Church of the Nazarene
Regret Prevention Part 3: I Would Have Given More Generously
Locations & Times
Church of the Nazarene - Harrisonburg
1871 Boyers Rd, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
It doesn’t matter how much you accomplished or how much you accumulated. One day the game will end and it will all go back in the box.
We are focusing on avoiding future regrets by focusing on two of the most common regrets people report as they near the end of life:
-Last week: I would have loved more deeply.
-This week: I would have given more generously.
-Last week: I would have loved more deeply.
-This week: I would have given more generously.
From the very beginning, followers of Jesus were characterized by radical generosity.
-In God’s economy, generosity is much more about the WHY than the WHAT.
-The truth is, our stuff has the power to imprison us.
-The widow's gift is one of deep love, devotion, and total trust. In this moment, she is demonstrating freedom.
-The truth is, our stuff has the power to imprison us.
-The widow's gift is one of deep love, devotion, and total trust. In this moment, she is demonstrating freedom.
How do we practice this radical generosity both individually and within community?
-We give
-We serve
-We give
-We serve
What would it look like today for each one of us to ask God this question:
"How can I be more generous?"
"How can I be more generous?"
Notes for further study/reflection:
Jesus & My Money
Message from Pastor Adrian on Biblical Tithing (September 2019)
https://www.cotnaz.org/podcast/09-22-19-jesus-and-my-money-pastor-adrian-mills/Kingdom Rules
Message from Pastor Adrian on Biblical Justice as a form of radical generosity (January 2021)
https://www.cotnaz.org/podcast/01-17-21-thy-kingdom-come-kingdom-rules-pastor-adrian-mills/Luke 6:38
Proverbs 11:24-25
Proverbs 19:17
Matthew 6:21
1 Timothy 6:17-19
Proverbs 11:24-25
Proverbs 19:17
Matthew 6:21
1 Timothy 6:17-19
"That's what I consider true generosity: You give your all and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing."
Simone de Beauvoir
"You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you."
John Bunyan
“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can, In all the places you can,
At all the times you can, To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.”
John Wesley
Simone de Beauvoir
"You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you."
John Bunyan
“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can, In all the places you can,
At all the times you can, To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.”
John Wesley
Giving at COTN
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