Message Notes for February 25, 2024
Series: Going Glocal
Title: Creating a Generosity Plan

Everything we have comes from God!

1 Chronicles 29:11-17, 2 Corinthians 9:10-12  

God’s generosity to us!

God’s generosity through us!

To create praise and thanksgiving in us!

God created us to be generous and to multiply His Kingdom Agenda:

Genesis 1:28, Matthew 13:14-21, Jeremiah 30:19-20, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 9:19-31


How to live the generosity of God.

1- Look in the mirror.

Ephesians 4:7 esv But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

2- Look to God.

Proverbs 16:3 commit everything you do and He will establish your plans.

3- Live into God’s promises.

Malachi 3:10-12 , Proverbs 3:9-10

4- Order your days.

Psalm 90:12, 1 Corinthians 16:2-3

5- Use your gifts and talents in the measure you have been given.

Ephesians 4:28

1 Peter 4:10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.

6- Savor the Joy.

John 15:10-11

Family/Group Study Notes for the week of February 25, 2024
Series: Going Glocal
Title: Creating a Generosity Plan

Share with each other what generosity means to you. How do you currently express your generosity? How do you see others being generous to you? Take a moment to evaluate your life, gifts, abilities, opportunities, fresh starts, do overs, Jesus, etc. How has God been generous to you? Write it down! Share with the group.

God’s definition of success is using the gifts He has given you to your best ability in serving Him and others. How is this different from worldly success? What does God’s definition of success cause us to do and not to do?

Read Matthew 14:13-21. What was the need in this passage? What were the disciples afraid of? What are typical fears you have when faced with so much need? Has so much need ever paralyzed you to do anything? Explain! What did the boy do in the face of such need? What do you think God can do with your hand raised to help in service to God’s Kingdom agenda in our world? What would you offer? Why would you hold back?

Read Acts 6:1-7. What are the needs in this passage? Was feeding widows the only need? How would the feeding allow the spread of the gospel to continue? Is one need more important than another? What does this passage say about the essential nature of everyone being involved? What if no one else raised their hands to meet the care needs of God’s people? What would happen to the teaching and spreading of the Gospel? How did multiplication take place in this passage? How can that take place in ourchurch?

Review the message notes on how to live the generosity of God: look in the mirror, look to God, live into God’s promises, order your days, use your gifts and talents in the measure you have been given, savor the joy. Establish your daily plan that allows God’s generosity to move through you in building thanksgiving in you.