers and how does the local church play a part?
As we kick off a new series, Jeff looks at some potential entanglements when it comes to money and our spiritual maturity. Jesus seemed to talk about money often and in this passage, we see that generosity is not only a journey but it’s directly tied to our spiritual maturity. Listen in as we once again commit ourselves to love God above all other things.
