In this sermon, Dr. Jordan Tatum begins by acknowledging how our culture conditions us to be selfish through advertising and cultural messages that tell us to prioritize our own desires and needs. He then examines Jesus's teaching in Luke 20-21, where Jesus contrasts the selfish religious leaders who "devour widows' houses" with a poor widow who gave everything she had.

Dr. Tatum highlights a profound truth: "The value of the gift is not in the amount given. The value of the gift is in how much it costs me." From this foundation, he offers three progressive challenges: give something (for everyone), give generously (for those already giving), and give sacrificially (the highest level). He concludes by pointing to Jesus Christ as our ultimate example of sacrifice, reminding us that God "would not spare anything, including his own son, to bring us back to him," and invites us to respond with the same sacrificial spirit.

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