Podcasts about courageous generosity

Join us on this final week as we look at being generous with our lives!

Join us as we talk about what it looks like to trust God and to be generous with our finances.

Join us as we begin looking at being a people of courageous generosity.  On this Sunday we look at what it looks like to be generous with our time.

Keith Krass shares about our value of Courageous Generosity. Jesus modeled selfless generosity. After Pentecost, His disciples followed His lead as they shared resources with one another. His extravagant love continues to inspire us to work diligently, live simply, and give joyfully.

In this episode, Chris Rivers and Scott Freeman speak with Scott Mozingo about generosity, how to best think about it during the holiday season, and how to lead our groups to think well about this important topic.

Leon Evans - 9th October 2022 - Our House - Courageous Generosity

Welcome to the Crossroads Church podcast! You can find more informations and many resources at our Gather page. We encourage you to connect! Head over there when you're ready to fill out the connect card, find more information on how to be involved, ways to give and to see what's going on in the Feed, our enewsletter.You also will find the message notes below.....Have a great week!Courageous Generosity | Week #02Whose prayer have you answered lately? | June 26thLast Week: The Blessed life is the GENEROUS Life.Getting the Conversation started...Has someone ever been an answer to YOUR prayers?Have you ever been an answer to SOMEONE'S prayer?A maturing relationship moves towards GIVING and away from getting.What Wisdom does 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 offer us?We all live UNDER the law of sowing and reaping. (9:6)Courageous generosity is not MANIPULATED giving. (9:7)Personal ABUNDANCE is divine INVESTMENT. (9:8)Having more than what we need is an opportunity to do GOOD works. (9:8) Divine Love gives generously and faithfully to the POOR and OPPRESSED. (9:9) Paul knew there was no season of HARVEST without a season of sowing. (9:10) GENEROSITY is the hand of Love in this world. (9:11-12)The Corinthians could be an answer to PRAYER. (9:13-14)Through their generosity, the Corinthians were the GIFT from God. (9:15)Don't Miss This!Courageous generosity makes YOU an indescribable gift from God.What are people praying for?People are praying for a church like CROSSROADS.People are praying for a PATH out of poverty, slavery, illiteracy, bigotry and spiritual emptiness. People are praying for a place for their children to experience a faith that MATURES with them.Your Everyday Normal LifeCommit to intentionally and cheerfully giving to NOW, NEED and NEXT.“God, show me how to use my financial ABUNDANCE to answer someone's prayer and produce thanksgiving to YOU.”How does this make me a better person and the world a better place?Courageous generosity CREATES a healthy church that is an answer to prayer. Courageous generosity creates a THANKFUL world.     What is God inviting you into today?1. Join me for a summer of courageous generosity.Thought provoking question:Can you think of a time when someone was an answer to your prayer? Talk about that. How about a time you were able to be an answer to someone's prayer?Maturing faith moves from getting to giving. How have you seen this happen in your own life? Are you struggling to move towards giving?Do you believe that you can be an answer to someone's prayer? What do you think would happen if you prayed every day to be an answer to someone's prayer?Which do you have the easiest time giving towards: now, need or next? Which do you struggle the most with?Why do you think our world needs Crossroads Church?

Courageous Generosity | Week #01Was Jesus #Blessed? | June 19thWhat's the Issue Anyway?We often think of the __________ in our lives.We rarely think of the __________ in our lives.Jesus didn't seem to equate __________ blessing with getting good things.What Wisdom does Scripture offer us?Jesus and his people suffered under the weight of __________.Jesus knew possessions can too easily become __________. (Matthew 6:24)Ancient Israel believed __________ produced a __________ on the land. (Malachi 3:6-12) Jesus knew that giving brought __________ into our lives. (Acts 20:35)Don't Miss This!The Blessed Life is the __________ life.How can I live this in my everyday, normal life?#1: The Universe is grounded in spiritual and physical __________.#2 __________ things happen to stingy people and __________ things happen to generous people.#3 All spiritual habits are for __________ spiritual good.#4 __________ can transform and ruin your life.#5 Courageous Generosity is about __________ __________ in giving.Take a __________ step in giving this summer. Be an __________ GiverBe an __________ Giver Be a __________ Giver Be a __________ GiverHow does this make me a better person and the world a better place?God uses financial generosity to break the power of __________ and __________. God uses financial generosity to power __________ church.Financial generosity is the fast track to living a __________ -__________ blessed life.What is God inviting you into today?Take a courageous step in your financial generosity this summer.Thought provoking question:Do you like to give? Would your closest friends describe you as generous, greedy, or somewhere in between? Why?Have you ever felt manipulated into giving to a church or Christian ministry?Do you think your life is blessed? Why or why not? How do you define a blessing?What about Jesus' life was blessed by the material standards of the #blessed movement?Why do you think Jesus saw possessions as a potential possessor?How hard is it for you to see the blessed life as a life of giving rather than receiving?What would be a courageous step in financial generosity for you? What is holding you back from taking that step?If our church had unlimited financial resources, what would you love to see us do together that would bring hope to our world?

THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE is a life of Valiant and Courageous Generosity. And at times we have the opportunity to engage the spiritual gift of generosity to present just the right gift at the right time to bless those in our lives.

A well-known expert in philanthropy, Bob Westfall founded Westfall Gold, a fundraising firm that has raised over $1 billion for over 100 ministries, universities, and other nonprofits. His personal mission is to inspire everyone to live out courageous generosity in order to experience true joy and fulfillment. In his latest book, The Courage Factor, Bob shares insights and stories that reveal this truth: our lives are a priceless commodity that can be leveraged for positive impact. Bob admits that his greatest achievement is his family. His wife, Kim, keeps him anchored and on track. And with four grown children and four grandchildren, they both have their hands full. We discuss: How he was worldly successful before he found "JOY in Giving", serving as the "Youngest GM" in the history of Taco Bell. Why donating his car when he needed it helped to realize his passion. The value of adaptability, and being able to "question everything" as a business leader. How others can donate their Time, Talent, and Treasures to help others. How he and others are able to find JOY through experiencing SUPER GENEROSITY. How customized, experiential oriented events helped to create LOYALTY beyond REASON from donors and propel recipient organizations. Why it is so important (and an obligation) for individuals to DONATE and INVEST their TALENTS to improve the WORLD, to help OTHERS, and to experience JOY. An incredible gentleman!

Antioch Community Church of Roxbury Lead Pastor, Alyssa Tocci, joins us to share what she has seen our ANE Relational Value of Courageous Generosity to look like in her own life. Curious what we mean when we say Courageous Generosity? Here's how we define and where we see it in the Bible:Courageous Generosity | Excelling in the joy of giving Jesus modeled selfless generosity. After Pentecost, His disciples followed His lead as they shared resources with one another. His extravagant love continues to inspire us to work diligently, live simply, and give joyfully. See also Matthew 25:14-30, 26:6-13; Acts 2:44-45, 4:32-35; Romans 12:13; 2 Corinthians 8-9; James 2:14-19 

How do you respond in times of need, want, desire, and desperation? We need. We desire. We take. Because we are self-focused people, we can be driven to be more concerned with ourselves than others. This includes how we see and interact with the material world. We functionally believe the very existence of the world, society, those around you exist for you to be made much of. So hourly and daily we talk in our heads about how any situation is making us feel, how to act in ways that will lead to our own self benefit. We've got to watch out for #1 and that's always us. This happens both in times of great need and times of great abundance. This is us having an orientation towards our selves at the expense of how our actions affect other people. When we are needy or greedy, we close our hands on what we have out of fear we will not have enough. When we have much, we think most about how we will because we assume all that we have, have been given, or possess is our alone rather than from God. Our desires are usually very immediate, temporary, and selfish so we too often desire immediate comfort over long term correction. Part of our challenge is we believe and act as if we will find the most enjoyment and fullness from consuming over contributing. To have our hands opened to give, share, and be generous in ways which cost us requires courage. Generosity, in all its forms is an act of faith and courage relying not on what we possess but who we behold and how we understand the blessings we have received and the responsibility we have been given. This courage is birthed from being reorientated to see what we have been given and how we give.

Pastor Lance Williams Matthew 26.6-13 May 3rd, 2020

Pastor David Strauss

2 Corinthians 8:1-9. We always find a way to spend our money on ourselves...but for others…not so much. Christians should excel at giving sacrificially for the advancement of the gospel.

Pastor Sean Richmond shares the fourth and final message in the Courageous Generosity series.

Pastor Sean Richmond shares the third message in the Courageous Generosity Series

Pastor Brendon Hollingsworth shares the second message in the Courageous Generosity series

Pastor Sean Richmond shares the first message in the Courageous Generosity series.

The Awakening Church

Joe & Anna Talaiver speak on courageous generosity.

Pastor Jamey Miller kicked off our new sermon series called "Courageous Generosity" in sharing about how practicing generosity is a key way for us to spiritually grow and impact the world around us.

Dave concludes our series looking at generosity. He gives some very practical tip on how and why we should look to increase our generosity. What might that look like? He also interviews a treasured Church member who has lived the journey of generosity and tithing.

Dave concludes our series looking at generosity. He gives some very practical tip on how and why we should look to increase our generosity. What might that look like? He also interviews a treasured Church member who has lived the journey of generosity and tithing.

Dave continues our series looking at some more practical aspects of giving in the life of the church. He also interviews David O. our Treasurer..

Dave continues our series looking at some more practical aspects of giving in the life of the church. He also interviews David O. our Treasurer..

Dave looks at the heart of Generosity and why it is important in the life of a Christian.

Dave looks at the heart of Generosity and why it is important in the life of a Christian.

In Luke 21:1-4 Jesus is talking about “Courageous Generosity”. Because God gave us His best, we may choose to live on less, to be faith-filled, to give with a cheerful heart, giving that cost me something, because it means something, with a “loving God with all and loving others” focus. We see an example of this in […]

This message by Charles Beckett is part of the Globalfest 2016 sermon series.

Pastor Frank Damazio joins The Pearl Church for this years Heart For The House.  

Courageous Generosity

Pastor Ben opens up 2 Cor 8:1-12 9:6-10 to talk about living generously with our time, energy, and money.