Generous LifeI.Framing the Conversation (Matthew 18:21-35)A.A Generous Response to a Generous God B.The Mark of New Covenant People – Loving God and Loving Others (Matt 22:37-39)II.Why and How Should We Give? (1 Corinthians 9:6-15)A.Cheerfully and Not Out of Guilt or CompulsionB.Sowing and Reaping – (Not a formula but a principle of life)C.With Indifference to MoneyD.So That We Can Be Increasingly More Generous (You are not the point of God’s blessings but a point in what God wants to do through you and your finances)III.Where Do We Give? (Acts 4:32-35)A.The Church OrganizedB.The Church Organic C.The Church LocalIV.The Discipline of Giving – How to Live a Life that is Consistently GenerousA.Live SimplyB.Get Out of DebtC.Budget for Generosity“Make as much as you can. Save as much as you can. Give as much as you can.”—Martin LutherV.Conclusion – Q&A