Let Go: Blessings
Pastor Clay Smith

Sermon Notes:

· God made you to be joyfully generous.
· Generosity is about your soul, not your wallet.
· God wants you to be generous because he wants something for you, not something from you.
· 2 Corinthians 9:6: 6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
· To get a harvest you must plant the seed.
· The more you plant, the more you harvest.
· The more you give (sow), the more you receive (reap).
· Generosity gives greater grace.
· Following Jesus will make your life better and make you better at life.
· 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
· Give what you have decided to give.
· Heavenly Father, show me what it means for me to be generous.
· Give what you decide to give.
· Resist outside agendas.
· For God loves a cheerful giver.
· You feel better about yourself, your life, and walk with Jesus when you are generous!
· 8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written:
“They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures forever.”
· God bless you so you can be generous.
· All things, all times, all sufficient.
· Only in heaven will you know the impact of your generosity.
· 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
· Be generous with what God gives you.
· Spend less than you make. Save. Avoid debt. Be generous. Repeat.
· Dallas Willard - It is not a matter of doing or not doing specific things, but of having a heart in union with God's heart, one that has "entered the kingdom of God
· 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
· When you are generous, people thank God for you
· God wants something for you, not something from you.
· It is time for you to be a hilarious, joyful, cheerful giver and become the person God made you to be.